<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9 http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9/sitemap.xsd http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9 http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9/sitemap-news.xsd"><url><loc>https://www.profoodworld.com/industry-news/article/22968691/whey-protein-shortage-pushes-processors-toward-alternative-ingredients</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>ProFood World</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-12T13:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Whey Protein Shortage Pushes Processors Toward Alternative Ingredients</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://img.profoodworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/06/gettyimages-174988875.KABBVJ7J1T.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Some manufacturers have halted output or reformulated flagship products to balance the limited supply of whey protein.</image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>