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

Cannabis-infused beverages are moving from novelty to legitimate category contender, but with a fragmented policy landscape, the space remains a study in high potential and high risk.

Here, the FoodBev Media team highlights the trends set to shape the industry in the coming year.

Priscillia Moulin, co-founder and director of strategy at MosaiX - explores the powerful role of traceability tech in combating deforestation and exploitation, while unpacking the growing risks of overreliance, data blind spots and the widening gap between digital dashboards and on-the-ground reality.

This month, we speak to Paulo Gaspar, CEO Brainr, a European start-up focused on digitising food manufacturing.

As GLP-1 drugs go mainstream, Jess Ryall explores how appetite suppression is reshaping snacking, innovation, and brand trust.

Once primarily leveraged to replicate dairy proteins for plant-based applications, fermentation is now entering a new phase – one defined by technical diversification, novel ingredient production and the potential to transform formulation, functionality and sustainability across the food and drink industry. Leah Smith explores.

We round-up the 15 most-read FoodBev news stories of 2025.

There have been a host of products that made us do a double-take over the course of this year, from the Magnum Ice Cream Company’s first product as its devolved entity (glow-in-the-dark ice lollies) to battery-flavoured crisps, 2025 has been full of incredible innovations.

Wishing you a joyful festive season, filled with peace, happiness and quality time with your loved ones.

Instant gratification is reshaping European shopping, with speed and convenience driving on-demand grocery habits, as Guido Fambach at Just Eat explains.

FoodBev meets the innovators transforming starch science, pulse power and coating creativity into the future of crunch.

Some of our most-read articles of the year featured popular producers and brands, including Red Bull and PepsiCo, and covered everything from new product launches to political turmoil on the world’s stage. To mark the closure of the year, here are the stories that had you clicking during 2025.