Flora Southey

Unilever will spin off its ice cream brands into The Magnum Ice Cream Company on Dec 6, 2025, creating the world’s largest ice cream business.

Danone has dropped Nutri-Score from its labels, sparking public criticism from the scheme’s creators over sugar content and health claims in drinkable yoghurts.

Nestlé is embracing the GLP-1 revolution with new weight management innovations, academic partnerships, and products tailored to users of drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic. Discover how the food industry is responding to changing consumer needs in the GLP-1 era.

Mars Food and Nutrition is shifting its strategy from sauces and sides to centre-of-plate meal solutions, responding to consumer demand for convenience, taste, and health. Global VP Emma Reynolds shares insights into innovation, acquisitions, and the growing focus on protein and fibre.

New research reveals most consumers want clearer labelling and better explanations of food tech like cultivated meat and precision fermentation dairy, with lack of information proving a major barrier to adoption.

Unilever’s Q3 2025 results reveal a major shift in its portfolio, with food now representing just 21% of revenue. Despite divestments in plant-based meat and ice cream, core food brands like Hellmann’s and Knorr are showing steady growth. This article breaks down the numbers, strategic moves, and what’s next for Unilever’s food and ice cream businesses.

Bel Group and Standing Ovation achieve industrial-scale production of casein proteins from whey using precision fermentation, cutting CO₂ emissions by 74% and land use by 99% in a closed-loop system. Regulatory and pricing hurdles remain before market launch.

Cargill deploys Boston Dynamics' robotic dog Spot to patrol its Amsterdam plant, performing thousands of inspections weekly to boost safety, efficiency, and reliability. Watch how automation is reshaping food manufacturing.

Left-leaning EU lawmakers are pushing back against a proposed delay to the European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), arguing the Commission has had ample time to prepare. The debate reveals deep divisions in Parliament and industry over enforcement timelines, IT readiness, and business uncertainty.

Discover what’s new in the Eat-Lancet 2.0 planetary health diet, why fewer than 1% of people follow it, and how transforming global food systems could improve health, equity, and sustainability.