New Yume stevia sweetener brand promises scalable sugar reduction, secure supply and strong taste performance for global food and drink manufacturers. Manus employees harvesting of stevia plants at the Mocupe mother field in Peru. Credit: Tate & Lyle Tate & Lyle and Manus have launched Yume ™, a new stevia sweetener brand developed to expand …
PepsiCo enters chilled ready-to-heat soups with Alvalle vegetable range, targeting convenience, plant-based demand and year-round sales expansion across Western Europe markets. PepsiCo has launched a new ready-to-heat vegetable soup range under its Alvalle brand, marking its entry into a new food category and strengthening its chilled portfolio in Europe. The move signals a strategic shift …
New initiative aims to improve cocoa supply chain transparency amid sustained market volatility and authenticity risks. Bia Analytical has launched a Cocoa Consortium designed to strengthen fraud detection and improve transparency across the global cocoa supply chain, as market volatility and structural supply pressures continue to challenge the sector. The initiative brings together companies from …
Reflecting on a recent industry report, Professor Chris Elliott finds clarity in the true measure of sustainability in our food system – and it’s not all about emissions. One of the privileges of writing this column for New Food over quite a few years is the opportunity to track and document how evidence evolves. The …
The Unilever and Google Cloud partnership will harness advanced AI, data and cloud to reshape brand discovery, marketing effectiveness and agentic commerce across operations. Unilever has announced a landmark five-year partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate its consumer packaged goods (CPG) business transformation using advanced artificial intelligence (AI), data and cloud technologies. The collaboration will …
Nestlé launches Vital nutrition drinks, expanding into healthy longevity as demand rises for solutions supporting energy, recovery, vitality and sleep. Nestlé has launched Nestlé Vital, a new range of science-based nutrition drinks designed to support healthy ageing, as demand accelerates for products that help consumers maintain energy, strength and recovery later in life. The launch …
McDonald’s joins Responsible Commodities Facility to fund deforestation-free soy, cutting supply chain risk and strengthening sustainable chicken sourcing worldwide for long-term resilience. Soybean plantation in Brazil. McDonald’s Corporation has joined the Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF) to support deforestation- and conversion-free soy production in Brazil’s Cerrado, targeting soy embedded in chicken feed sourced outside the United …
New FAO report reveals widespread fish fraud, warning of risks to health, sustainability and markets while highlighting advances in detection and prevention. Fish fraud is widespread across global seafood markets, affecting a significant share of the $195 billion fisheries and aquaculture sector, according to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the …
New FAO report reveals widespread fish fraud, warning of risks to health, sustainability and markets while highlighting advances in detection and prevention. Fish fraud is widespread across global seafood markets, affecting a significant share of the $195 billion fisheries and aquaculture sector, according to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the …
EFSA study finds frequent intake of high-mercury fish across Europe while consumer understanding of health risks lags behind recognised benefits. A new survey by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) explores how frequently EU consumers eat seafood that may contain mercury and their awareness of national dietary advice. The European Commission requested the research to …