Ingredients: Page 35

  • A variety of fermentation-made deli slices lie on a wooden charcuterie board, which also features grapes, breadsticks, a dish of olives, nuts and a dip. The board is on a table with plates and glasses
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    Prime Roots raises $30M to expand mycelium deli slices

    The company’s portfolio of koji-crafted meat analogs includes ham, turkey, salami, pepperoni, bacon, pate and foie gras.

    By • May 15, 2023
  • A grassy farm with several rows of cacao trees.
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    Courtesy of Barry Callebaut
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    Barry Callebaut sets new sustainability and social responsibility targets

    The updated Forever Chocolate goals include making the entire company operate with net zero emissions by 2050, and have 100% certified or verified ingredients by 2030.

    By • May 11, 2023
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Food Dive

    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
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    Mondelēz plans shutdown of Enjoy Life facility, will ‘refocus and narrow’ allergen-free portfolio

    The CPG giant said an influx of products in the free-from snacking space is prompting it to shutter the Indiana plant, where 105 people work.

    By • May 9, 2023
  • Cholula salsa seasonings
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    Courtesy of McCormick
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    Cholula debuts six new items in its first product expansion

    The McCormick-owned hot sauce brand is launching three seasoning blends and three salsa products, capitalizing on growing interest from consumers in Mexican meals.

    By • May 9, 2023
  • Four boxes of pizza with New Culture and Pizzeria Mozza logos. Two open boxes have pizzas featuring melted mozzarella pieces and basil
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    Courtesy of New Culture Foods
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    New Culture will launch animal-free mozzarella at acclaimed LA pizzeria in 2024

    The first cheese that uses casein made by precision fermentation will be at Nancy Silverton’s Pizzeria Mozza.

    By • May 9, 2023
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    Hershey partners with Ocean Spray on chocolate-covered fruit snacks

    The collaboration on cranberry bites further expands the market reach of the confectionery giant, which already has a presence in ice cream, milk, cereal and cookie dough.

    By • May 9, 2023
  • A rectangular box of five TruffVel candies, which look like Velveeta Shells & Cheese, with the orange and black lid behind it. The background is red.
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    Courtesy of Kraft Heinz
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    Velveeta and fine chocolate mix in Kraft Heinz TruffVels launch

    The confection, made by Compartés Chocolatier to look like the brand’s Shells & Cheese offering, is the latest unconventional product from the CPG giant.

    By • May 9, 2023
  • Novoyzmes enzyme ingredient fresh bread baked goods
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    Novozymes says new ingredient can increase shelf life, cut sugar in baked goods

    The Danish biotech company said its Novamyl BestBite can maintain freshness and moisture in foods like bread without impacting taste.

    By • May 8, 2023
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    Opposites attract: Hershey aims to disrupt $1.7B sweet and salty category

    The 129-year-old company, which wants to be the No. 1 branded manufacturer in the space by 2026, is banking on its prior experience, a portfolio of well-known offerings and the absence of a larger CPG player.

    By • May 8, 2023
  • Two images of a beekeeper inspecting bee filtering and writing down a log to track the bees on a clipboard
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    Permission granted by National Honey Board
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    Sponsored by National Honey Board

    Using honey is good for honey bees. Here’s why.

    Learn how beekeepers and honey bees play an essential role in the food industry.

    May 8, 2023
  • Molson Coors, Miller High Life, truffles
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    Leftovers: Miller High Life infuses beer into chocolate; Twisted Tea blasts off with a popsicle-inspired drink

    The Molson Coors-owned brand and chocolatier Phillip Ashley mix the brew into Bar Snack Truffles, and allergy-friendly brand Partake brings a campfire treat to s’more consumers.

    By Food Dive staff • May 5, 2023
  • Packages of Hero Bread products, including Seeded Bread, Flour Tortillas, Classic White Bread, Classic Burger Buns and Classic Hot Dog Buns, are on plates with some products on a white marble surface.
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    Low-carb Hero Bread raises $15M and expands retail presence

    The better-for-you baked goods brand previously backed by Tom Brady and Kevin Durant will be in 2,300 stores nationwide by the end of May.

    By • May 5, 2023
  • Overhead view of six glasses of fruit juice garnished with fruit and mint and with a straw. Clockwise from top left: kiwi, pineapple, apple, raspberry, peach, strawberry
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    Courtesy of Better Juice
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    How Better Juice and Louis Dreyfus Company use science to cut sugar in beverages

    The two businesses have developed enzymatic processes that turn natural sugars into beneficial nutrients — and, they say, keep drinks sweet.

    By • May 4, 2023
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    Michelle Obama launches healthier food and beverage company aimed at children

    Plezi Nutrition's first drink has 75% less sugar than average leading fruit juices, no added sugar, plus fiber and nutrients. The startup plans to expand into additional products.

    By • May 4, 2023
  • Sesame seeds cover a wooden table. A lighter wood bowl full of sesame seeds with a matching wooden spoon inside sits among them.
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    Legislators condemn manufacturers that added sesame in response to allergy labeling law

    Some bakers have put the ingredient into products that didn’t have it before, which has led some people to unknowingly consume the seed.

    By • May 4, 2023
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    Nestlé ponders the future of New Jersey instant coffee plant with 227 workers

    A spokesperson with the CPG giant said the facility, which opened in 1948, “is limited based on its age, flexibility and ability to meet growing consumer demand in a cost-effective way.”

    By • May 3, 2023
  • Do Good Foods Chicken
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    Behind Do Good Foods’ mission to lower livestock emissions through upcycling

    The company, which uses unsold groceries to create animal feed, plans to have a facility in every major metropolitan area to produce its chicken and egg products.

    By • May 3, 2023
  • The Every Company and Alpha Foods' logos on a black background.
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    Courtesy of The Every Company and Alpha Foods
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    The Every Company and Alpha Foods partner to create plant-based food with animal-free eggs

    The joint development agreement is the first to bring a precision-fermentation-made ingredient to enhance meat analogs.

    By • May 3, 2023
  • Cans of plant-based Loma Linda Tuno.
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    Courtesy of Atlantic Natural Foods
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    Above Food to go public through SPAC merger

    The deal values the Canadian agriculture, ingredient and CPG company at $319 million, and company leaders say there are opportunities for margin growth.

    By • May 1, 2023
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    Hershey to invest in schools and boost income of farmers in Côte d’Ivoire

    The chocolate giant plans to distribute cash payments of up to $600 per household annually to about 5,000 cocoa farming households and partner to build 10 primary schools.

    By • May 1, 2023
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    New startup brings the ramen experience to instant pasta

    Pasta Noodles Co. said it is bringing authentic Italian pasta packaged in a rapid cook cup, which cooks in three minutes in a microwave.

    By • April 28, 2023
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    Nestlé urged by investor group to lower dependence on unhealthy food products

    In a letter, the shareholders said they have “already made clear our willingness to escalate our engagement” with the CPG giant should it fail to act.

    By • April 28, 2023
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    The image by Irene Kightley is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
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    SweetLeaf partners with American Diabetes Association to promote stevia and monk fruit

    The year-long partnership will tout the company’s sweeteners as a healthier and safer alternative with event sponsorships, recipes and cooking demonstrations.

    By • April 27, 2023
  • Five colorful jars of Just Spices -- including two that are open -- are stacked and positioned on a wooden surface.
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    Kraft Heinz enters US seasonings segment with Just Spices

    The CPG company bought a majority stake in the successful German startup — which sells trendy blends largely direct-to-consumer — in 2022. Ten offerings are now available to American consumers online. 

    By • April 26, 2023
  • Two halves of a breakfast sandwich with cultivated chicken sausage, a poached egg and spinach are stacked on top of each other on an orange plate on a white table with a yellow wall in the background.
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    Upside Foods announces cultivated ground chicken as its second product

    As it prepares for full regulatory approval, the company announced a new form of its meat that can be made faster, in greater quantities and less expensively than whole cuts, said Chief Operating Officer Amy Chen.

    By • April 24, 2023