When you release a new product, you want it to be as eye-catching as possible. What can be more eye-catching than a well-known film character? Many food and beverage companies, from McDonalds to Kellogg’s, have run film tie-ins over the years, often aimed at children. It’s clear what the benefit is for the film producers, who

Taste remains one of the biggest barriers to ensuring consumers worldwide remain loyal to the meat-alternative category, experts have made clear​. Not only that, genuine meat taste and mouthfeel are essential to bagging hardcore meat eaters, Plant Futures founder Indy Kaur told FoodNavigator this week.Over half (51%) of consumers who tried plant-based meat would not

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a stern warning to Austrofoods, the Ecuador-based manufacturer of apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches recalled last year after being found to contain dangerously high levels of lead and chromium. The Aug. 9, 2024, warning letter just released by the FDA is part of the agency’s ongoing efforts

Police in New Zealand are investigating how drugs in sweet wrappers were donated to a food bank. Earlier this week, the Auckland City Mission discovered that an unknown person donated some lollies containing methamphetamine that were included in food parcels. The Rinda brand pineapple lollies were in a sealed retail-sized package. The charity only accepts

The Food and Drug Administration has completed a second round of peer-reviewed testing, finding that milk and other dairy products that undergo pasteurization are safe for human consumption because the H5N1 avian virus is killed. While pasteurization is effective in making milk and milk products safe from the virus, raw milk remains a risk for

The National Farmers Union (NFU) has voiced concerns about the United Kingdom’s new approach to import controls. In a letter to Sue Hayman, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), NFU president Tom Bradshaw said there is widespread industry concern around how border controls have been implemented. Bradshaw reiterated

A recent survey of UK consumers claimed most Brits want a tax on junk and ultra-processed food manufacturers, believing it would help tackle the obesity crisis.Consumers in the UK have an apparently growing vendetta against UPF​, with near two-thirds (62%) of them telling a Health Foundation survey unhealthy food advertisements​ should be banned from TV

Starting a new business is an enormous challenge and takes a huge amount of courage. But don’t worry, we’re here to help you through the process with our how-to guide: looking at product design, marketing, and everything in between.We’ll be adding to this guide over time, as the food and beverage industry evolves and grows

Mars — the maker of M&M, Skittles and Snickers — entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kellanova, assuming its $6 billion in debt, for $83.50 per share in an all-cash deal, financed by a mix of available cash and new debt with secured commitments. The deal “represents a premium of approximately 44% to Kellanova’s unaffected 30-trading day volume

Humanity’s negative environmental impact is vast and often irreversible. But when it comes to food waste, particularly from households, the issue can be easily resolved. This is especially true of fruits and vegetables, which are the most discarded food products.The world binned 1.05bn tonnes of food in 2022, according to the UNEP Food Waste Index