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Nestlé-owned brand Milkybar has launched a new white chocolate product in the UK and Ireland, expanding its range with a crunchy sharing format.

William Grand, CEO of NutriFusion, argues it’s time to shift the spotlight back to whole fruit – and why doing so could deliver both healthier consumers and stronger commercial returns.

UK chocolate brand Ritter Sport has introduced Roasted Peanut, a new addition to its premium nut portfolio, to grow the nut chocolate segment.

Mondelēz International, the owner of Cadbury, Oreo and other major snack brands, has revised its animal testing policy to cover all product and ingredient testing in the UK, following a sustained campaign by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The changes, announced this week, remove previous exemptions that allowed testing on animals 'not required by law' for nutritional science research. The revision comes after PETA exposed experiments in which mice were force-fed human...

Puratos acquires U.S. nut ingredient maker Vör Foods to boost sweet goods innovation and expand its U.S. manufacturing footprint.

UK snack manufacturer Proper has launched a new flavour in its lentil chip range, House Hot Sauce Lentil Chips, as demand for spicy snacks continues to surge.

Berkshire Hathaway may be preparing to unwind its long-standing investment in Kraft Heinz, signalling a potential turning point for one of the food industry’s most closely watched ownership relationships.

Kodiak has entered the overnight oats category with the national launch of a new protein-focused range.

Del Monte Foods is set to close its fruit cannery in Modesto, California, marking the end of operations at a facility that has played a long-standing role in the agricultural economy of the state’s Central Valley.

Tropical Cheese, a leading US producer of Hispanic dairy products, has acquired Cibao Meat Products.

France’s competition authority cleared Greenyard–Eureden JV and the merger of cooperatives Terres du Sud and Vivadour.

Magnum is expanding its Signature range with new flavours, pistachio and peach, as capitalises on consumer demand for indulgent, trend-led frozen desserts.