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A clear overview of the key challenges shaping the food and beverage industry, including rising costs, labour shortages, rapid technological change and geopolitical disruption, with insights on how manufacturers can strengthen resilience and prepare for long‑term growth.

The growth of the global pet food market has a number of drivers, but one of the most important is increasing pet ownership in emerging markets. Here, where incomes are rising, there is a lot of potential for growth, especially in high quality pet food.

Meat alternatives have seen better days. The market is struggling, with cultivated meat companies shutting down and even big names such as Beyond Meat diversifying away from their core. But the difficulties of meat alternatives doesn't meat that plant-based food, a much broader category, is dead.

After spinning off its ice cream business, Unilever enters 2026 under pressure to execute its new strategy, manage pricing challenges and drive growth across key markets.