The UK’s leading chemical industry trade show is just a matter of weeks away, and the Norkem team is lined up as one of the exhibitors once again.
ChemUK 2026 returns to the NEC Birmingham on 20th and 21st May, bringing together the full spectrum of the UK’s chemical sector. Now firmly established as the industry’s flagship chemical industry event, it combines multiple specialist zones for chemicals supply, chemicals management, process & chemicals engineering, and formulated products manufacturing.
The Norkem team is all set to return to Barcelona in May for Vitafoods Europe 2026, the world’s premier nutraceuticals trade show.
Over three days from 5th to 7th May, upwards of 30,000 professionals from across the functional food and supplement supply chains will gather at the Fira Barcelona Gran Via for what is now firmly established as the biggest event of its kind anywhere in the world. Norkem is confirmed as one of 1,600+ exhibitors at what promises to be a real celebration of a burgeoning sub-sector of the food and beverage industry.
Norkem is delighted to announce the addition of KARBFiX® to our growing portfolio of innovative functional food ingredients.
Social media has become an invaluable resource for product managers looking to stay on track with the latest consumer sentiments and trends. If you’re a product lead in the food and drink industry, you’ll know that topics linked to nutrition, health and wellness are generating some of the biggest conversations online at present.
On TikTok alone, videos tagged #nutrition or similar have attracted some 17 billion views. And while there are justified concerns about the quality of the advice available on platforms like TikTok, what it does prove is that nutrition is a topic the public is very interested in. That’s worth any food brand’s attention.
Strict advertising rules for food and drink products classed as high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) came into force in the UK this January. The impact has been close to an on-screen blackout for dozens of high profile snack and baked goods brands.
Under the new regulations, online advertising for products that meet the HFSS criteria has been banned outright. Social media ads, paid influencer endorsements, paid search, on-page display ads - all gone. TV adverts for the same products are now restricted until after the 9pm curfew. Brands that based a significant part of their identity on their appeal to children can no longer be advertised where children can easily see them.
December in Paris? Yes please! Norkem is delighted to confirm our return to Fi Europe 2025, the leading global gathering for the food and beverage ingredients industry.
Celebrating its landmark 30th edition, Fi Europe will this year gather thousands of professionals from across the industry at the magnificent Expo Porte de Versailles in Paris, with three days (2-4 December) dedicated to exploring innovation in ingredients, nutrition, functionality and formulation.