Ingredients·5 min read
Olive Oil Fraud Crackdown Reshapes the Premium Shelf
As supply tightens, regulators are finally catching the adulteration that has propped up cheap 'EVOO' for years.
May 20, 2026
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Ingredients·4 min read
Egg Replacers Move From Vegan Niche to Mainstream Baking Aisle
What was a vegan category is becoming a price-driven mainstream one as egg volatility refuses to end.
May 20, 2026
Ingredients·4 min read
Yuzu Is the Next Yuzu — Japanese Citrus Hits CPG Critical Mass
Once a chef-only ingredient, yuzu has become CPG's go-to differentiator for 2026 flavor launches.
May 20, 2026
Food Tech·5 min read
Precision-Fermented Dairy Hits Grocery: The Animal-Free Milk That Tastes Like Milk
Animal-free dairy proteins are quietly winning the formulation race that plant-based milk lost.
May 20, 2026
Sustainability·5 min read
Spent Grain Snacks Scale Up
Brewery byproduct is becoming a serious ingredient platform — not a sustainability press release.
May 20, 2026
Ingredients·5 min read
Cocoa Hits Record Highs — and Chocolate Is Quietly Shrinking
West African crop failures have pushed cocoa futures past $11,000/ton. Chocolate makers are cutting bar weights, reformulating with compound coatings, and raising prices.
May 13, 2026
Ingredients·5 min read
The Seed Oil Backlash Is Reshaping CPG Reformulation
Wellness influencers turned 'seed oils' into a culture-war ingredient. CPG brands are quietly reformulating to tallow, avocado, and olive — even when the science is contested.
May 13, 2026
Ingredients·5 min read
Upcycled Ingredients Hit Scale — But Need a Better Story
Spent grain flour, okara, fruit pulp powders, and whey isolates are showing up in mainstream CPG. The supply is finally there. The consumer story is still confusing.
May 13, 2026
Ingredients·4 min read
Olive Oil Prices Reset After Two-Year Mediterranean Drought
Wholesale olive oil prices have fallen roughly 40% from their 2024 peak, but premium single-origin EVOO is holding price — and capturing the trade-up shopper for good.
May 9, 2026