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Dear Readers,
Welcome to the December 2025 edition of Food Drink & Innovations, your monthly window into the ideas, technologies, and trends shaping the global food and beverage industry. As we present the final edition of our webzine for 2025, we take a moment to reflect on a year marked by innovation, transformation, and a renewed commitment to sustainability across the global food and beverage landscape. This edition brings together some of the most forward-looking insights, offering our readers a comprehensive understanding of the evolving trends shaping the industry today and the opportunities that lie ahead.
In this issue, we highlight Eco-Friendly Flexible Packaging Transforming the Future of Sustainable Packaging, a deep dive into how environmentally responsible materials, smart designs, and circular economy principles are redefining packaging practices worldwide. As brands and manufacturers shift toward greener solutions, this article explores the technologies and strategies driving meaningful, measurable impact.
We also explore how cutting-edge innovation is reshaping food production in Smart Processing: How Technology is Revolutionizing the Meat Industry. From automation and AI to precision processing and digital traceability, this feature uncovers how modern facilities are enhancing safety, efficiency, and sustainability—ultimately transforming how meat reaches consumers in a smarter, more responsible way. Alongside this, Olive Oil: A Nutritious and Versatile Ingredient Powering Modern Food Innovation examines the expanding role of this ancient ingredient in today’s culinary and functional food applications.
Closing the edition, Strengthening the Global Food Supply Chain: Challenges, Transformation Drivers, and the Path to a Sustainable Future provides critical insights into the complexities of supply networks, the disruptions that continue to shape global markets, and the innovations required to build resilience. As we wrap up 2025, this final issue serves as both a reflection and a roadmap—equipping our readers with knowledge, direction, and inspiration for a more sustainable and technologically advanced future.
Thank you for your continued readership and trust. Stay tuned to our webzine for more in-depth features, expert interviews, and the latest industry updates in the months ahead.
Your valuable feedbacks on this edition of webzine is requested.
Thanks you Amrita S. Editor - Food - Drink & Innovations
19 - Nektium introduces new delivery technologies for smarter botanical formulations in supplements and beyond 20 - Fish Waste as Medicine: A Sustainable Pathway to Biomedical Innovation 22 - Prediction meets taste: Symrise expands Symvision AI™ to proprietary taste development tools 24 - Plant-Based Meat Market Size Worth USD 54.49 Billion by 2034 | CAGR: 19.7% 26 - Olive Oil: A Nutritious and Versatile Ingredient Powering Modern Food Innovation
Processing & packaging 29 - WITT Gas Sets New Standards in MAP Quality Control with the LEAK-MASTER® PRO/PRO 2 31 - Markem-Imaje Helps Catering Giant Elior Implement a Robust Rfid Solution to Reduce Food Waste and Gain Efficiency 32 - Eco-Friendly Flexible Packaging Transforming the Future of Sustainable Packaging 34 - Tetra Pak launches Integrated Heat Pump system to electrify pasteurization and cut energy use by up to 77% 36 - Smart Processing: How Technology is Revolutionizing the Meat Industry 38 - Indeeco Introduces Next Generation Tubing Bundle Line 39 - SupplyOne Highlights Complete Packaging Solutions Designed for Wineries 40 - Mettler-Toledo Launches X3 Series: To Transform Bulk Flow Inspection with Advanced Detection, Hygienic Design and Precision Rejects 42 - Foodservice Packaging Market to Reach US$ 121.7 Billion by 2034, Fueled by Sustainability and Convenience Trends 43 - Universal Pure Expands HPP Capacity with New Hiperbaric 525i System at Pennsylvania Facility
Interview 28 - Savore: Crafting Everyday Luxury Through Gourmet Excellence and Elegant Living
Sustainability 44 - Mondi launches extended corrugated and solid board portfolio for the food packaging industry 46 - Aptar Closures Expands Portfolio to Bring Diverse Dispensing Solutions to Specialty Sauce Market 47 - Kisuma Helps the Plastics Recycling Industry Boost the Performance of Recycled Plastics with a Suite of Unique Additive Solutions
Food Safety 49 - FSSAI orders nationwide crackdown on illegal use of industrial dye Auramine in food products 50 - FSSAI Directs States to Remove Non-Compliant Beverages Sold Under the ‘ORS’ Label 50 - FSSAI Redefines HMF as a Quality Parameter to Standardize Honey Classification
Supply Chain Management 52 - Strengthening the Global Food Supply Chain: Challenges, Transformation Drivers, and the Path to a Sustainable Future
Anmol Industries Unveils Kream Cakes and Premium Cookies for Everyday Snackers PepsiCo brings global gourmet brand Red Rock Deli to India Healthy Snacking Brand “To Be Honest” Introduces Mix Veggie Chips, Strengthening Its Clean-Label Lineup Avvatar Ties Up with Janhvi Kapoor to Drive a New Era of Smart Protein Snacking Akshayakalpa Organic Launches High-Protein Milk to Strengthen Its Functional Nutrition Portfolio Luxmi Estates Launches India’s First 7 Chakra Tea Gift Box Roquette Launches HORIZONS, a New Platform to Help the Food Industry Navigate Uncertainty and Shape the Future Gopal Snacks begins namkeen production at Modasa manufacturing facility
