The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

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.

Canadian regenerative ingredients company Above Food has agreed to acquire the speciality crop food ingredients division of The Redwood Group for approximately $34 million, in a move that strengthens its global supply chain and ingredient capabilities.