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Dear Readers,
Welcome to the November 2025 edition of Food Drink & Innovations, your monthly window into the ideas, technologies, and trends shaping the global food and beverage industry. As the sector accelerates into a future defined by health, personalization, and technological advancement, this month’s edition brings together the most compelling developments transforming how we create, experience, preserve, and trust the food we consume.
Our Special Focus for this edition dives deep into the future of taste and nutrition, exploring how innovation and consumer expectations are reshaping product development across categories.
We begin with “Flavour Trends for 2026: What’s Next for Bold, Better-for-You Taste Innovations?”—a comprehensive look at how evolving palates, clean-label expectations, and global cuisines are inspiring a new era of flavour creation. From intensified natural notes to adventurous fusions rooted in health-conscious preferences, flavour innovation is set to redefine consumer engagement in the coming years.
In “Natural Ingredients and Emotional Drivers: Key Factors Reshaping the Global Nutrition Market,” we unpack the growing demand for ingredients that nourish both body and mind. With consumers gravitating toward food that offers emotional comfort, stress relief, and holistic wellness, brands are shifting their ingredient strategies to deliver products that speak to deeper psychological needs without compromising on purity or sustainability.
Technology also takes centre stage in this edition with “Printing the Future of Food: Inside the Rapid Growth of the 3D Food Printing Market.” This article explores how 3D printing is moving from novelty to necessity—revolutionizing personalization, unlocking new possibilities in nutrition, and offering scalable solutions for healthcare, hospitality, and space exploration.
Finally, we examine the backbone of global food safety and accessibility in “Powering the Future of Freshness: The Rapid Rise of the Global Food & Beverage Cold Chain Logistics Market.” With the cold chain evolving into a digitally integrated, tech-driven ecosystem, we look at how automation, sustainability mandates, and smart monitoring systems are redefining efficiency, reducing waste, and supporting the rise of frozen, chilled, and ready-to-eat product categories worldwide.
Thanks you A. Singh Editor - Food - Drink & Innovations
19 - Oterra’s clean label FruitMax® Purple 105 brings an ‘adventurous’ purple shade for beverages and candy 20 - Flavour trends for 2026: what’s next for bold, better-for-you taste innovations? 22 - Postbiotics Food Supplements: The Next Frontier in Gut Health and Wellness 24 - Natural ingredients and emotional drivers: key factors reshaping the global nutriton market 26 - Medicinal Mushrooms: Nature’s Potent Allies for Health and Wellness
Processing & packaging 29 - How controlled humidity preserves the quality and aroma of spices? 30 - Food and Packing Machinery – Complete Guide for 2025 32 - Schmalz Launches New Vacuum Area Gripping Systems FA-X / FA-M - pack flexibly, save efficiently 34 - How Greenyard Boosted Accuracy, Cut Waste, and Improved Efficiency in Food Production 36 - Innoclean Cascade-D: New KHS bottle washer 37 - Nestlé increases speed and consumer focus with landmark digital core upgrade that enables AI and automation at scale 38 - Printing the Future of Food: Inside the Rapid Growth of the 3D Food Printing Market 40 - Sibeg Coca-Cola relies on Sidel for their first-ever aseptic PET line 42 - Bühler introduces CompactMix – precision, flexibility, and energy efficiency for delicious results
Sustainability 44 - Circularity in Motion: Woolworths Rolls Out More Sustainable Bread Bags With 30% Recycled Plastic 46 - Mondi Develops Lighter, More Sustainable Banana Box Through Customer Collaboration 46 - Seoul Dairy is bringing SIG Terra Alu-free + Full barrier to shelves, the first aseptic carton recognized as recyclable under Korean regulations
Food Safety 49 - Govt plans inspections to enforce new edible oil reporting rules 50 - FSSAI orders states to prioritise consumer complaints, boost enforcement 50 - Tea Board for effective adoption of food safety standards by industry
Supply Chain Management 52 - Powering the Future of Freshness: The Rapid Rise of the Global Food & Beverage Cold Chain Logistics Market (2025–2029)
10 - Powerhouse Ranveer Singh unveils RANGEELA Vodka 10 - Fortune Launches ‘Bhojan Bahini’ Campaign, Celebrating India’s No.1 Oil Jodi of Mustard and Soyabean Oils 11 - Symrise invests in Cellibre, a U.S.-based biotechnology company, to accelerate innovation for taste balancing and cosmetic actives markets 12 - HRX and Country Delight Launch ‘Mission Protein’ to tackle Protein Deficiency in India 14 - India’s Spirit of Luxury: Smoke Lab Introduces Liquid Gold Vodka with 24-Carat Gold Flakes 14 - Freedom Refined Sunflower Oil Onboards Cricket Icon Rahul Dravid as Brand Ambassador 16 - Mars Wrigley India Unveils the All-New Galaxy : Melty Outside. Intense Inside
