NPD Trend Tracker: From cricket spread to plant-based snacking

In this week's round-up of product launches, Pladis brings world flavours to the snacking aisle, Fry's Family Food Co introduces two new alternative chicken products to the freezer aisle and we hear about the launch of a new protein spread made with crickets. Scroll through the gallery to see more new products hitting the shelves this week.

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Federation of Bakers implores government to avert looming crisis ‘never seen before’

The Federation of Bakers (FOB) warns the next six months will be a bumpy ride for the baking industry, with impending cost increases and supply uncertainty not seen in the past generation, âif everâ.

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Meatable CEO weighs into debate over commercial viability of cell-cultured meat: ‘What matters is the biomass accumulation rate’

Investing in cell-cultured meat is a calculated risk for investors, but ânot a wild gamble,â says the co-founder and CEO of Dutch startup Meatable, who says he is confident that Meatable can put a âcost competitive product on the market by 2025.â

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Call for fruit and veg subsidies to tackle obesity: ‘There’s something wrong with the market’

High fixed costs for retailing fresh fruit and vegetables mean their price is distorted by 40% compared to âunhealthy alternativesâ which trade at close to marginal cost, fresh research reveals. The study authors are calling for subsidies to address this imbalance.

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UK CBD food sector celebrates as FSA publishes list of allowable products

The UK hopes to be at the vanguard of CBD innovation and investment after the countryâs Foods Standards Agency created a list of more than 3,500 food products permitted for sale to consumers.

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Is food label transparency a help or hindrance for fortification efforts?

In an important legal case that may delay the advancing fortified foods sector, products containing vitamins are not required to list the chemical source of the vitamins on the labelling, the EUâs highest court has ruled.

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‘No time to waste’: PepsiCo ramps up water goal with revolutionary tech that reuses steam from potato chip production

PepsiCo has developed groundbreaking tech for condensing and treating the steam evaporated from its fryers to recover more than 50% of the water used in potato chip manufacturing lines, an approach that could save 60 million litres of water a year.

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