The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

Set to arrive on grocery shelves nationwide this October, the collection features six festive flavors — Candy Cane, English Toffee, Salted Caramel, Hot Cocoa, Gingerbread Spice, and White Frosting. 

Myprotein has launched a new range of high-protein lunch pots, marking the brand’s latest move into the convenient, on-the-go meal segment. The range is now available exclusively in Tesco stores across Ireland.

Iceland Foods has introduced two age-restricted ready meals featuring Pepper X, the Guinness World Records-recognised hottest chilli in the world. The launch positions Iceland as the first UK supermarket to impose an 18+ restriction on ready meals.

Unilever is expanding its ice cream offerings with the launch of new snackable formats, leveraging the UK’s £2.9bn snacking market.

New ‘Rio Punch’ flavour joins Juice Monster range, celebrating Brazil’s vibrant fruit culture

Kraft Heinz has announced a new seasonal product in partnership with PepsiCo’s Walkers brand: Heinz [Scarily] Good Monster Munch Mayo. The limited-edition release fuses Heinz’s signature creamy mayonnaise with the bold, nostalgic flavour of Pickled Onion Monster Munch, aiming to tap into Gen Z interest and Halloween-driven novelty.

The innovation responds to newly released research revealing that 90% of gamers struggle with snacking while playing, and 75% wish they could dip their snacks mid-game without taking their hands off the controls.

Pure Protein, part of 1440 Foods’ active nutrition portfolio, has launched a new All in One Protein Powder designed to simplify daily nutrition — particularly for consumers using GLP-1 medications for weight loss.