FoodIngredients First

Olam Group’s food and beverage ingredients business, ofi, maintained broadly stable earnings in H1 2026 despite lower cocoa and coffee input prices, market volatility, and a weaker US dollar against the Singapore dollar. The results highlight how shifting commodity prices, supply risks, and capital pressures are continuing to shape the operating environment for major food ing...

The approval of an oral version of Wegovy in the EU could broaden the impact of GLP-1 medicines on the food and beverage industry, as easier access to weight-management treatment potentially brings more consumers into a market already showing changes in appetite, purchasing behavior, and nutritional priorities.

As demand for high-protein products spreads across the food and beverage industry, NNB Nutrition and Axiom Foods have introduced a new clear plant protein for flexible formulations, PeptiClear. The companies also launched DL-185, a form of di-leucine peptide that performs similarly to leucine for muscle building. The ingredients are designed to address traditional challenges ...

Peru’s mandatory front-of-package (FOP) warning labels are reshaping the packaged food industry, pushing manufacturers to reformulate products with lower levels of sugar, sodium, and saturated fat, according to research. 

The findings are detailed in a new peer-reviewed pre- and post-operational study by the US-based University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Global ...

Protein demand may be holding firm, but the economics of getting protein onto consumers’ plates are becoming increasingly difficult. Across beef, seafood, and plant-based categories, manufacturers are navigating tighter supplies, rising input costs, climate-related disruptions, and consumers increasingly unwilling to absorb higher prices.