Food Tech
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Natural preservatives get fresh look amid clean label push
Ingredients such as citric acid, ascorbic acid, vinegar and rosemary extract preserve products' characteristics, prevent spoilage during shipping and increase their lifespan.
By Christopher Doering • Oct. 21, 2021 -
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Bonumose breaks ground on Hershey-funded production and R&D facility
The ingredients maker will use the new space both to research rare sugars — including tagatose, which it intends to produce starting next year — and create better-for-you confections for the candy giant.
By Megan Poinski • Oct. 21, 2021 -
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Mission Barns partnership produces plant-based sausage with cultivated fat
To announce the agreement with Silva Sausage, the companies made Mission Chorizo Sausage in a scaled production run. There is no target date for a launch yet.
By Megan Poinski • Oct. 21, 2021 -
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Deep DiveInside Farther Farms' mission: Using french fries to make the food system more sustainable
The New York startup is pioneering a unique method of making fresh food shelf stable, hoping to reduce the industry's reliance on the cold chain.
By Megan Poinski • Oct. 21, 2021 -
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Frozen coffee startup Cometeer raises $35M in latest funding round
The company, which uses liquid nitrogen to freeze coffee and touts its recyclable packaging, has received $100 million in total funding thus far.
By Chris Casey • Oct. 20, 2021 -
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Olam partners with Agri-Neo to develop organically pasteurized dried onions
The food safety tech company uses a naturally derived solution to eliminate pathogens on the ingredient while maintaining its taste, color and aroma.
By Chris Casey • Oct. 14, 2021 -
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How Danone deconstructed milk to create a more realistic plant-based option
Executives at the France-based company are optimistic the taste and texture of Silk Nextmilk and So Delicious Wondermilk will convince dairy lovers hesitant to make the switch.
By Christopher Doering • Oct. 07, 2021 -
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Hormel partners with The Better Meat Co. to develop meat analog products
The agreement is the first between a legacy food company and a startup that makes substitutes by fermentation.
By Megan Poinski • Oct. 06, 2021 -
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Clara Foods becomes The Every Company and launches animal-free egg white protein
ClearEgg, an odorless, tasteless and soluble substance that is naturally found in small quantities, is now available to amp up the nutrition in beverages and other products.
By Megan Poinski • Oct. 05, 2021 -
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Speeding up serendipity: How Kingdom Supercultures will use $25M to create better foods through fermentation
The company is transforming microorganisms into cultures that can change the taste of food, lower the alcohol content of beverages and boost the appeal of plant-based protein.
By Megan Poinski • Oct. 05, 2021 -
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75% of cell-based meat companies prefer the term 'cultivated' for their products
The Good Food Institute polled 44 leaders in the space last month, finding the results matched up with a 2019 consumer study the advocacy group had done.
By Megan Poinski • Oct. 01, 2021 -
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Perfect Day raises $350M and announces animal-free cream cheese
The proceeds from the round, tied for the largest single fundraising in the alternative protein space this year, will go toward science, innovation, product development and helping other startups scale.
By Megan Poinski • Sept. 30, 2021 -
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PepsiCo launches compostable bag for Off The Eaten Path brand
The packaging, available this month at Whole Foods Market and other retailers, is primarily made from nonfood, plant-based sources.
By Christopher Doering • Sept. 24, 2021 -
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How crop breeders use technology to improve the yellow pea
Benson Hill and Equinom are racing to make the red-hot ingredient less bitter, higher in protein and easier to harvest and process.
By Megan Poinski • Sept. 23, 2021 -
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Tofurky partners with Triton Algae to bring its ingredients to plant-based meat
This is the first high-profile product announcement in the sector to include the one-celled organism's protein. These new items will hit stores in first-quarter 2022.
By Megan Poinski • Sept. 23, 2021 -
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How Aqua Cultured Foods plans to own the whole cut seafood analog space
The startup uses a combination of fermentation techniques to make products that have a look, texture and nutritional profile similar to those from animals.
By Megan Poinski • Sept. 21, 2021 -
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Deep DiveTechnology is revolutionizing food, but how can it be explained to consumers?
Companies are making real dairy, meat and eggs without animals and using fermentation to produce new analogs, but the challenge is describing it in a way that sounds appetizing — and not like science fiction.
By Megan Poinski • Sept. 20, 2021 -
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DouxMatok partners with Hi-Food on sweetener solutions
The use of a bulking syrup could allow for wider use of DouxMatok's Incredo Sugar in products like cakes and bars.
By Megan Poinski • Sept. 16, 2021 -
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Roquette invests $13M in plant protein R&D center
The ingredients company, which has been a leader in pea protein, aims to develop next-generation products at the new facility in France.
By Chris Casey • Sept. 16, 2021 -
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Alternative seafood has vast growth potential, report says
The Good Food Institute study showed sales of plant-based and fermented products in the category increased 23% in 2020.
By Megan Poinski • Sept. 15, 2021 -
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Mondelēz tests new snack bar made using mechanical pressure and ultrasound energy
The CPG giant's Dirt Kitchen brand is using technology developed by Israel-based Torr FoodTech to create a product that has a unique multi-texture and maintains the nutritional value of the ingredients.
By Christopher Doering • Sept. 14, 2021 -
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Meatable and DSM partner to lower cell-based meat costs
The cultured meat maker will work with the ingredients and biotech company to develop a less expensive growth medium for cultivated pork and beef, and improve their taste and texture.
By Megan Poinski • Sept. 14, 2021 -
DSM acquires dairy flavoring maker First Choice Ingredients for $453M
The manufacturer uses fermentation and enzymatic modification to create hundreds of clean-label ingredients for both traditional and plant-based applications.
By Jessi Devenyns • Sept. 09, 2021 -
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Equinom provides improved pea protein to Meatless Farm
The custom ingredient, developed from years of breeding, has 50% more protein than competitors and will be available to select manufacturers later this year.
By Megan Poinski • Sept. 09, 2021 -
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Impossible Chicken Nuggets launch in restaurants
The plant-based powerhouse's latest offering is on a handful of menus now and will be at more than 10,000 grocery stores by the end of the year, the company says.
By Megan Poinski • Sept. 07, 2021
