Ingredients
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Sponsored by KalsecFuture proofing CPG portfolios with natural ingredients
Reformulating with natural ingredients? Learn how brands can protect quality, shelf life and consumer trust.
July 27, 2026 -
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ColumnLeftovers: Philadelphia rings in lactose-free cream cheese | Cheez-It launches first beer collab with Coors Light
The Kraft Heinz brand is positioning the innovation as a cheaper alternative to other options on the market, while Pringles collaborates with Buffalo Wild Wings on sauce-inspired chips.
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TrendlineGetting reformulation right: How food companies are rethinking ingredients to meet consumer demand
Ingredient suppliers and companies like PepsiCo and Conagra are working closer together to overhaul brands to cater to a rise in healthy eating and expanding GLP-1 use.
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McCormick outlines operating structure ahead of Unilever combination
The spice giant disclosed its new executive team after its $44 billion acquisition made some investors "squeamish," according to one analyst.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 23, 2026 -
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IFF sells natural ingredients business
Nutraceutical firm SuanNutra is acquiring the fragrance and flavor giant’s range of natural colors and functional ingredients.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 22, 2026 -
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General Mills subpoenaed in Florida ingredients investigation
The state’s attorney general is requesting safety information and documentation from the Pillsbury owner connected to breadmaking additive potassium bromate.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 20, 2026 -
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Sponsored by Middlesex CountyFood innovation no longer happens in the lab alone
Food innovation increasingly depends on ecosystems that can move concepts to shelf faster.
July 20, 2026 -
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PepsiCo improves sustainable sourcing, delays emissions reporting
The company adjusted its environmental targets last year “to what we have confidence we can achieve.”
By Phil Neuffer • July 17, 2026 -
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ADM to scale egg proteins with precision fermentation
The ingredients giant is collaborating with startup Every’s OvoPro to give food companies innovative new protein options.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 16, 2026 -
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Defining ultraprocessed foods proves ‘challenging,’ FDA food head says
Donald Prater, acting deputy commissioner of food, said the Trump administration is still making the definition a “priority.”
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 15, 2026 -
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Danone expands high-protein Silk line into yogurts, shakes
The launch comes after early success for the brand’s milk line, underscoring interest among younger consumers in plant-based options loaded with the popular nutrient.
By Christopher Doering • July 15, 2026 -
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Bakery ingredients supplier AAK to scale Savor’s carbon-based fats
The companies entered a two-year agreement to jointly develop sustainable solutions for bakery and dairy alternative markets.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 13, 2026 -
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Del Monte to offer fruit extracts for beverage industry in ingredients partnership
The produce giant is working with Treatt to create a range of clean-label ingredients using upcycled fruit.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Updated July 13, 2026 -
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110-year-old Turtles candy is ready to ‘break out of its shell’
The caramel nut cluster brand is boosting innovation and marketing to reach a new generation of consumers inundated with choice in the $55 billion confectionery space.
By Christopher Doering • July 9, 2026 -
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Better Meat Co rebrands to focus on plant-based protein
The new name, BMC Ingredients, comes as the company looks to offer its mycelium-based powders for use in protein shakes, baked goods and other food applications.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 8, 2026 -
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McCormick gets $28M tariff refund as Iran war raises costs
The spice and ingredients maker plans to use the returned funds to help mitigate higher logistics and material costs tied to the conflict.
By Antone Gonsalves • July 7, 2026 -
Sara Lee owner to remove artificial preservatives from top brands
The reformulations will take effect before 2028, part of a sweeping commitment to clean label ingredients.
By Laurel Deppen • July 7, 2026 -
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Food giants defeat lawsuit calling ultraprocessed products addictive
A court ruled that a correlation between the rise in ultraprocessed foods and an increase in childhood diseases does not amount to causation.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 6, 2026 -
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FDA adds caffeine labeling to regulatory priority list
The disclosure comes after Celsius and other energy drink manufacturers face mounting scrutiny for allegedly failing to disclose health risks to consumers.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 2, 2026 -
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Mondelēz bets big on Luna Bar after brand hit a ‘crossroads’
The Oreo maker is prioritizing innovation and marketing for the brand popular with young women, an underserved demographic in the $10 billion bar category.
By Christopher Doering • July 1, 2026 -
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CVC Capital builds out ingredients portfolio with Irca acquisition
The deal for the Italian dessert ingredients supplier comes about a month after the private equity firm purchased IFF's ingredients business for $4.3 billion.
By Sarah Zimmerman • June 30, 2026 -
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Takis to remove artificial colors
The spicy rolled tortilla chip brand popular among children will phase out synthetic dyes and the preservative TBHQ by the end of the year.
By Sarah Zimmerman • June 29, 2026 -
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PepsiCo, Coca-Cola to add QR codes for ingredients transparency
The beverage giants are joining an industrywide effort to connect consumers with government safety data as shoppers become increasingly concerned about what’s in their food and drinks.
By Sarah Zimmerman • June 25, 2026 -
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Judge blocks states from excluding soda and candy from SNAP
A federal district court ruled that the USDA exceeded its legal authority when it approved five state waivers barring participants from buying certain foods through the food assistance program.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • June 24, 2026 -
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Beef tallow takeover? Big food companies begin to embrace MAHA ingredient
Major food companies such as Conagra and Utz are making products with the rendered animal fat, which has seen its popularity soar under RFK Jr.’s recent dietary guideline changes.
By Christopher Doering • June 22, 2026 -
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Bibigo owner to build cultivated seaweed plant to fuel Korean food demand
The land-based facility will allow CJ Foods to secure consistent supply of gim, an ingredient threatened by rising ocean temperatures.
By Sarah Zimmerman • June 18, 2026
