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بالإنجليزية

قراءة في 4 دقائق

Drinks under 5 g of sugar: the Gulf tax tiers and Ramadan 2027

A tenth of a gram decides a drink’s sugar-tax tier in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Why landing under 5 g is hard, the levers that get you there, and why the work for Ramadan 2027 starts now.

بالإنجليزية

قراءة في 4 دقائق

Kitchen to factory: what changes when a recipe meets the line

Five things that change between the test kitchen and the factory line, and the three things I’d lock before the first factory trial.

بالإنجليزية

قراءة في 3 دقائق

What’s missing in Lebanese food? Notes from the 2026 industry expo

I walked the Lebanese Industry Expo 2026. Strong products everywhere, and one clear gap: almost nothing high in fiber and low in sugar. Here is why that gap is the next opportunity.

بالإنجليزية

قراءة في 4 دقائق

Protein and fibre in one food: why texture breaks first

Innova’s #1 food trend for 2027 is more nutrition per bite. Why protein and fibre fight over the same water, and how to add both without losing the product.

بالإنجليزية

قراءة في 4 دقائق

Shelf life by design: start with what fails first

Every food fails. The question is what fails first: texture, taste, colour or safety. The answer decides the formula, the process and the pack.

بالإنجليزية

قراءة في 5 دقائق

High protein, still soft: keeping a 20 g protein bar chewy

Why protein bars harden on the shelf, how a client’s 20 g bar was built to stay chewy to its last day, and the three checks I’d make before any launch.

بالإنجليزية

قراءة في 4 دقائق

Innovate today, nourish tomorrow: what it looks like in my work

FAO’s World Food Day theme for 2026 pairs new ideas with traditional knowledge. In my work, that means protein in foods people already eat, and Lebanese heritage rebuilt.

بالإنجليزية

قراءة في 4 دقائق

A cake that rose to 8 cm, then sank: find the cause first

A client’s retail cake mix lost a quarter of its height as it cooled. The fix touched three systems, and it started with one measurement.

بالإنجليزية

قراءة في 6 دقائق

UAE salt, sugar and fat limits: what changes for your recipe

On 6 Oct 2026 the UAE announced caps on sodium, total sugars and fat in five types of packaged food. What the numbers mean inside a formula, and where I’d start.

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