Cargill Food News

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Co-creating sweet success

Affordability and sustainability are among the key themes in today’s confectionery space. That’s why we caught up with Anne Mertens-Hoyng, Bakery Category Senior Director at ISM 2026 in Cologne to talk trends in sweet products, and how Cargill can help navigate them with solutions like NextCoaTM and Cost-effective delights. We also discuss how AI is helping us deliver faster, more tailored solutions for you, our customers.

Macro shift #4: Consumers demanding more

Inside the fourth part of our Future Proof 2025 foresights list – your window into the future of food.

Fruit-based products

Fruit-based innovation is getting tougher – consumers want indulgence and label friendliness, while your teams face cost and nutrition pressures. That’s why our experts are partnering with you to solve these formulation challenges together – from sugar reduction and fruit optimization to bake stability and process efficiency.

Vitafoods Europe 2026

At Vitafoods Europe (May 5-7, Barcelona), Cargill Health & Nutrition is putting “active life” in the spotlight – bringing science-backed, application-ready prototypes that balance health benefits with taste, texture, and convenience. That’s why we caught up with Suzane Leser, Nutrition Innovation Lead to get inside “The trends shaping today’s active lifestyle nutrition landscape.”

The Cocoa Collection by Gerkens®

Cocoa powder plays a pivotal role in balancing indulgence, functionality, and cost. That’s why we created The Cocoa Collection by Gerkens® – a refreshed portfolio designed for your success.

Enhanced expertise

From fermented dairy, through to creams, drinks, ice cream & desserts and processed cheese, Cargill brings together two application centers, fully equipped pilot plants and advanced control methods to accelerate formulation and create better products, faster.

 

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Winter 2025


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Supporting your Scope 3 reduction roadmap

Many of our customers have carbon reduction targets for 2030 and beyond. That’s why we’re bringing solutions across many of the products in our portfolio to support you. James Ede, Cargill Food Sustainability Lead EMEA takes you inside our progress.  

Macro shift #3: Dynamic rhythms of modern living

Inside the third part of our Future Proof 2025 foresights list – your window into the future of food.

MyCargill.com: A new era of digital customer experience

Cargill is proud to announce the next step in our digital transformation: the enhanced launch of myCargill.com, our customer portal designed to make your interactions with us easier, faster, and more transparent.

Introducing NextCoa™

Discover our delicious range of confectionery alternatives to chocolate made with no cocoa.

Dairy desserts

The dairy desserts arena can be considered as offering the “best of both worlds.” These indulgent treats still deliver some of that “goodness” that the broader dairy category is known for.

Sensory Science & Consumer Product Experience

Cargill’s Sensory & Consumer Science team bridges the gap between subjective consumer terms and objective product characterizations to uncover their true meaning and enhance these attributes in our products.

Lecithin for meat alternatives

Traditionally, lecithin’s role has been limited to stabilizing emulsions. But our application experts asked: what if lecithin could do more?

Autumn 2025


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Cargill Food: An evolution in our co-creation journey

For you, our customers, Cargill Food means continuity where it matters – and improvements where it counts. Franck Monmont and Willian Oliveira offer their perspectives on how we will continue “co-creating growth” with you.

Introducing SimPure® Bright

Our latest solution for Bakery and Dairy applications. Available in both a hot process cook-up starch variant and a cold instant starch option, these new solutions will enable you achieve the balance between label-friendliness and visual & textural appeal.

Preparing for EUDR: What you and your customers need to know

Our sustainability experts take you inside our compliance preparations for this monumental legislation. 

Scoring plant-based success through collaboration

Meat & dairy alternatives can be part of the solution to nourishing the world in a more sustainable way. For Julie Gaskjenn, it’s all about meeting expectations around taste, texture, nutrition, and affordability.

Sustainable cocoa advances: From bean to bar

We’re investing in several more sustainable cocoa supply chain initiatives in the Netherlands. These efforts build on existing partnerships.

Macro shift #2: Expanding definitions of health

Inside the second part of our Future Proof 2025 foresights list – your window into the future of food.

Summer 2025


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Indulgence innovation pathways

Renee Boerefijn discusses our latest developments around sensorial experiences, cost efficiency, and sustainability.

Tailored solutions for every bite

Our snacks experts have developed a range of on-trend prototypes using our solutions and expertise.

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Enabling your bakery dreams

At IBA 2025, we demonstrated both “Essentials” and “Inspiration” through our bakery solutions & expertise.

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A sweet milestone

Our next-generation stevia sweetener, EverSweet®* is now approved for use in the EU.

*EverSweet® is a product of Avansya, a joint venture between Cargill and dsm-firmenich.

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Macro shift #1: Seeking greater fulfillment & experiences

Inside the first of our Future Proof 2025 foresights list – your window into the future of food.

Almost ready for EUDR: Inside our compliance preparations

Our sustainability experts take you inside our compliance preparations for this monumental legislation. 

Spring 2025

Spring 2025

Texturize your success

Ghislain Caron, Product Line Director Texturizers for SST Europe, discusses the state of the texturizer market and our latest developments such as SimPure® Bright label-friendly starch and WavePure® seaweed powder solutions.

Dairy desserts

The dairy desserts arena can be considered as offering the “best of both worlds.” These indulgent treats still deliver some of that “goodness” that the broader dairy category is known for.

Your partner in ice cream innovation

Let's scoop success together!

INFUSE by Cargill™

Tailoring solutions to help you meet challenging consumer demands

Regenerative agriculture: Working towards sustainability goals together

Regenerative agriculture (RegenAg) takes a holistic view and achieves proven results: it will help to reduce emissions, improve water quality and use, and build up healthy soils for the next generation.

Inside the “SIMPLIFY My Life” trend

Today’s consumers are placing a high level of importance on experiences. They are seeking to maximize value as they make food and beverages purchases.

Winter 2024

The role for innovating together

Geert Maesmans, Cargill Group R&D Leader discusses the value of collaboration when it comes to innovation, including our award-winning partnership with Voyage Foods.

Cargill’s Food Solutions at FiE 2024

Thanks so much for joining us in Frankfurt last month. It was the perfect opportunity to showcase the value of innovating together with our customers and partners. Check out our highlights video! 

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Score in sugar reduction

Curious about sugar reduction and the avoidance of artificial sweeteners in favor of nature-derived alternatives? Download our “score in sugar reduction” report for some sweet insights!

Racing to your bakery’s best score

Find out how we succeeded in creating Nutri-Score improved brownies through their dedicated reformulation work of our applications experts.

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Unlocking pectin’s powerful potential

Discover why pectin is the label-friendly solution for your success in jams, dairy and more!

Inside the “EXPERIENCE it” trend

Today’s consumers are placing a high level of importance on experiences. They are seeking to maximize value as they make food and beverages purchases.

Inside our 2024 Impact Report

A look at our progress into building a more sustainable and resilient food system.

Autumn / Fall 2024

Summer 2024

Inside today’s bakery consumer

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Your plant-based adventure partner!

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Inside the "Healthy for me" trend

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Functional label-friendly starches

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Spring 2024

Elevating baking indulgence

Introducing Cargill’s baking oils & fats solutions.