sugar reduction
Tate & Lyle releases 2022 Purpose Report highlighting sugar removal
Low-and no-calorie sweeteners and fibres help reach targets.
Better Juice launches commercial sugar reduction plant
New facility aligns with ESG principles, enables scale-up of start-up’s fruit juice sugar-reducing tech.
CSM Ingredients works towards becoming a net positive ingredient tech platform
Focus on plant-based, packaging, sugar and salt reduction, and biodiversity.
Conagen commercialises scalable sweetness enhancers
Teams up with pipeline partner Sweegen for bridging natural solutions with mainstream taste
European soft drinks sector achieves 17.7% reduction in average added sugars
Sugar reduction milestone part of the sector’s most recent commitment to reduce average added sugars.
Cargill opens House of Chocolate to inspire, co-create and innovate
The House of Chocolate experience serves as the European R&D hub for Cargill’s chocolate, coating and filling activities and its 40 chocolate engineers.
Sweegen demonstrates progress in the sweetener category with Ultratia brazzein
Sweegen, a pioneer in wellness ingredient technologies and innovations, has announced the commercialisation of its newest advance in sweetness, the high-intensity sweetener brazzein.
Bonumose’s tagatose process receives key health agency approvals
Bonumose has achieved regulatory & food application milestones in the US and Canada for the low-glycemic, rare sugar tagatose, as the company prepares for the opening of its first commercial production facility in Spring 2022.
Better Juice goes commercial with sugar reduction deal
FoodTech start-up Better Juice Ltd has sealed its first commercial deal to bring reduced-sugar juices one step closer to supermarket beverage aisles.
Puratos UK launches reduced sugar Belcolade chocolate
Puratos UK is launching two new chocolate products containing 40% less sugar, while maintaining the qualities of real Belgian chocolate.
Better Juice and GEA announce collaboration
Food tech startup Better Juice has signed a joint venture with GEA Group to scale up its sugar-reduction technology.
Faster and more robust action is needed to consume less sugar, says PHE
Public Health England has published its third annual report on industry action to reduce sugar levels in products that contribute most to children’s sugar intakes.
Bunge Loders Croklaan offers reformulation solutions alongside EU drive for nutrition labelling
Bunge Loders Croklaan, leader in specialty oils and fats, is ramping up its reformulation solutions as food producers in Europe prepare to implement front-of-pack nutrition labels.
Calorific ambition
The food industry has responded to calls to reduce salt and sugar across food categories and will undoubtedly embrace the targets.