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Fi Europe 2026 will bring the global food and beverage ingredients community together in Frankfurt this November.

Bunge Global has agreed to sell two sugarcane mills in Brazil to COFCO International.

Suntory Global Innovation Center has identified a genetic region linked to drought tolerance in hops.

Maash – a start-up with operations in Belgium and France, focused on developing mycoprotein ingredients for the food industry – has secured a €12.5 million funding package to accelerate its next phase of growth.

General Mills has completed the removal of certified colours from its entire US cereal portfolio.

Estonian biotechnology start-up Äio has teamed up with research organisation TFTAK (Center of Food and Fermentation Technologies) to launch a three-year R&D project focused on microbial oil production.

Ingredion has appointed Diego Reynoso to the role of chief financial officer, effective from 1 October 2026.

According to a Reuters report, Diageo’s India unit, United Spirits, has agreed to reformulate several of its popular whisky and rum drinks in the country after regulators banned them in some states due to an alleged breach of flavouring rules.

DSM-Firmenich’s chair of the board of directors, Thomas Leysen (pictured above), has decided to retire from his role once his successor has been elected by the company’s shareholders.

US-based nutrition company NNB has partnered with protein manufacturer Axiom Foods to launch a new plant protein ingredients line, PeptiClear.

Oterra has appointed Susanne Arfelt Rajamand as its new chief executive officer, taking up the role on 12 October 2026.

The FDA has proposed making notifications for Generally Recognized as Safe substances mandatory.