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Ingredients
Vegebrite Orange Carrot and Golden Yellow: Concentrated colour solutions
From the widely favoured root vegetable – the orange carrot – Givaudan Sense Colour has obtained two amazing colouring solutions: Vegebrite Orange Carrot and Vegebrite Golden Yellow.
Soufflet Malt breaks ground on €100m South African malting facility in strategic investment
Soufflet Malt has officially broken ground on a €100 million malting facility in Midvaal, Gauteng.
Adapting at the speed of policy: What the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines mean for food R&D
lisia Heath, VP of R&D at NotCo explores how F&B innovators can utilise AI to innovate with the latest policy guidelines.
Fiberstar launches citrus fibre as acacia gum alternative for beverages
Citri-Fi Pro, is positioned as a natural emulsification and stabilisation solution that can replace up to 75% of acacia gum or modified food starch in beverage formulations.
DSM-Firmenich to sell animal nutrition unit to CVC for €2.2bn, sharpens focus on food, health and beauty
DSM-Firmenich has agreed to sell its Animal Nutrition & Health business to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners for an enterprise value of around €2.2bn.
FDA expands use of spirulina extract as natural food colour
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the approved uses of spirulina extract, allowing it as a colour additive in all foods.
Barry Callebaut to invest €250m in world’s largest chocolate plant in Belgium
Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut will invest €250 million over several years to upgrade and future-proof its Wieze factory in Belgium.
M2 Ingredients launches Center of Innovation to accelerate functional mushroom R&D
M2 Ingredients, one of the largest vertically integrated functional mushroom grower and ingredient suppliers globally, has announced the launch of the M2 Center of Innovation.
ITS announces over £10m investment in major UK natural flavour manufacturing expansion
Independent flavour house ITS has unveiled plans for a significant expansion of its UK operations with the development of one of the largest natural flavour manufacturing sites in the country.
OFI launches artisan-style single-origin cocoa liquors for industrial chocolate makers
Global cocoa supplier OFI is launching single-origin cocoa liquors to deliver artisan-level flavour precision at industrial scale for premium chocolate makers.
Upside Foods gains global exposure as MrBeast showcases cultivated chicken
Cultivated meat producer Upside Foods has been featured in a recent YouTube video by MrBeast, putting the alternative protein category in front of a global audience.
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