The new addition joins the brand's line-up, which includes Bourbon and Brown Sugar and Steakhouse Recipe a testament to our commitment to bold flavour; it’s a true game-changer for anyone looking to spice up Mike Kurtz, Mike’s Hot Honey founder, added: “Nothing is bolder than showing up to the tailgate party

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FoodBev Media's Phoebe Fraser explores the latest innovations across food and drink that are set to warm up the colder months. 🥃 New Baileys Cinnamon Churros Irish Cream Liqueur 🥂 Baileys has introduced a brand's expansion beyond flavoured products, tapping into the plain chocolate segment, which makes up baked goods such as cakes and cookies to stir frys and soups. 👻 Hershey unveils Halloween treat line-up The Pumpkin Spice Barista Oatmilk is designed to spice up coffee, tea, espresso drinks and dirty sodas

Boost Drinks has introduced three new products under its energy and sport ranges. Boost has expanded its sugar-free energy range with two new flavours: Tropical Blitz and Apple & Raspberry. This comes amid a notable increase in the sugar-free energy drinks category, reflecting the trend towards health-conscious choices, with one in three consumers now opting for sugar-free beverages. Meanwhile, Boost unveiled its latest limited-edition sport flavour: Watermelon & Lime. This follows the success of the limited-edition Raspberry & Mango flavour in 2023, now integrated into the core range. The move underscores Boost's commitment to delivering innovative products aligned with the growing enthusiasm for limited-edition drinks and bold flavours. Harley Beecroft, product controller at Boost Drinks, said: “These new launches across sport and energy provide an exciting opportunity for us to provide a diverse range of drinks that tap into the growing health and wellbeing agenda and increased demand for low/no sugar products whilst offering notable flavourful variety". "Following outstanding success in both categories, we're confident that these new additions will continue to delight consumers and help contribute to our ongoing commitment to innovation and excellence within the soft drink category.”

Swedish oat milk company Oatly has teamed up with Nestlé-owned coffee giant Nespresso, to launch a limited-edition

Puratos has announced its acquisition of Canadian chocolate producer Foley’s, a move that will see the business offer its largest chocolate portfolio yet. Announced as its largest acquisition to date in the chocolate industry, the deal will increase Belgium-headquartered Puratos’ chocolate market share and manufacturing capabilities in North America. Puratos provides ingredients for bakers, patissiers and chocolatiers, serving food companies in over 100 countries around the world. The acquisition is described as a key strategic step for the company as it continues its growth, based on “the pillars of health and well-being, sustainability and innovation”. Foley’s is a provider of real chocolate and compound coatings to industrial manufacturers in North America. The move will expand Puratos’ chocolate offering significantly with a portfolio that includes plant-based, protein-enhanced, no sugar and sugar-reduced solutions. Combined with the latest advancements in nutrition, the company aims to “revolutionise the chocolate landscape”. In a statement, Puratos said the new combined entity will unlock synergies in expertise, manufacturing capacity and R&D. It will also implement a “comprehensive sustainability programme” including ensuring responsible ingredient sourcing and waste reduction. Puratos Canada’s president Michael Simone said that the company sees “huge potential” for its Cacao-Trace chocolate, which has “proven sustainability credentials such as independent life cycle analysis (LCA) data” and for plant-based chocolate, demand for which he described as “soaring” worldwide. Pierre Tossut, CEO at Puratos commented: “Foley’s is an excellent fit with Puratos’ innovation strategy and I have no doubt this acquisition will transform our Canadian chocolate business. Our mission is to help our customers to be even more successful with their business, providing them the best tasting, sustainable chocolate.”

Dutch biotech start-up NoPalm Ingredients has closed a €5 million seed funding round led by venture capital

European food-tech start-ups Revo Foods and Paleo have announced a new partnership, backed by €2.2m in alternatives to give them an authentic taste, colour, aroma and iron-rich nutritional profile. 🩸 Read this 'Start-up According to Revo, the environmental benefit of its existing alternatives is already significant – up

UK start-up Nuisance Drinks has unveiled the latest addition to its range of botanical beverages, a damson

Lactalis UK & Ireland has expanded its Seriously Spreadable range with the launch of a black pepper-flavoured cheese spread. The new spread features a blend of 50% cheddar and "a pinch" of black pepper for added flavour. It's versatile for use on bread, crackers, bagels, baked potatoes or mixed into pasta. Available in fully recyclable packaging, the Black Pepper Cheese Spread is suitable for vegetarians and joins other flavours in the range, including Original, Lighter, Vintage, Chilli, Caramelised Onion and Smokey. Heloise Le Norcy-Trott, group marketing director for Lactalis UK & Ireland, said: “We want to bring excitement to the category through new flavours – and our new Seriously Spreadable Black Pepper Cheese Spread, which brings a combination of our signature tasty cheddar and black pepper , does just that, creating another delicious addition to the range ." "The black pepper flavour tested very well among consumers, with 76% finding black pepper to be very appealing.” Seriously Spreadable Black Pepper Cheese Spread is available at Sainsbury’s stores for an RRP of £1.95. #Lactalis #UK #cheesespread

Cargill has announced a new commercial partnership with cocoa-free chocolate start-up Voyage Foods, aiming

Nescafé has teamed up with Aero and Quality Street to add two new limited-edition frothy mocha coffee products to its line-up.