Smart Money Is Betting Big on Natural Colors
A fund's $4 million Sensient stock buy signals that institutional investors see the natural colors boom as a durable, high-growth market shift.
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Nestlé USA Goes Dye-Free. The Rest Are Still Catching Up.
Nestlé USA has completed its artificial colors removal across all US food and beverage products, as federal pressure on synthetic dyes intensifies.
The EU Just Bet $14.4M on Cow-Free Whey Protein
Dutch startup Vivici lands €12.5M from the European Innovation Council, accelerating its precision fermentation whey protein platform beyond Series A momentum.
South Korea’s AI Embrace Has a Food Industry Lesson
South Korea AI adoption is outpacing the West; food operators ignoring that gap may be ceding ground faster than they realize.
Animal-Free Egg Orders Up 550%: Every Company Scales Fast
The Every Company's precision-fermented egg protein demand surged 550%; a new Huvepharma deal now quadruples production capacity.
NASA’s Mars Menu Problem Is Bigger Than You Think
For a Mars mission, NASA is rethinking its entire food system. Shelf life, nutrition, and palatability all face hard limits in deep space.
Reformulation Is Outpacing Brands. Now What?
Food reformulation demands have expanded well beyond sugar and salt. PepsiCo, ESA, and industry analysts say the pace of change is now the real challenge.
White Is the Hardest Color to Replace. Seprify Just Did It.
A Cambridge-Fribourg spinout raised €13.4M to commercialize a plant-based titanium dioxide alternative made from FSC-certified wood pulp.
Pow.Bio’s AI Fermentation Platform Earns WEF Pioneer Nod
Pow.Bio's AI-enabled continuous fermentation platform wins a WEF Technology Pioneer slot, signaling fermentation's cost problem may finally have a fix.
VCs Should Fund Ingredients, Not Brands
A new Beyond Impact white paper argues food ingredient innovation investment beats consumer brand bets for long-term food system returns.
Big Pharma’s Loss Is Clean Ingredients’ Gain
A Merck chemist who spent 20 years targeting disease with precision molecules is now letting nature lead the molecular blueprint.
Consumer Reports Flags Popular Snacks for Additives and Contaminants
Consumer Reports tested popular snacks and found elevated levels of additives and contaminants, raising fresh pressure on manufacturers to clean up formulations.