When an Ingredient Goes Viral, Can the Supply Chain Keep Up?
The food and beverage industry is racing to incorporate viral ingredients such as butterfly pea flower, natural colors, and protein isolates, but supply chains often lag behind consumer hype. Companies are confronting scalability gaps at the R&D stage, dealing with higher usage rates, variable quality, and regulatory hurdles. To mitigate risk, brands are building resilience through “reduction” strategies, multi‑supplier sourcing, and intentional product development that accounts for cost, stability, and ingredient availability from day one.
How RTD Is Unlocking New Opportunities in Dairy
The ready‑to‑drink (RTD) beverage market is on track to reach roughly $1.5 trillion by the mid‑2030s, a 67% rise from 2026, driven by high single‑digit CAGR and consumer demand for health, affordability and moderation. Dairy companies are leveraging this growth, with...
Why Danone Invests Millions in Regenerative Agriculture
Danone is investing millions to scale regenerative agriculture across its dairy supply chain, aiming for climate risk mitigation and supply‑chain resilience. By 2026, 91% of its milk supply will be monitored with farm‑level assessment tools and 42% of key ingredients...
What Cereulide and Botulism Reveal About Infant Nutrition Safety
In late 2025 a botulism outbreak became the first U.S. case linked to powdered infant formula, while a separate cereulide contamination sparked a worldwide recall that swept up Nestlé, Danone and Lactalis products in nearly 100 countries. Both events exposed...
Horizon Organic Plays Down Impact of Multi-State Milk Recall
Horizon Organic announced a voluntary recall of two lots of its 1 % Lowfat DHA Omega‑3 Chocolate Milk boxes due to a compromised aluminum seal that could cause bloating, leakage, and spoilage. The affected cartons, shipped to Arizona, California, Nevada and...
10 Ingredients for Healthy Ageing – What Manufacturers Need to Know
As the global population ages, manufacturers must redesign foods to meet the nutritional needs of older adults. Ten key ingredients—protein, leucine, vitamin B12, vitamin D, calcium, omega‑3s, dietary fibre, potassium, magnesium, and adequate fluids—are essential for preserving muscle, bone, cognitive, and cardiovascular...
Cottage Cheese Reboot Drives Rush to Scale Supply
British brand All Things entered the cottage‑cheese market in January and sold a million 240 g pots within four months, becoming Ocado’s top‑selling SKU. The rapid uptake stems from a velvety, cream‑rich texture and recipe‑focused marketing that repositioned the once‑uncool dairy...
Munters Launches Speria Brand as Early Deployments Deliver Measurable Gains in Livestock Performance
Munters FoodTech has launched Speria, a unified climate‑control, sensor, and analytics brand for livestock operations. Early deployments using the Sonar IoT platform have delivered measurable improvements, including double‑digit gains in feed conversion efficiency, lower mortality, and reduced emissions. The system...
Why South America Is Emmi’s Growth Engine
Swiss cheese faces price pressure in South America, but Emmi is turning the market into a growth engine. Brazil, Mexico and Chile together account for the region’s largest cheese consumption, with Brazil alone representing the fourth‑largest global market. In FY25...
How Alterego Stirred up the ‘Stale’ Cottage Cheese Category
Rose Hancock, a former biology student turned mother, launched Alterego to revitalize the stagnant cottage‑cheese market. Partnering with Scottish dairy Yester Farm, the brand emphasizes natural ingredients, sea salt and live cultures for gut health while delivering a creamy, indulgent...
Bel North America’s CEO Talks Strategy and Growth Ambitions
Peter McGuinness, the newly appointed CEO of Bel North America, is launching a bold "unleash the cow" strategy to revitalize the company’s iconic cheese brands in the U.S. He plans to expand distribution across grocery, club and mass‑merchant channels while aggressively...
Savencia’s Profits Sink in Shaky 2025
French dairy group Savencia posted a 30% plunge in net profit for FY25, with revenue slipping 2.6% to €6.96 bn (about $7.7 bn). Operating profit fell 9.4% to €210.5 m ($232 m) and margin narrowed to 3.0% as pricing pressure, a weak euro and...
High Costs, Weak Markets: Middle East Conflict Will Have Long-Term Impact on Asia’s Food Supply
Shipping disruptions in the Middle East have sharply curtailed energy and fertiliser flows through the Strait of Hormuz, pushing Asian input costs up 50‑80% while export prices stay flat. Gulf nations have slashed imports of Asian rice, meat and dairy,...
Can Brewed Milk Become Baristas’ Next Staple?
Baristas are turning to non‑homogenised milk as a premium alternative to standard whole and semi‑skimmed milks because it produces richer, more stable micro‑foam. Modern Milkman recently launched Mossgiel’s Organic Brewed Whole Milk in the UK, a gently pasteurised, organic product...
Rethinking Raw Milk: How Mossgiel’s Brewed Milk Bridges Flavour and Food Safety
Mossgiel, a Scottish dairy, has created a "brewed" milk processed at 68 °C that eliminates pathogens while preserving raw‑milk flavor and a higher fat content (4.5‑4.9%). The non‑homogenised product is sold in 1‑L reusable bottles through Modern Milkman, priced at about...