The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

GRA Nutra AG has launched AuraBC, a natural, clean-label beta-carotene food colourant produced via fermentation, designed for diverse food and beverage applications.

Guittard Chocolate Company has released newly formulated 50% cacao batons designed to improve performance, consistency, and flavour expression in laminated pastry applications.

Nestlé UK & Ireland has partnered with regenerative agriculture brand Wildfarmed to integrate regeneratively farmed British wheat into its KitKat supply chain, scaling sustainable production across 1.5 billion units annually.

Human performance company Momentous has expanded its portfolio with Momentous Signature Spec Creatine, introducing pharmaceutical-grade purification and six-stage independent testing.

Alternative protein manufacturing technology company NS/TX Industries has secured 10.5 million US dollars in Series A funding and grants to build its automated V2 assembly line.

Danish ingredients producer Ferm Food has launched a fermented plant-based bread binder to improve the texture, sliceability, and clean-label credentials of gluten-free industrial bakery products.

Green-tech food innovator Nambawan Spain has launched Thaûma™, a highly potent plant-derived thaumatin II sweetener and flavour modifier produced via molecular farming.

Ingredion agrees a recommended £3.7B cash acquisition of Tate & Lyle to establish a global leader in speciality food ingredients and fortification, in a transaction that values the United Kingdom-headquartered ingredients group at an enterprise value of approximately £3.7 billion ($5 billion).