The latest news, trends, analysis, interviews and podcasts from the global food and beverage industry

Michael J Skoler, CEO of Sokolove Law, explores how formulation expertise migrated from 'Big Tobacco' into the food industry, and why it is now central to a growing wave of litigation.

Frances Musgrave, tea sourcing manager at Finlay Beverages, explores what matcha's drastic rise in popularity means for global tea supply chains.

Food safety expert Santoshi Muriki breaks down the real mechanics of operational technology risk and what a mid-size manufacturer can do without a seven-figure security budget.

In this instalment of Start-up of the Month we speak to Josh Hillier, co-founder of Bevi Drinks, an alcohol brand built with today's Gen Z consumers' 'pre-drinking' behaviours in mind.

Rob Allen, divisional manager for packing solutions at Interfood Technology, explores how manufacturers are investing in smarter, data-driven packaging.

Laura Bentele at Armstrong Teasdale, explains how nostalgia-driven collaborations must navigate labelling rules and compliance risk rooted in the product’s perceived youth appeal.

Abdeladim Moumen, director of R&D in medical biotechnology, examines how rapid molecular screening methods can provide effective risk management across the poultry value chain.

FoodBev Media’s Rafaela Sousa visited Cargill’s cocoa processing facility in York, UK, to see how the company is combining the city’s long chocolate-making heritage with automation, digital monitoring and AI.

Chuck Studios' Adrian Teixeira-Porrescas explores the shift from 'craveability' to credibility, and why brands increasingly need to give consumers permission as well as pleasure.

Steve Davis, global director of product management at Industrial Physics, explores why testing has become essential to reducing risk and enabling manufacturers to innovate with confidence.

Christina J Valentine, chief medical officer and EVP of Kate Farms, explores why ‘better for you’ can no longer be defined by branding alone.

Jim Mellon, investor and executive chairman of Agronomics, explores how precision fermentation, cell cultivation and gene-editing could help strengthen food security and build a more resilient production system.