Ingredients
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FDA proposes ban on rarely used Orange B food dye
With the Trump administration's authority to revoke the artificial colors in question, it's targeting less common additives that are unlikely to garner industry pushback.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Sept. 18, 2025 -
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JM Smucker to raise coffee prices again in the face of tariffs
The Folgers and Café Bustelo owner is planning another hike for “early winter,” its third increase this year.
By Antone Gonsalves • Sept. 18, 2025 -
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The food and beverage industry is changing rapidly and the actions companies take this year are likely to play a major role in defining their future.
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Tyson to end use of high fructose corn syrup
The meat processor is also removing other ingredients associated with ultraprocessed foods by the end of the year, including sucralose and titanium dioxide.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Sept. 16, 2025 -
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Grocery inflation hits a 2-year high
Food-at-home prices rose in August at a 2.7% annual clip, stoked by steep increases in the cost of beef, eggs, coffee and produce.
By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 16, 2025 -
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Sponsored by Kalypso: A Rockwell Automation BusinessThe new rules of food and personal care products
Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) leads the healthy foods movement, reshaping national health dialogue.
By Steve Riordan and Hadley Bauer • Sept. 15, 2025 -
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Sponsored by Faravelli IncMeet FARA® at SupplySide West 2025: Functional solutions for food & nutraceutical innovation
Faravelli at SupplySide West: explore FARA® innovations at Booth 6381—book your meeting now.
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ColumnLeftovers: Cheez-It adds crunch for biggest innovation in years | Wonderful Pistachios enters confectionery category
Kellanova is playing into consumer demand for sensory snacking, while Snickers unveils a trio of dipping sauces for football season.
By Food Dive staff • Sept. 12, 2025 -
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FDA takes first step toward closing GRAS ingredient ‘loophole’
The agency is proposing a requirement that companies submit data when self-affirming an additive is safe for consumption.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Sept. 11, 2025 -
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Food companies could be required to disclose when products contain gluten
The proposal is part of a long-awaited Trump administration strategy report outlining policy goals of the "Make America Healthy Again" movement.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Sept. 11, 2025 -
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Private label, assortment changes may unlock SNAP spending
Adjusting product selections can help grocers weather policy changes that could negatively impact SNAP consumers, a Coresight Research report found.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 10, 2025 -
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Coca-Cola aims to help solve the orange juice crisis with AI
The Minute Maid producer is a founding member of an MIT consortium that looks to solve “real-world problems” through artificial intelligence.
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Molson Coors is brewing a future beyond the beer tap
The alcohol giant has built a presence in everything from nonalcoholic cocktails to energy drinks to attract more consumers and offset a decline in beer consumption.
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Sponsored by Ardent MillsWhy ingredient simplicity equals brand strength right now
Here’s how food innovation is enabling brands to stay ahead of global disruptors while keeping taste and texture uncompromised.
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Lab-grown meat makers sue Texas over ban on cultivated protein
As more states restrict sales, startups Wildtype and Upside Foods argue the laws could threaten the survival of the nascent industry.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Sept. 4, 2025 -
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Campbell’s becomes latest food giant to remove synthetic colors
Brands such as Lance crackers and V8 Splash will transition to colors derived from annatto, purple carrot juice concentrate and other natural sources.
By Christopher Doering • Sept. 3, 2025 -
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PepsiCo ups stake in Celsius to 11% with $585M deal
Celsius also will acquire the beverage giant’s Rockstar Energy drink brand in the U.S. and Canada.
By Christopher Doering • Aug. 29, 2025 -
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T Hasegawa launches natural citrus flavor technology to improve beverage shelf life
The innovation, called Hasecitrus, allows sports drinks and other products to preserve flavors longer while maintaining clean-label formulations.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Aug. 28, 2025 -
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4 food trends that could define the rest of 2025
Companies are restructuring operations or rethinking M&A as they feel the heat from slowing sales and face pressure to transform their ingredient lists.
By Christopher Doering , Sarah Zimmerman • Aug. 27, 2025 -
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Spindrift discontinues alcohol offering amid decline in hard seltzers
The beverage maker will end production of its Spiked line after four years, noting it took “substantial resources and time.”
By Christopher Doering • Aug. 25, 2025 -
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Sponsored by Ardent MillsHere’s how — and why — to own the ingredient conversation with consumers
Food brands and manufacturers can own the ingredient conversation to win consumer trust and loyalty, and it starts with education.
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McCormick reaches $750M deal to expand condiments business in Latin America
The spice giant will become the majority owner of a joint venture in Mexico as it sees strong demand for mayonnaise.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Aug. 21, 2025 -
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Nestlé develops ‘groundbreaking’ process to boost cocoa production
The discovery could increase the supply of the popular commodity, which has seen yields cut due to climate change.
By Christopher Doering • Aug. 21, 2025 -
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Tyson adjusts beef production in face of low supply, healthy demand
The meat processor has cut costs from its operation and slowed processing speeds to get the most from record-low cattle availability.
By Antone Gonsalves • Aug. 19, 2025 -
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FMI says it’s concerned about tariffs’ impacts on grocery prices
More than half of respondents to the trade group’s U.S. consumer trends survey for August said tariffs were their primary concern related to food costs.
By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 18, 2025 -
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WK Kellogg signs legal agreement to remove artificial dyes from cereals
The deal with the Texas attorney general's office represents the first time a food company has gone beyond a voluntary commitment to phase out petroleum-based colors.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Aug. 18, 2025
