ConfectioneryNews.com • 6th May 2025

Farmers’ short end of the supply chain deal is not over

October marks Fairtrade month, a significant event this year amid the continuing cocoa crisis and its impact on farmers’ livelihoods.

ConfectioneryNews.com • 5th May 2025

Farmers’ short end of the supply chain deal is not over

October marks Fairtrade month, a significant event this year amid the continuing cocoa crisis and its impact on farmers’ livelihoods.

5th May 2025

Africa progresses with food transformation strategy

Large-scale efforts are underway to drastically change the African food sector with a $61 billion (€55 bn) set of proposed transformation plans to be implemented across forty countries. Yet there are concerns that this initiative severely jeopardises small-scale farmers’ livelihoods as well as the wider agricultural landscape.

5th May 2025

European consumers want more freedom to choose biotech-based food

Survey findings point to growing levels of interest in cultivated meat as European consumers say they want the freedom to choose the lab-based products.

5th May 2025

Industry fights New York age limit for supplements

As New York state pushes forward with its regulation imposing an age limit for certain weight loss and muscle-building supplements, the nutraceutical industry is pushing back.

5th May 2025

UPF policies stall amid confusing science

As a new WHO report puts processed foods in the same harmful category as tobacco, confusion behind ultra-processed food (UPF) science remains, stalling policy and regulatory creation.

5th May 2025

Most US consumers still confused about ultra-processed food

Despite growing consumer awareness – and concern – about ultra-processed foods (UPFs), a significant gap persists between knowledge and perceptions of the category. Recent research shows that many US consumers cannot correctly identify UPF products and vastly underestimate their consumption of these foods.

5th May 2025

Demands for urgent action to limit acrylamide grow

As European consumer organisation SAFE launches a campaign to legally limit acrylamide, global guidance to minimise the substance remains unenforceable.

5th May 2025

Could Mexico’s salt-cutting measures extend to reformulation?

Mexico’s consumer watchdog has called on food industry to reduce salt in processed products available in the country to reduce cardiovascular diseases.

5th May 2025

Latest EIT Food Trust Report finds declining trust in the European food system

European food innovation organisation EIT Food's latest consumer trust findings call for better consumer engagement to improve trust and access to information, processes, and decision-making.

5th May 2025

US legislative push to ban 7 food additives in schools

Proposed legislation would prohibit the use of seven additives – six artificial colours and titanium dioxide – in food and drink served in US state schools.

5th May 2025

Ultra-processed foods are the top concern among US consumers, study reveals

New data from HealthFocus International shows that ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are the number one food concern for US consumers, ahead of saturated fats and sugar.

5th May 2025

Sainsbury’s reaches living wage goal for banana workers

UK supermarket Sainsbury’s announces it has achieved its industry commitment three years ahead of schedule and encourages other retailers to do the same.

5th May 2025

Trust, comfort, convenience, and reframing ageing dominate in the US

Clear communication, comfort choices, optimising eating occasions, and changing how we think about ageing are among North America’s top food and drink trends in 2024.

confectionerynews.com • 10th October 2024

Is all chocolate a UPF?

Until recently, the synonym UPF was a relative stranger to day to day language, but the debate concerning what is and what isn't continues to heat up with more and more research going into the effects of food.

confectionerynews.com • 10th October 2024

What EUDR preparations or pauses are underway?

Brussels, do we have a problem with the EUDR?​ That’s the question Confectionery News posed back in May as the bloc’s director general for Trade called it “extremely burdensome”.

10th March 2024

How to avoid pseudoscience in food and nutrition research

Understanding how to identify and avoid predatory journals helps researchers and students ensure their reading materials are a legitimate source of scientific information.

The Staff Canteen • 8th March 2024

Women in Hospitality: Promoting Empowerment, Ensuring Inclusive Environments and Achieving Equality

Ahead of International Women’s Day (IWD), which this year highlights the importance of inspiring inclusion, we’re looking at the strides hospitality is making towards gender equality, the barriers it’s still facing, and how the sector can create a culture of empowerment, inclusion and equality.

Fertility Bridge • 8th February 2024

IVF centers moving from “pay per treatment” to “pay for baby” model — Fertility Bridge

With the prominence of sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) systems like AIVF’s EMA progressing the fertility industry from standardization to personalization, fertility clinics can shift to a “pay for baby model” over the traditional “pay per treatment” pricing structure.

Fertility Bridge • 18th January 2024

Fertility Clinics Across Globe Grow Egg Freezing Programs with AI-led Tool —

The number of women electing to freeze their eggs in the US increased to 12,438 in 2020, up from 7,193 just four years prior in 2016, The Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology reported.

18th January 2024

Manufacturers miss over-55s marketing opportunity

Demand and disposable income meet in the over-55s demographic, yet only 1% of recent launches cater to these consumers, Mintel insights show.

18th January 2024

APAC pursues regulatory approval for cellular agriculture

Several Asia-Pacific nations sign an MOU and launch a new platform for cross-border collaboration to speed up regulatory review processes and approval.

18th January 2024

Brands' critical role in ensuring farmers receive fairer agreements

Food brands, manufacturers, and consumers can play a significant role in helping farmers get a more equitable share of and say in agri-food supply chains, according to Fairtrade.

18th January 2024

EU alternative protein market needs legal support to thrive

European alternative protein startups and researchers need a “clear and coherent strategy” from policy makers to make sure the EU does not lag behind the rest of the world, according to EIT Food and its recent policy brief.

In recent years, scores of manufacturers have ploughed their efforts into exploring and diversifying proteins to meet consumer demands for plant-based and environmentally-aware product developments.

However, while investment has been growing, legislative endorsement has bee