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      <title><![CDATA[Food and beverage heading for a skills crisis]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A lack of technical skills, an ageing workforce, and low awareness of job opportunities amongst young people is putting the food and beverage industry at risk of failing to fill the manufacturing roles of the future.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Fermentation, cocoa alternatives and cultured cacao are giving bakery and snack makers new options for flavour, formulation and supply.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Barry Callebaut plots comeback after profits tumble]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Inside Nestlé’s brand-building machine]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How does Nestlé build and maintain some of the world’s most powerful brands? From a ‘fewer, bigger’ investment strategy to innovation, AI-powered marketing and workforce development, here’s the playbook driving growth at the food giant.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mondelēz trade mark crackdown continues with second challenge in days]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mondelēz is challenging vegan chocolate brand Moo Free over its use of the term ‘snow balls’, reigniting debate over trademark protection, brand enforcement and intellectual property rights in confectionery.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mondelēz sues British chocolate brand in Toblerone trademark dispute]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mondelēz subsidiary, Kraft Foods Schweiz Holding GmbH, has launched legal action against vegan chocolate maker Catherine’s Originals, alleging its O’bar infringes Toblerone’s iconic shape trademark. Catherine’s Originals denies the claims and vows to defend its position.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The race to replace artificial colours intensifies]]></title>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Donna Eastlake]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[From Nestlé to Mars, major manufacturers are reformulating with natural colours. But can they match the performance of synthetic dyes?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Inside food and beverage’s AI-powered future]]></title>
      <link>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2026/10/30/the-future-of-ai-in-food-and-beverage-from-automation-to-innovation/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS</link>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Donna Eastlake]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[AI is reshaping food and beverage, from factory automation and product innovation to ingredient discovery, supply chains and personalised consumer engagement. Explore what comes next.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mondelēz Q3 profits surge amid surprise acquisition]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mondelēz returns to volume-led growth as Q3 profits surge, shareholders rewarded and Undercover Snacks acquisition signals expansion into permissible indulgence.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hershey hopes Halloween candy can ward off declining volume fears]]></title>
      <link>https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2026/10/29/hershey-halloween-sales-face-test-as-candy-volumes-slide/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hershey bets on last-minute Halloween candy sales as inflation, higher gas prices and consumer pressures weigh on volumes despite an earnings beat.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 22:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mondelēz turns Toblerone into flavour innovation engine]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Toblerone has launched a limited-edition Pistachio Gelato flavour at Istanbul Airport as Mondelēz leans into flavour innovation, travel retail exclusives and destination-inspired confectionery.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New cocoa powder alternative targets GLP-1 trends and supply risks]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Planet A Foods launches Cocoa Booster, a high-fiber cocoa powder replacer that can replace up to 100% of cocoa in select applications amid rising costs and GLP-1-driven demand shifts.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nestlé tackles regenerative agriculture’s missing piece]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ferrero launches first Kinder Halloween range as brands target growing ‘Adultoween’ trend, highlighting the importance of the spooky season for confectionery sales.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
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