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Announcing the 2025 Global Food-Tech Awards (American Heat)
The stage was set for innovation at Future Food-Tech San Francisco as Hydrosome Labs, a groundbreaking start-up based in Chicago, was announced as the winner of the 2025 Global Food-Tech Awards American Heat. This prestigious award, in collaboration …
Pioneering Gut Health for a Better Tomorrow - Innovation Challenge Winner
Future Food-Tech San Francisco proudly crowned Postbiotics Inc. as the winner of the Puratos Innovation Challenge, following a dynamic live pitch session on the summit’s main stage. The challenge, created in partnership with Puratos —a global leader …
Angel Yeast Explores Yeast Protein Innovation and Sustainable Future of Humanity
With the global population projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, the demand for protein is set to skyrocket—potentially leaving a 250 million-ton gap in supply. Relying solely on livestock to bridge this divide risks exacerbating climate change, re …
Symrise and Infusd Nutrition Announce Groundbreaking Partnership
Symrise and Infusd Nutrition announce groundbreaking partnership to revolutionize nutritional offerings in food, beverage, and supplement markets
Kraft Heinz's Maxine Roman on Accelerating Innovation Through External Partnerships
Companies in the food and agriculture space recognise that staying competitive requires looking beyond their internal teams and engaging the broader ecosystem of start-ups, researchers and industry experts. However, finding the right partner at the r …

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  • Blended products - combining animal and plant-based ingredients - are gaining traction as a way to meet health and sustainability goals, without sacrificing taste or texture. But getting the blend right requires deep scientific insight into ingredient interactions, processing challenges, and flavour dynamics. This article explores how food makers can overcome these hurdles to deliver the best of both worlds.
  • Global cheese market set to hit $178.5bn by 2035, driven by fast food growth in emerging markets, premiumisation, and rising demand for functional and plant-based options. Despite challenges, cheese remains a resilient and evolving category worldwide.
  • The need for alternative materials - new versions of cocoa, coffee, palm oil, and other commodities both linked to climate change and being affected by it - has never been greater. But as focus on such alternatives strengthens, sustainability itself is declining.
  • Unilever has appointed Srinivas Phatak as Chief Financial Officer, following a unanimous board decision after a global search. Phatak had served as acting CFO since February and brings deep financial and industry expertise to the role. He will receive a fixed annual salary of €1.175 million, plus performance-based incentives.
  • With Unilever spinning off its ice cream business and Kraft Heinz demerging, spin-offs are all anyone is talking about. Past examples include the creation of Mondelēz International, the sale of Nestlé 's North American waters business, and the company that holds Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell.