Indoor produce grower Gotham Greens raises $87M to fuel expansion plans

The flourishing indoor greenhouse segment has been popular for investors in 2020, with BrightFarms, Revol Greens and AppHarvest also raising money for their development efforts.

By Christopher Doering • Dec. 8, 2020

Barry Callebaut to expand La Morella Nuts globally in 2021

The premium Spanish nut company was acquired in 2012 for its synergies with the chocolate ingredient leader's primary business. The line will be available in North America next year.

By Megan Poinski • Dec. 3, 2020

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The food and beverage industry is changing rapidly and the actions companies take this year are likely to play a major role in defining their future. 

By Food Dive staff

Olam Coffee upcycles cascara to create superfruit products

Although typically discarded, the company is now using the pulp and skin of the coffee cherry fruit for healthy food and beverages while doubling revenue from the raw material. 

By Lillianna Byington • Dec. 3, 2020

Nestlé to invest $3.6B to curb emissions and boost sustainability

The world's largest food company says it will use the money over the next five years as part of its long-term goal to cut its emissions in half by 2030 and reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

By Christopher Doering • Dec. 3, 2020

Lidl launches ethically sourced, private label chocolate bar

Way To Go products guarantee farmers receive the Fairtrade Minimum Price for cocoa, along with extra money to boost their income and develop higher-yield farming techniques.

By Rosie Bradbury • Dec. 3, 2020

Real-time digital labels would detect spoiled food and reduce waste

Although it is still in the prototype stage, technology firm Innoscentia is partnering with Ynvisible Interactive to adapt system sensors for large scale production and printing.

By Jessi Devenyns • Dec. 1, 2020

CPGs still struggle to measure environmental progress, but there's a solution

Guidelines are currently voluntary, unenforceable and serve as mechanisms that appear to make the problem go away without actually solving it, writes Kearney's Adheer Bahulkar and Henrique Gonda.

By Adheer Bahulkar and Henrique Gonda • Nov. 30, 2020

Diageo pledges 100% recyclable packaging, 50% supply chain emissions reduction by 2030

After falling short on some 2020 goals, the maker of Guinness and Smirnoff laid out plans to reduce emissions and improve packaging recyclability.

By Emma Cosgrove • Nov. 30, 2020

Diageo's growth plans: More premium brands and diversity in leadership

The alcohol maker's CEO told CNBC consumers are drinking "better, not more," and the company's 10-year plan focuses on promoting moderation in drinking and achieving net-zero carbon emissions.

By Jessi Devenyns • Nov. 24, 2020

4 reasons plant-based milk will keep growing after the pandemic

Dairy alternatives have gone from trendy to on fire in 2020, and analysts weigh in on what will keep the segment booming in the upcoming years. 

By Megan Poinski • Nov. 24, 2020

Barry Callebaut debuts high performance and sustainable chocolate line

The products, which are hitting the market in time for the holiday season, are made for North American consumers' palates.

By Megan Poinski • Nov. 19, 2020

Talking Tofurky: How its mission and fun approach made a quirky company a plant-based leader

While the 25-year-old family-owned company may be named after its Thanksgiving roast, a diverse array of products and leadership have helped establish the now-trendy segment.

By Megan Poinski • Nov. 19, 2020

Unilever sets $1.2B sales goal for plant-based products

Executives said they plan to reach this target by introducing meat- and dairy-free varieties of current products as well as by rolling out new brands.

By Megan Poinski • Nov. 18, 2020

How Oatly accelerated growth during the pandemic

In a year of adversity, oat milk is on top, with dollar sales up 212% above last year. The company's North America President Mike Messersmith explains why the beverage is booming and shares its expansion plans.

By Megan Poinski • Nov. 16, 2020

The food industry is not recognized for sustainability. How can we fix that?

Companies are making real progress with environmentally friendly policies, but rarely are recognized. Puris Holdings CEO Nicole Atchison looks at how that could be changed.

By Nicole Atchison • Nov. 9, 2020

Catering to the plant-based diet trend: What about the package?

Isn’t it only natural to put plant-based food in a plant-based package?

Nov. 9, 2020

Hooray Foods shifts distribution strategy to let people bring home the plant-based bacon

The new brand, which will be in 300 Whole Foods stores this month, was designed by a meat eater to replicate the experience of cooking and eating the popular breakfast side. 

By Megan Poinski • Nov. 3, 2020

Barry Callebaut introduces cacao fruit ingredients brand

Cabosse Naturals upcycles the traditionally wasted fruit into four ingredients: pulp, juice, concentrate and cascara flour made from its skin.

By Megan Poinski • Oct. 29, 2020

MeliBio makes honey without bees

The California startup said 15 food and beverage companies have committed to using its lab-produced sweetener, which it expects to have on the market by the third quarter of 2021. 

By Christopher Doering • Oct. 29, 2020

Hershey takes stake in snack maker Quinn for undisclosed amount

The investment will allow the candy giant to tap into the upstart's mission-focused goals, while allowing the 126-year-old company to further expand its reach into snacks.

By Christopher Doering • Oct. 28, 2020

Bacardi to use 100% biodegradable plastic bottles by 2023

The company said the new packages break down in 18 months and will eliminate 3,000 tons of plastic it currently uses each year.

By Jessi Devenyns • Oct. 23, 2020

Impossible Foods recruits scientists to double R&D department in 12 months

At a virtual press conference, the company announced plans to hire 100 more professionals from any research discipline and showed off a prototype of Impossible Milk.

By Megan Poinski • Oct. 21, 2020

BrightFarms raises $100M to fund greenhouse expansion

The grower joins Revol Greens, AppHarvest and Plenty Unlimited in recent investments, as companies take advantage of consumer interest in local, sustainably grown food.

By Christopher Doering • Oct. 20, 2020

Elections have consequences: How a Biden win could reshape the food policy agenda

If the former vice president wins the White House, there will be significant changes in regulatory priorities and a new focus on larger issues impacting the industry, writes Sean McBride of DSM Strategic Communications.

By Sean McBride • Oct. 19, 2020

Is rapeseed the next big plant-based protein ingredient?

Researchers found the plant used to make canola oil, which has the same metabolic effects in the human body as soy, could be valuable in improving nutrition.

By Megan Poinski • Oct. 15, 2020