Alcohol Won’t Drive the Beer Industry in 2025 – Here’s What Will
Gen Z alcohol consumption dropped 25% in the last four years. This has led major brands like AB InBev, Heineken, and Carlsberg to expand their non-alcoholic product lines. Rising health awareness has led to innovations that create non-alcoholic beers while maintaining the traditional taste and texture. Notably, many of these are emerging from China and […]
Alcohol Packaging is Changing Fast—Is Your Brand Ready?
The long-standing popularity of glass bottles for alcohol is slowly shattering. Their energy-intensive production and heavy weight in transportation increases carbon emissions, prompting stricter regulations. The European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), requires all packaging to be recyclable by 2030. Meanwhile, the UK’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) tax could push glass recycling costs […]
Why Pet Owners Are Paying More for Premium Nutrition and What It Means for R&D?
42% of pet owners now prioritize spending on high-quality nutrition, fueling interest in organic, natural, and minimally processed pet food. Pet parents are becoming increasingly attentive of their pet’s health. This shift pushes R&D teams to explore gut-health formulations and bioavailable nutrients that improve digestion and immunity in companion animals. With pet obesity rates exceeding […]
Recycled, Compostable, or Smart: How Will Food Packaging Change in 2025?
Despite the regulatory restrictions and consumer demands, the transition to sustainable food packaging solutions is hindered by rising costs, scalability concerns, and supply chain disruptions. Companies struggle to source materials that are both environmentally friendly and commercially viable. The challenge extends beyond simply finding alternatives. Many innovative packaging materials lack comprehensive performance data, complicating assessments […]
Promising Innovations that Address the Gallium Supply Shortage in 2025
China’s recent gallium export restrictions have shown how easily shaken the global supply chains are. The country holds over 98% of the worldwide primary gallium production, which has caused massive global price fluctuations. This is because China has rich bauxite and zinc ore deposits with extensive refining infrastructure to extract gallium. Recent export restrictions from China have […]
Nestlé and Danone’s Baby Steps Towards Solving Digestibility & Allergy Issues in Infant Nutrition
In 2022, Abbott’s formula contamination led to a $170 million sales drop in the U.S. in one quarter. This opened the market for infant nutrition companies like Nestle and Danone to fill the gap with safer and more compliant formulas. Nestlé developed age-specific formulas with the right protein and fat to help infant growth and […]
Safe & Scalable Red Dye No. 3 Alternatives for Food and Pharmaceuticals
The U.S. FDA banned Red Dye No. 3 in foods, dietary supplements, and oral medicines. The dye’s links to potential health risks have fueled public demand for cleaner, additive-free products. U.S. food manufacturers must find Red Dye No. 3 alternatives and remove them by January 2027, and pharmaceutical companies by January 2028. Globally, the issue […]
California Just Made BPA Receipts Obsolete—Here’s What’s Replacing Them
The EU and California have tightened regulations on Bisphenol A (BPA) and Bisphenol S (BPS) in thermal paper. Manufacturers face growing pressure to find safe, compliant, cost-effective substitutes. While options like Pergafast 201 show potential for providing image stability, they are significantly more expensive and not without environmental risks. This report by GreyB examines biodegradable solutions […]
What Packaging challenges the Pharma Industry should focus in 2025?
According to Deloitte, the biopharma industry generates 300 million tons of plastic waste annually, much of which is single-use. In 2025, three significant challenges stand out for pharmaceutical packaging. Key challenges in pharmaceutical packaging include balancing sustainability with drug protection, as eco-friendly materials must meet safety standards; improving anti-counterfeiting and supply chain security, as counterfeit […]
Nestlé, BASF, and Others Move Beyond Fermentation for Affordable HMOs in Infant Formula
Replicating the benefits of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) in infant formula is costly and has limited scalability. Traditional fermentation struggles with high expenses. Safety concerns over synthetic alternatives further complicate the development of practical solutions. Advancements in HMO production are beginning to address these roadblocks. For instance, Genechem Inc.’s new method for producing 3-fucosyllactose (3-FL) […]
5 Bottle Caps and Closure Trends to Watch in 2025
CG Roxane has recently changed its Alpine Spring Water bottle lids from detachable screw closures to EZ-Caps (tethered caps). Coca-Cola, The Absolut Company, and Coverpla make similar changes to their caps. What’s driving these changes? The three main reasons are sustainability goals, consumer preference, and updated government regulations, including EU directive 2019/904 and California’s AB […]
How regenerative packaging is cutting costs and waste in supply chains?
Supply chain waste remains a critical challenge for businesses, with over 7 billion tons of plastic waste generated globally each year, of which less than 10% is recycled. For industries relying on single-use materials, packaging waste contributes to environmental issues and leads to inefficiencies in material usage and compliance costs. Companies like Nestlé and Unilever […]
Integrating sustainability in tobacco: How are industry players aligning their R&D efforts?
The complexity of integrating sustainability in tobacco lies in finding the balance between operational efficiency, resource optimization, and delivering tangible progress in sustainability goals. Whether it’s addressing agricultural impacts, reducing manufacturing emissions, or innovating biodegradable alternatives, the industry stands at the cusp of significant transformation. Those who lead with solutions, not just compliance, will set […]
Vegan Probiotic Trends to Watch in 2025
Dairy-based products currently dominate the probiotics market, taking up 80% of the probiotic segment. GreyB found that approximately 50% of new patents filed are moving toward these vegan solutions. Pioneering brewers like Kitaoka Honten and establishments like the Korea Institute of Science & Technology are developing newer vegan probiotic solutions. This article discusses the latest […]
Plant or fermentation-based dairy: Which approach solves consumer demands better?
Dairy is responsible for 2.9 percent of total human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. To add to it, one liter of milk requires 628 liters of water, surpassing the water footprint of all the other foods and making it the largest polluter of water. Such numbers have spurred the R&D efforts to find environmentally friendly, sustainable dairy alternatives […]
Notable Regenerative Agriculture Trends to Watch in 2025
Scientists are using microbes to turn urban sludge into organic fertilizers for regenerative agriculture! Turning food waste, sewage sludge, and crop leftovers into fertilizers that boost crop yields, improve soil health, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions has become a trend. Prominent entities such as Novozymes, Agri Life, Symborg, and Xi’an DELI Biochemical Industry have shown […]
