News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
News Bites
This week’s News Bites explores how evolving food definitions, SNAP policy shifts and escalating tariff costs are reshaping the food and beverage landscape
Ingredient innovation and demand for preventive health drive growth in the nutrition and snack bar category
A CDC report reveals a dip in calories consumed from ultra-processed foods, but highlights five categories that are sticking points for most Americans and which could represent white space for clean-label innovation
The snackdown
As scrutiny mounts over Bimbo’s stalled bid for Wickbold, Mars’ frozen takeover of Kellanova and Smucker’s costly Hostess misfire, the M&A playbook in bakery and snacks is under serious pressure - from regulators, consumers and the market itself