Last Week's News Roundup

food & trends

• 2026 World Championship Cheese Contest

• California considers a ‘not ultraprocessed’ food label

• Five pizza trends

• AI raising the stakes in functional ingredient formulation

• The most innovative food companies of 2026

blogging & business

• Food blogger earnings

• Smart ways for food bloggers to use AI

• Using AI to eliminate busywork

• Raptive’s new AI workflow tool

• AI overviews threaten creator income

seo & search

• Google March 2026 spam update

• Why ‘search everywhere’ is the new reality for SEO

• Why zero-click search doesn’t mean zero influence

• ChatGPT citations favour a small group of domains

• Google launches Search Live globally

tools & platforms

• Pinterest’s new Pin promotion

• YouTube’s new Shopping affiliate program