The Food and Beverage Trend Report with giovanni gallucci: May 27, 2026

The FDA's synthetic dye phase-out is the biggest CPG reformulation cycle in twenty years, with six petroleum dyes out by end of 2026 and natural color suppliers (galdieria, butterfly pea, calcium phosphate) finally having their moment after a decade waiting on approvals. Refresco closed a one point one billion dollar acquisition of SunOpta and Laird Superfood bought Navitas Organics: strategics are locking down ingredient supply, not chasing brand logos, because clean label is now an eighty percent baseline shopper expectation. Marks and Spencer moved short ingredient lists to the front of pack on every private label SKU under ten ingredients, treating the deck like marketing copy not legal copy. The back panel is the product now. . . . | ai-assisted content (00:00) - Intro (00:42) - Story 1 (03:43) - Story 2 (06:33) - Story 3 (09:24) - Outro