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Debate surrounding state food additive bans heats up
Food industry executives argue the proposals lack scientific standing and could wreak havoc on the industry, while opponents link consumption of the food substances to serious health problems.
By Elizabeth Flood • April 4, 2024 -
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Why Coors Banquet believes it is thriving in a flailing beer category
The brand attributed its sales growth to nostalgia and its legacy brand status, as parent company Molson Coors faces an ongoing strike at one of its plants.
By Chris Casey • April 4, 2024 -
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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.
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Tech tool Yuka gives transparency to complicated ingredient lists
The app aims to help consumers decipher food product labels, empowering them to make informed shopping decisions and hold CPGs accountable for their "healthy" claims.
By Elizabeth Flood • April 3, 2024 -
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Cal-Maine ceases operations at Texas facility after bird flu detected
The nation’s largest egg producer depopulated nearly 2 million birds as a result of the outbreak as cases now mount in U.S. dairy herds.
By Nathan Owens • April 3, 2024 -
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Danone enters $1B yogurt mix-in category with healthy focus
The dairy giant is introducing the new Remix banner to its Oikos, Too Good & Co. and Light + Fit brands to attract consumers hesitant to try other mix-ins seen as overly indulgent.
By Christopher Doering • April 3, 2024 -
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Tequila takeover: Casa Azul’s new CEO says natural ingredients drive the future of cocktails
Dennis Carr, who took the reins of the agave-based soda brand last month, said drinkers are shifting to spirits because of their lower calorie count as malt-based RTD offerings see a decline.
By Chris Casey • April 2, 2024 -
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Person tests positive for bird flu after contact with infected dairy cows in Texas
This is the second case of avian influenza identified in a person in the U.S. as a peculiar strain of the virus spreads to cattle across the country.
By Nathan Owens • April 2, 2024 -
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How Mason Dixie Foods’ CEO is forcing a rethink of the frozen aisle
Ayesha Abuelhiga started her brand in a Washington D.C. food desert, and now aims to bring back using real food in the natural and organic food industry.
By Elizabeth Flood • April 2, 2024 -
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Kraft Heinz, NotCo targeting deeper presence in plant-based foods, exec says
Despite a sales slowdown in the animal-substitute category, the joint venture is planning to tap into its valuable brand equity and technology to launch more items in 2024.
By Christopher Doering • April 1, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Ajinomoto Health & NutritionThe flavorful and economical potential of kokumi
Kokumi is primed to take center stage as the next trend in taste, but there’s still so much about it that’s left to uncover.
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Danish scientists unlock plant-based protein source from microalgae
A University of Copenhagen professor and his team were able to produce a novel, bacteria-based protein that has a similar texture to meat.
By Elizabeth Flood • March 28, 2024 -
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The Weekly Sip: White Claw takes a shot at tequila | Pistachio brand percolates into coffee
The alcohol giant is debuting an agave-based seltzer this week, and Robert Downey Jr.’s Happy spreads joy on shelves with canned RTD coffee.
By Food Dive staff • March 28, 2024 -
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PepsiCo, Unilever launch Pure Leaf Zero Sugar sweet tea
An executive overseeing the nearly $1 billion brand said a “top barrier” preventing people from buying a tea offering is the absence of an option without sugar.
By Christopher Doering • March 27, 2024 -
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How a Japanese company plans to take over plant-based pantry items in the US
The firm’s Chicago business, called Zen B, aims to reinvent everyday foods such as pasta and crackers with yellow peas and other better-for-you ingredients.
By Elizabeth Flood • March 26, 2024 -
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Nestlé launches pair of initiatives to decarbonize cocoa supply chain
The global food company said its new projects aim to reduce and remove more than 500,000 metric tons of carbon during a 20-year period.
By Zoya Mirza • March 25, 2024 -
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Just Ice sales heat up a tea segment abandoned by Coca-Cola
Sales of the organic, less sweet offering are expected to top $20 million this year by tapping into many of the attributes that made its predecessor Honest a success.
By Christopher Doering • March 25, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Applied Food SciencesEnhancing nootropics: New study shows acute cognitive benefits from guayusa and lion’s mane
Brain boosters get a lift thanks to the cognitive benefits from guayusa and lion’s mane.
March 25, 2024 -
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Sponsored by AlianzaThe future of wellness: Exploring lipid-based foods in the food-as-medicine movement
Discover how the burgeoning food-as-medicine movement, driven by cutting-edge research and technological innovations, is reshaping perspectives on nutritional well-being.
By Camilo A. Castro, PhD • March 25, 2024 -
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ColumnLeftovers: Icee chills out with Ghostbusters flavors | Bob’s Red Mill mixes provide baking shortcut
The frozen beverage brand taps the fantasy franchise for its nostalgic line, and MariMed infuses both cannabis and electrolytes into its latest drink mixes.
By Food Dive staff • March 22, 2024 -
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Cultivated meat leader Meatable achieves landmark breakthrough
The Netherlands-based food-tech pioneer’s patented technology significantly speeds up the cell differentiation process by creating fat and muscle tissue in a record four days.
By Elizabeth Flood • March 21, 2024 -
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ColumnThe Weekly Sip: S&P rating could spell trouble for beverages | AB InBev crafts IPA using ‘spellers’ method
In this week’s beverage news, Diageo infuses blackberries into Crown Royal Whisky, and tech company Vertosa partners with a German ingredients producer to produce cannabis-infused drinks.
By Food Dive staff • March 21, 2024 -
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Mondelēz’s Chips Ahoy! debuts new recipe for the classic cookie
The modification, which includes chocolate chips with higher cacao and Madagascar vanilla extract content, is the biggest update for the $1 billion brand in nearly a decade.
By Christopher Doering • March 21, 2024 -
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Low-sugar chocolate trailblazer receives ‘no questions’ FDA letter for its star ingredient
Oobli, the global sweet protein platform, is the first company to be granted approval for the use of its product as a food ingredient.
By Elizabeth Flood • March 20, 2024 -
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Why hydration drinks are quenching the beverage industry’s thirst for product growth
Offerings like Waterdrop, Electrolit and BodyArmor’s Flash I.V. are building a powerful and trendy product category that sits between water, soda, sports and energy drinks.
By Chris Casey • March 18, 2024 -
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Problem to plate: Could eating invasive species be a sustainability game changer?
Advocates are working to get consumers on board in an effort to contain and live with plants and animals wreaking havoc on environmental and commercial ecosystems.
By Leah Borts-Kuperman • March 18, 2024
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