Ingredients: Page 44

  • Overhead view of several sacks and bowls of various plant-based ingredients and legumes, some with scoops, grouped together on a wooden surface.
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    Blendtek partners with Bunge on plant protein ingredients

    The Canadian formulation company now offers the commodity giant’s soy, pea, faba, lentil and mung bean proteins — including concentrates, isolates, powders and textures.

    By • Sept. 8, 2022
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    Seth Goldman’s Eat the Change announces flavors for new tea brand

    Varieties of Just Ice Tea, which are expected to hit shelves later this year, include a few of the most popular extensions under the Honest tea line being discontinued by Coca-Cola.

    By • Sept. 7, 2022
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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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    Plant Based Foods Institute will promote the segment’s policy and business aims

    The new nonprofit, a sister organization to the Plant Based Foods Association, will use sourcing agreements, lobbying, research and foodservice to empower “broadscale change.”

    By • Sept. 7, 2022
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    Non-GMO Project Verified products saw steep sales growth, study finds

    The certification group and SPINS found that products with the butterfly seal posted bigger increases from 2019 to 2021 than items that billed themselves as non-GMO or had no indication whether they contained bioengineered ingredients.

    By • Sept. 6, 2022
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    Sponsored by Sun Valley Rice

    California’s unique rice harvest opportunity

    California growers gear up for rice harvest season with only half of their typical planted area.

    Sept. 6, 2022
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    Gatorade debuts its first-ever caffeinated energy drink Fast Twitch

    The beverage, which has no sugar or carbonation, contains 200 milligrams of caffeine and B vitamins. It will hit store shelves in February.

    By • Sept. 1, 2022
  • An array of four baking ingredients in silver bowls sitting on a checked kitchen towel with a partial stick of butter, a wire whisk and a measuring spoon sitting near the middle.
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    Puratos partners with Shiru on egg replacements for bakery

    Through this agreement, the legacy ingredients company will be able to get functional proteins found by the food tech startup to market faster.

    By • Sept. 1, 2022
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    Nestlé launches vegan KitKat in 15 European countries

    The bar, which uses a rice-based substitute in place of dairy, is getting an expanded rollout as products from Hershey and Mondelēz remain in testing or debut in a limited release.

    By • Sept. 1, 2022
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    Impossible Foods launches frozen meals

    The plant-based meat company’s new bowls feature different cuisines with its beef, chicken and pork alternatives as the main focus.

    By • Sept. 1, 2022
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    Kraft Heinz to sell powdered cheese business to Kerry Group for $107.5M

    The deal includes a Minnesota manufacturing facility and its employees, and would bolster the Irish company’s ingredients portfolio.

    By • Updated Aug. 30, 2022
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    Impossible Foods reformulates to have less fat than beef

    The new recipe also gives the plant-based analog as much protein per serving as meat.

    By • Aug. 30, 2022
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    Carbon dioxide shortage threatens beer and food manufacturing

    High demand for beverages and contamination at a natural source have tightened supplies of the gas, which may continue in coming months.

    By • Aug. 29, 2022
  • Bottles of Spicy Truffle Ranch, Hidden Valley Ranch and Truff hot sauce lie on an audio mixer. Pizzas sit on two record turntables, and a pair of black headphones and a slice of pizza sit nearby.
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    Leftovers: Truff brings the heat to Hidden Valley Ranch; Stacy’s pairs its pita chips with Girl Scouts’ Thin Mints

    Clorox’s original ranch dressing gets combined with the viral truffle-based hot sauce in a new condiment, while unMEAT offers its plant-based take on Spam.

    By Food Dive staff • Aug. 26, 2022
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    Cargill to spend more than $50 million on sustainable corn syrup plant

    The company said the facility, which will help it meet increasing demand for the ingredient, will reduce CO2 emissions by close to 50% compared to typical production methods.

    By • Aug. 25, 2022
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    How Ayana Bio will use science and technology to make more nutritious ingredients

    As he takes the helm of the Ginkgo Bioworks spinoff, CEO Frank Jaksch said the company’s plant cell culture technology, used to create bioactive compounds from ginseng, berries, cocoa and ginger, could be a nutritional game changer. 

    By • Aug. 25, 2022
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    Frozen pizza gets a new competitor as Rao’s debuts premium offering

    The Sovos Brands line, made with fresh basil and San Marzano tomatoes, enters the crowded, $6.4 billion category at a time when consumers are watching their spending.

    By • Aug. 24, 2022
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    BodyArmor co-founder launches premium canned cocktail Casa Azul

    Amid soaring demand for on-the-go offerings, the tequila soda from Lance Collins aims to set itself apart from other RTD products by using real spirits instead of malt liquor.

    By • Aug. 23, 2022
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    Leftovers: Snoop Dogg drops new cereal like it’s hot; Miller High Life brings the dive bar experience to ice cream

    The rap icon’s Broadus Foods makes a splash with Snoop Loopz, and Dave’s Gourmet sees opportunity in a TikTok influencer’s mysterious pink sauce.

    By Food Dive staff • Aug. 19, 2022
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    Kalsec partners with Infinome on precision fermentation products

    The companies said they will target ingredients that serve nutritional, functional, taste or preservation functions, with the first potentially reaching the market as early as 2024.

    By • Aug. 18, 2022
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    Raízen and ASR Group partner on fully traceable non-GMO sugar

    The multiyear agreement, which involves an investment and 10-year sugarcane purchase pact, is the first transparency program of its kind for the sweetener, the companies say.

    By • Aug. 18, 2022
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    US honey consumption soars to all-time high amid better-for-you trend

    The record comes as domestic production of the sweetener fell to its lowest point in 30 years, leaving America to depend on imports to meet demand.

    By • Aug. 18, 2022
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    Ben & Jerry’s partners with Tony’s Chocolonely to end modern slavery in chocolate

    The socially conscious companies also are collaborating on new ice cream and candy bars, debuting in the U.S. in January.

    By • Aug. 18, 2022
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    Plant-based food maker Laird Superfood gets $3 per share takeover offer

    The company said it will review the proposal from EF Hutton SPV I LLC and determine the course of action “that it believes is in the best interests” of its business and shareholders.

    By • Aug. 17, 2022
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    Crisco price increases struggle to cover higher soybean, canola oil costs

    B&G Foods, maker of the shortening and oil brand, said some consumers have been switching to lower-priced private label options.

    By • Aug. 15, 2022
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    Second lawsuit filed targeting Skittles ingredient

    An Illinois consumer says the confectioner’s use of titanium dioxide makes the candy “unfit for human consumption.”

    By • Aug. 15, 2022