News and Trends

• Ube, the purple root vegetable native to the Philippines, is rapidly gaining international popularity in the beverage and dessert sectors. With its vibrant color and diverse uses, the ingredient is gaining attention in a similar way that matcha has become a...

• Far from remaining a simple indulgence, chocolate has become a fertile ground for experimentation, with companies in the sector investing heavily in reformulation, digital technologies and alternative production systems. The trends emerging today are redefining...

• The new international nutritional guidelines mark a significant paradigm shift in fat consumption. Fats are revalued, not restricted, and seen as essential components of a balanced diet, with an emphasis on quality, source, and minimal processing....

• Barry Callebaut, the global leader in chocolate and cocoa solutions, introduces ChoViva, a revolutionary product developed in partnership with German startup Planet A Foods. Barry Callebaut has entered into a commercial partnership...

• Cookies have always been a constant presence in confectionery and bakery — familiar, versatile and easy to integrate into any offering. It is precisely this simplicity that has transformed them into a stable and profitable category. Today, however, even this well-established segment...

• In recent years, social media has transformed many classic dishes into true visual phenomena. Among the latest stars is Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread, or cinnamon "fan" bread. Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread is a dish of...

• The food industry landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by an increasingly acute consumer desire for alternatives that no longer impose a compromise between health and sensory pleasure. Although stevia has dominated the natural sweetener market for...

• Pan Food SRL, the Sibiu-based manufacturer with a solid tradition in Romanian sweets, recently launched an innovative version of the famous LICA wafer: the version without added sugar. After almost a year of research, testing and recipe adjustments, the company...

• Tetra Pak and Mega Image, together with partners Maspex, TOMRA and Brai Cata, have expanded the first pilot project in Europe dedicated to the collection of cardboard packaging for soft drinks and dairy products, by installing 12 RVM machines...

• Bucharest, April 23, 2026. Puratos, the world leader in raw materials for bakery, pastry, confectionery and chocolate, announces the main trends that will influence these industries in the spring-summer 2026 season. The conclusions come from the Taste Tomorrow study, the most extensive...

• Bucharest, April 22, 2026: Tetra Pak, in collaboration with Sterilgarda Alimenti, a major Italian company in the dairy industry, launched the first 1-liter aseptic package with a paper-based inner protective layer, marking a new milestone in...

• Today, as the global community celebrates Earth Day, the food industry's attention is focused more than ever on the fragile balance between production and resource conservation. • In a context where sustainability has ceased to be just a theoretical concept, becoming...

• Finnish company Solar Foods attracted international attention at Future Food-Tech San Francisco 2026, where it presented Solein – its revolutionary air-fermented protein. The event in March was the ideal opportunity to highlight both...

• Sustainability in the professional kitchen is no longer a passing trend, but an essential component of long-term competitiveness. Consumers increasingly choose products from companies that reduce waste, optimize resources and transparently communicate their environmental commitments....