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WhatIf Foods taps a secret ingredient for plant-based success
As the company enters the U.S. with its better-for-you ramen and milk, it is leaning on the sustainability and nutrition credentials of a little-known African legume.
By Chris Casey • June 17, 2022 -
Live Green Group partners with Sigma to make clean-label ingredients
This agreement will utilize the startup’s Charaka algorithm and the Mexican food giant’s reach to create alternatives to things like methylcellulose, gums and emulsifiers.
By Megan Poinski • June 16, 2022 -
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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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DouxMatok's Incredo Sugar now available through Batory Foods
The Israeli company’s marquee product is made from sugar and requires only 50% as much to taste as sweet.
By Megan Poinski • June 16, 2022 -
Mars partners with Perfect Day on animal-free chocolate
The confectioner is launching the CO2Coa bar using dairy made by precision fermentation online, positioning it as a more sustainable treat.
By Megan Poinski • June 16, 2022 -
As milk prices soar, butter and cheese makers grapple over supply
High production costs have put a premium on dairy, which could force manufacturers and consumers to make hard choices, according to a CoBank analysis.
By Chris Casey • June 15, 2022 -
Sponsored by Applied Food Sciences
This Amazonian 'super-leaf' may help gaming performance
Studies show a new energy ingredient may help gamers improve performance with more focus and fewer jitters.
June 13, 2022 -
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Leftovers: Brave Robot, Coolhaus team up on animal-free treats; French's spreads beyond mustard
The Urgent Company-owned brands use Perfect Day’s proteins in their first collaboration, and a uterus-shaped breakfast cereal tries to start the conversation about periods.
By Food Dive staff • June 10, 2022 -
Organic food sales growth slowed in 2021 as consumer priorities shifted
After setting an explosive pace in 2020, the segment returned to historic patterns last year, according to the Organic Trade Association — but inflation may make 2022 even more challenging.
By Samantha Oller • June 10, 2022 -
InnovoPro partners on ice cream that harnesses the power of chickpeas
CEO Taly Nechushtan said new products like this frozen treat must overcome consumers’ negative experiences with the taste and texture of other plant-based offerings.
By Christopher Doering • Updated June 10, 2022 -
Hershey applies to patent dairy-free chocolate with roasted grain
The Pennsylvania confectioner says this method can produce candy with a similar texture, mouthfeel, melt and taste to treats made with milk.
By Megan Poinski • June 9, 2022 -
Why Mission Barns believes cultivated fat is the key to better plant-based meat
In taste tests, CEO Eitan Fischer said more than 90% of consumers preferred meat analogs made with cultivated fat over plant equivalents.
By Megan Poinski • June 8, 2022 -
Kellogg's RX takes breakfast on the go with new bars
The latest offering for the morning daypart from the clean-label brand swaps the dense mouthfeel of RXBar for a soft texture and different sweeteners.
By Samantha Oller • June 7, 2022 -
Sponsored by Flavor Producers
Book your ticket on an exotic tropical flavor adventure
With summer on the horizon, now is the perfect time to explore the emerging and exotic tropical fruit flavor profiles that consumers are requesting for new beverages targeted for hydration, health & wellness, or a happy hour cocktail.
June 6, 2022 -
Beyond Meat accused of unfair competition because of misleading claims in new lawsuit
The federal lawsuit is the latest attack on the company from former co-manufacturer Don Lee Farms, which says its publicly traded competitor overstates its protein content and incorrectly says its ingredients are natural.
By Megan Poinski • June 3, 2022 -
DSM, Firmenich to merge into 'powerhouse of innovation and creativity'
The Dutch chemicals giant and Swiss ingredients maker will combine in a $21 billion deal to pursue natural, clean-label and sustainable products.
By Samantha Oller • June 2, 2022 -
Joywell Foods nets $25M from Kraft Heinz VC and others for sweet protein commercialization
The company, which uses fermentation to create substances found in super sweet African fruits, is working toward bringing a line of beverages to market.
By Megan Poinski • June 2, 2022 -
JBS enters plant-based bacon with new Ozo product
The item, from the company's Planterra arm, uses True Bite technology to mimic the texture and mouthfeel of the beloved pork breakfast dish.
By Megan Poinski • June 1, 2022 -
5 attention-grabbing products from the 25th Sweets & Snacks Expo
Hidden among the close to 700 exhibitors and 4.5 acres of candy and snack innovation were offerings including Toxic Waste treats, tomato jerky and Dippin' Dots-like coffee.
By Christopher Doering • June 1, 2022 -
Deep Dive // Race for regulation of cell-based meat
How should cell-based meat be labeled? What 1,179 comments to USDA say about stakeholders' priorities
With decision-making coming soon, players in cultivated and animal meat industries, state governments and policy groups expressed opinions about how the nascent space should be represented.
By Megan Poinski • May 31, 2022 -
FDA rules tagatose must be classified as an added sugar
Sweetener maker Bonumose questions the decision given the ingredient's health benefits, floating the idea of potential bias at the department.
By Megan Poinski • May 26, 2022 -
More consumers look for clean eating as they battle stress, survey shows
The International Food Information Council's annual survey shows that more than half of Americans are now following a diet or eating pattern, while nearly three in four snack daily.
By Megan Poinski • May 23, 2022 -
Sponsored by CII Foods
CII's Cluster & Granola manufacturing grand opening!
After a long year of design and construction, CII’s new multi-million-dollar manufacturing plant will be opening up in St. Joseph, Missouri at the end of May.
May 23, 2022 -
Ginkgo Bioworks partners with Evo Foods on animal-free eggs
The U.S. biotech company will offer its scientific expertise in precision fermentation to help the Indian plant-based CPG create an ingredient to use in its products.
By Megan Poinski • May 19, 2022 -
Manufacturers shift tactics to stay ahead of edible oil turmoil
From substitutions to diversifying suppliers, food companies have to stay flexible as war, weather and export bans pressure ingredient supplies and prices.
By Samantha Oller • May 19, 2022 -
Cargill to build soybean processing facility to meet rising oilseed demand
The company plans to break ground on the plant early next year and expects it to be operational in 2026. Once completed, the new structure will create about 45 full-time positions.
By Christopher Doering • May 19, 2022