Food Industry

Big Food’s leadership transformation overview Big Food leadership changes reflect deeper structural industry transformation Boards increasingly favour reinvention, digital expertise and portfolio management Traditional growth drivers face mounting challenges from evolving consumers CEOs now expected to deliver change beyond operational excellence C-suites are becoming leaner, broader and more transformation-focused The…

Post-GLP-1 weight regain and diet: overview GLP-1 users often struggle maintaining weight loss after treatment Medically tailored meals reduced weight regain versus control participants Digital wellness applications also limited regain during study period Control participants regained 10.75% body weight over four months Findings suggest opportunities for food to support post-GLP-1…

Explainer: why food influencers matter despite low consumer trust Consumers rank influencers least trusted for food information sources Just 3% would try health products through influencer endorsements Trust varies widely between creators, audiences and demographics significantly Younger consumers use social media heavily for product discovery today Attention, not trust, often…

Africa, Climate Change, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Systems, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Labour, Migration & Refugees, Population, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Labour An IPES-Food report warns that workers in the global food system face high exploitation in keeping…

Climate change and food sustainability: overview Climate regulations require evidence-backed sustainability claims across food products EmpCo limits generic green claims and reduces greenwashing risks Companies are revising sustainability messaging to meet regulatory requirements Extreme heat is driving climate-adaptive food and beverage innovation Product development could help consumers manage climate change…

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The food industry is innovating fast. But not fast enough. This is the view of Simon Guyomard-Norman, principal at consultancy Arthur D Little, shared at Future Food-Tech London. “The world is changing faster than we can keep up with,” he says. Boosting the speed of innovation would require fundamentally changing…

September’s top stories highlighted how major food companies are navigating shifting expectations around nutrition, sustainability and supply chain resilience, from evolving yet fragmented definitions of ultra-processed foods to regenerative agriculture partnerships and next-generation food-tech investments. Increased scrutiny around UPFs poses possible corporate risk How ultra-processed foods are defined, marketed and…

The Saudifood Show and Saudifood Manufacturing 2026 kicked off on Monday at the Jeddah Superdome. (Photo: SPA) Jeddah is emerging as a meeting point for the global food industry, as the Saudifood Show and Saudifood Manufacturing 2026 kicked off on Monday at the Jeddah Superdome. Held in strategic partnership with…

Consumer food confidence: overview Consumers increasingly trust personal judgement despite low food system trust Seventy-two percent believe food health knowledge is now sufficient Seventy-seven percent say they understand what constitutes a healthy diet Confidence finding reliable food information rose from 43% to 49% Higher confidence strongly correlates with greater trust…