South America Food & Flavor Industry Business News Report October 16–31, 2026 | South America   Geographic coverage: Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, and neighboring South American markets.   This report covers significant food and flavor industry business news published between October 16 and October 31, 2026, inclusive.

North America Food & Flavor Industry Business News Report October 16–31, 2026 | United States, Canada & Mexico   Scope: Significant business developments relevant to flavor manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, food and beverage producers, product developers, distributors, retailers, and natural or specialty food companies.   This report draws on reporting and announcements from

Mondelēz International, the maker of Oreo, Chips Ahoy!, Ritz and Triscuit, will take a majority stake in Undercover Snacks. The deal adds a fast-growing gluten-free brand to its better-for-you snack portfolio. The company announced the Undercover Snacks acquisition on Friday. Financial terms were not disclosed, and

Six upcoming events are listed on the Society of Flavor Chemists calendar. 1. CSA Chicago Roundtable & SFC Meeting (482nd SFC Meeting) — Tue, Nov 3, 2026 (Rosemont, IL) * Venue: Doubletree Chicago O'Hare Rosemont, 5460 N. River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018. * SFC meeting: 3:00–6:00 pm. * Schedule:

October 1–15, 2026 | Industry Intelligence Report This roundup covers 32 commercially relevant food and flavor industry stories from across Africa (North, West, East, Central and Southern) published between October 1 and 15, 2026. It focuses on food and beverage manufacturing, flavor innovation, natural ingredients, specialty crops, agribusiness investment, acquisitions,

This edition covers commercially significant European food and flavor industry news published between October 1 and October 15, 2026, inclusive. It focuses on investments, acquisitions, manufacturing expansion, food ingredients, flavor innovation, functional nutrition, natural products, and emerging regional businesses. Laws and regulations are excluded. Geographic coverage: United Kingdom, Germany, France,

October 1–15, 2026 | Flavorist.com Industry Intelligence Geographic coverage: Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay, and neighboring South American markets. This report presents significant business developments published between October 1 and October 15, 2026. The selection emphasizes investments, acquisitions, manufacturing expansion, natural ingredients, product innovation, specialty foods,

Oct 28, 2026 The first half of October brought two sizeable deals in India and Singapore, new processing capacity in Malaysia, Vietnam and China, and a steady run of ingredient distribution agreements across Southeast Asia. This roundup covers 21 announcements published between October 1 and 15, 2026, chosen for their

United States, Canada & Mexico Coverage: Food manufacturing, flavor houses, ingredients, beverages, natural and organic products, retail, innovation, investment, acquisitions, and regional market developments. This report brings together 36 significant business developments published between October 1 and October 15, 2026, inclusive. The selection emphasizes news that food and flavor professionals

Oct 24, 2026 · @flavorist Executive overview The most consequential developments of the period concern sugar taxation, front-of-pack nutrition labeling, novel-food safety, food-enzyme evaluations, the regulation of fermentation-based products, and a likely EU-wide ban on monacolins from red yeast rice. # Date reported Jurisdiction Regulatory development

Source: Food Dive, October 21, 2026, with additional detail from Abbott's official announcement. Overview On October 21, 2026, Abbott Laboratories announced plans to separate its global nutrition business into an independent, publicly traded company by the end of 2027. The new company would have about $8.5 billion

October 9, 2026 Penta Fine Ingredients has acquired Synerzine (ICS Georgia, Inc.), a Georgia-based manufacturer of aroma ingredients. The deal adds more than 1,200 aroma ingredients to Penta's catalog, along with Synerzine's manufacturing operations and customer base. Financial terms were not disclosed. Judy Pruss,

Updated on Oct 29, 2026 Wednesday October 7, 2026 – The food and beverage industry is entering 2027 amid rapid changes in consumer expectations, ingredient technology, health and wellness, packaging, sustainability and retail strategy. For manufacturers, emerging brands, ingredient suppliers, retailers and investors, trade shows remain one of the fastest ways

Coverage: official regulatory and government sources in Australia, New Zealand and the wider Pacific. Topics tracked include food and beverage regulation, flavors, ingredients, additives, processing aids, novel foods, labeling, infant nutrition, biosecurity and import controls, seafood, food safety and emerging policy. It was a quiet fortnight for Oceania compared with

Coverage: European Commission and Council materials, EUR-Lex records, EFSA, the UK Food Standards Agency, EU and national court decisions, national regulators and specialist European food-law reporting. "Europe" here means the EU/EEA plus the UK, Ukraine and other relevant European jurisdictions. Sixteen developments are relevant to

Coverage: official regulators, government gazettes, standards bodies, agriculture and health ministries, and regional organizations across North, West, East, Central and Southern Africa. Topics tracked include food, beverages, flavors, ingredients, additives, contaminants, standards, labeling, agricultural inputs, food safety, traceability and market access. The second half of September was quiet for formal

Cherry Lime arrives in February and Strawberry Float follows in the summer, with new Powerade, Topo Chico, Mr. Pibb, vitaminwater and Core Power flavors filling out the year. Coca-Cola has a busy 2027 planned. Two new versions of the flagship soda lead the lineup: Coca-Cola Cherry Lime in