Vanilla’s 2026 Moment: Zbar, Oreo, Silk Go All In
Vanilla product launches 2026 are stacking up fast, with Zbar, Oreo Golden, and Silk's protein range all betting on the flavor's enduring pull.
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AI Meets Appetite: Can Taste Unlock Healthier Eating?
A former Thermomix North America executive believes AI personalized nutrition works best when it leads with flavor, not restriction.
Philadelphia Goes Lactose-Free. Cheez-It Goes Beer.
Philadelphia's lactose-free cream cheese targets a budget-conscious gap; Cheez-It and Pringles chase flavor collabs with Coors Light and Buffalo Wild Wings.
FDA Quietly Pulls Two Outdated Food Dye Approvals
FDA withdraws food dye authorizations no longer in commercial use, a procedural move that still signals tightening regulatory scrutiny of synthetic colorants.
FDA’s Food Dye Cleanup Is Picking Up Speed
The FDA food dye cleanup is accelerating, and food manufacturers face tightening timelines to reformulate or risk shelf consequences.
Maple Leaf Bacon Recalled: Canada Border Inspection Skipped
USDA FSIS flagged a bacon recall reinspection failure involving 12,036 pounds of imported Canadian product from Maple Leaf Foods.
Precision-Fermented Lactoferrin Hits US Shelves, Dairy-Free
All G's LFX is the first precision fermented apo-lactoferrin at commercial scale, clearing FDA GRAS review for adult nutrition formulations.
Sailormen’s Popeyes Wreckage Finds a $2.7M Lifeline
SBH Foods steps in to acquire 23 bankrupt Popeyes franchise locations in Orlando for $2.7 million after the original buyer walked.
Schnucks Bets on Agentic AI to Personalize the Cart
Schnucks is deploying an agentic AI shopping assistant built around health and wellness preferences, signaling a new tier of grocery personalization.
USDA Bets on AI to Fix What Chemicals Couldn’t
USDA is actively seeking AI solutions for crop improvement, a signal that federal ag policy is finally catching up to the technology.
FDA’s Food Dye Cleanup Is Picking Up Speed
The FDA food dye cleanup is accelerating, with multiple synthetic colorants under active review; here is what food manufacturers need to track now.
LETTUCE RECALL: FDA Retracts a Test But Keeps Taylor Farms in Its Sights
The FDA walked back one lab result in the Taylor Farms lettuce cyclosporiasis investigation, but the agency's epidemiological link to the outbreak remains intact.