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 […]
2025’s Top Tire R&D Conferences on Microplastics, Recycling & EV Tire Wear
The tire industry is under pressure to solve tire wear and sustainability challenges. EVs generate over 20% more tire wear particles, worsening microplastic pollution and pushing regulators to act. Meanwhile, tire disposal remains a problem—21% of end-of-life tires in the U.S. aren’t sustainably recycled, adding to environmental concerns. R&D teams must navigate breakthroughs in sustainable […]
Membrane-Based Lithium Extraction: Sustainable Solution or Overhyped Promise?
Membrane-based lithium extraction has emerged as a promising alternative to traditional lithium extraction methods, offering cleaner and more efficient processes. Some advanced membrane technologies, like ElectraLith’s DLE-R, can extract lithium without water or chemicals. This process significantly reduces the environmental footprint of lithium extraction. However, it also has some drawbacks. These include high cost, durability […]
Toyota to Revolutionize EVs with its Disruptive Solid-State Batteries
According to a report published in Jan 2025, researchers, in collaboration with Toyota, found that using a new type of cathode material, copper nitride (Cu₃N), for all-solid-state fluoride-ion batteries (FIBs), could increase the EV range to two folds. Cu₃N exhibits a high reversible capacity of approximately 550 mAh/g, surpassing many conventional fluoride-ion cathodes. This material […]
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 […]
Amazon Business Strategy to Overthrow Walmart from Fortune 500 Throne
Amazon recently made quite a buzz as it dethroned Walmart, one of the biggest rivals, for the first time in quarterly revenue with $187 billion compared to Walmart’s $180 billion. Amazon is rapidly closing the gap with Walmart in annual revenue and could soon surpass them. Amazon’s rise to its current dominant position is an […]
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 […]
The Hidden Cost of a Weak R&D Framework (And How to Fix It)
A Harvard Business Review reports that 75% of new product ideas fail to reach the market. This is due to an inefficient R&D framework or poor strategic alignment. R&D teams face constant pressure to work faster, improve processes, and deliver clear results. Despite significant investments, R&D progress can still be hindered by disconnected workflows, underused […]
5 Tools to Reduce 90 Percent of Your Open Innovation Costs in 2025
Traditional innovation management is costly and inefficient. With ideas pouring in from startups, consumers, and partners, manual processes struggle to keep up—slowing innovation, increasing costs, and overloading teams with low-impact ideas. The right open innovation management tools can automate the sorting and evaluation. Research suggests that digitizing information-intensive processes can reduce costs by up to […]
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) […]
