The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

Mycelium-based meat alternative brand Prime Roots partners with Dot Foods to bring its allergen-free deli meats to the Canadian foodservice and retail markets.

Day Out Snacks expands its plant-based portfolio with the limited-edition Peanut Butter Crunch, utilising organic pea protein crisps to test new textures and drive consumer engagement through strategic seasonal releases.

The dual announcement targets the growing demographic of "clean label" shoppers and families managing strict dietary restrictions, emphasising rigorous third-party certification over vague "allergen-friendly" marketing claims.

Oatly, the Swedish oat milk giant, has announced a significant extension of its flagship Barista Edition range with the launch of three new flavoured variants: Coconut, Vanilla, and Caramel.

According to new data from retail analysts Nielsen, the category is seeing a resurgence driven not by "fake meat" novelty, but by a strategic consumer shift toward natural, veg-led ingredients rich in protein and fibre.

Blue Diamond Growers, the world's largest almond-processing cooperative, has announced the official launch of Blue Diamond Almondmilk, a new four-SKU product line designed to reassert the cooperative's dominance in the plant-based beverage category.

The UK Supreme Court has delivered a decisive blow to Oatly’s branding strategy in the UK, dismissing the company's appeal and ruling that the trademark “Post Milk Generation” is invalid for use on oat-based food and drink products.

A key component of this rebrand is the transition of the team formerly known as Planteneers. While previously focused on plant-based alternatives, this group will now operate as SternMaid Ingredients.