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Ultraprocessed foods are increasingly unpopular for a variety of reasons, leading to numerous misconceptions around food processing. Here’s how contract manufacturers and ingredient companies are adapting to and managing consumer perceptions.

Ahead of her session at the upcoming Outlook on Active Nutrition conference, Pink Catalyst Consulting founder Diana Morgan breaks down how fast-moving, influencer-driven brands often treat regulatory as an afterthought, what a realistic first step toward clinical validation looks like for smaller brands, and why retailers are quietly tightening compliance standards.

Precision fermentation, mycelium-based biomass fermentation, and mushroom cultivation are often lumped together under 1 buzzword, but a deeper dive uncovers different processes, bottlenecks, and supply chain realities.

The sweeteners market is on an upward trajectory, driven by shifting consumer preferences for sugar alternatives. Manufacturers are taking notice by delivering new types of low- or no-calorie sweeteners or improving upon well-known ingredients with new technology.