
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
9 signals tagged #ingredients.

As supply tightens, regulators are finally catching the adulteration that has propped up cheap 'EVOO' for years.
May 20, 2026

What was a vegan category is becoming a price-driven mainstream one as egg volatility refuses to end.
May 20, 2026

Once a chef-only ingredient, yuzu has become CPG's go-to differentiator for 2026 flavor launches.
May 20, 2026

Animal-free dairy proteins are quietly winning the formulation race that plant-based milk lost.
May 20, 2026

Brewery byproduct is becoming a serious ingredient platform — not a sustainability press release.
May 20, 2026

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

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

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

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