If successful, the deal would create one of the largest confectionery companies in the world, merging two industry giants with a combined market value of nearly $120bn. It would eclipse Mars’ $36bn acquisition of Kellanova…
From cereals fortified with vitamin D to CBD-infused soft drinks, brands are investing heavily in the fortification of their products, creating so-called functional foods and beverages. And they’re proving hugely profitable, with the global functional…
According to Innova Market Insight’s consumer snacking trends, in 2024, a third of consumers around the globe said they’d increased the number of healthy snacks they’d eaten over the past year. Fundamentally nutritious is one…
Ultra-processed foods have received a barrage of bad press, the most notable being the World Health Organization’s (WHO) June report, which likened their consumption to smoking and drinking alcohol. But, while health and environmental research…
The brand’s meteoric rise to fame is well publicized: essentially carving out the hard seltzer category in 2019 with the Summer of White Claw. But hard seltzer brands now face an increasingly tricky battle to…
Unlike plant-based meat and dairy, egg alternatives do not have a strong foothold in the vegan substitutes market. While some egg alternatives do exist – such as cultivated egg Every Co and several plant-based eggs…