Barry Callebaut and NotCo AI have formed a first-of-its-kind partnership to infuse artificial intelligence into chocolate recipe development. The collaboration aims to speed innovation, strengthen supply resilience and deliver more tailored customer solutions.
Great innovators look beyond trends to uncover the deeper “why” behind consumer behavior. At SRG, that means blending cultural immersion, emotional insight and AI-powered tools to turn inspiration into lasting impact.
After a slower year for innovation, food and beverage R&D teams have a fresh opportunity to reset their approach. Mattson outlines five proven strategies—from looking beyond the aisle to building for scale—that help brands launch products that last.
As 2026 approaches, food and beverage brands face rising pressure from inflation, tariffs, and tightening competition. Discover five decisive shifts that can help your brand move faster, think clearer, and lead with confidence.
Starday, SPINS and Magnum/NotCo are demonstrating how AI is moving beyond trendspotting to hands-on innovation, execution and speed. Product developers who ignore these shifts risk falling behind the brands already using AI to outpace the market.
Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to design, develop, formulate, source, comply, buy, make, package and sell consumer goods products in cosmetics, food & beverage, grocery and multi-category retail to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals.
The 2025 Unreasonable Food cohort brings together entrepreneurs tackling critical food system challenges. Backed by Mars and Unreasonable Group, the ventures aim to scale innovations that reduce emissions, advance nutrition, and build resilience.
Innova Market Insights highlights protein’s continued dominance in consumer diets, its role in product innovation across categories, and emerging opportunities from plant-based, precision fermentation, and AI-driven solutions
Protein may be the darling of every product pitch, but new data suggests the category’s momentum may be nearing saturation—and that emerging consumer demands could upend today’s formulations. Are brands innovating strategically, or just chasing claims in a marketplace that’s about to shift?
New event aims to connect retailers, suppliers and tech leaders in building a zero-friction grocery ecosystem, reflecting $10B in industry technology investments and rising adoption of AI
The launch of GroceryLab comes at a pivotal moment, as FMI’s The State of Technology report reveals that food retailers and suppliers invested more than $10 billion in technology in 2024, signaling the industry’s commitment to innovation.