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  • Tetra Pak
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    Tetra Pak launches accelerator program to speed product development

    The packaging and processing company will offer its expertise in formulation, processing and marketing to food and beverage brands.

    By Sept. 24, 2021
  • Bud Light, hard seltzer
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    Leftovers: Bud Light Seltzer falls into seasonal flavors; Hostess gets healthy with Voortman cookies

    The AB InBev brand offers a taste of autumn with its new variety pack, and Ben & Jerry's partners with Black-owned businesses to brew up a new flavor.

    By Food Dive staff • Sept. 24, 2021
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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
  • Peas growing as part of Equinom's yellow pea breeding program
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    How crop breeders use technology to improve the yellow pea

    Benson Hill and Equinom are racing to make the red-hot ingredient less bitter, higher in protein and easier to harvest and process.

    By Sept. 23, 2021
  • Tofurky announced a partnership with Triton Algae Innovations to use its Essential Red protein in meat analogs starting in 2022.
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    Tofurky partners with Triton Algae to bring its ingredients to plant-based meat

    This is the first high-profile product announcement in the sector to include the one-celled organism's protein. These new items will hit stores in first-quarter 2022. 

    By Sept. 23, 2021
  • HumanCo acquired a majority stake in Against the Grain, which makes gluten-free pizzas, in September 2021.
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    HumanCo gets $35M and buys gluten-free pizza maker Against the Grain

    The better-for-you holding company's latest funding round is full of notable investors ranging from Indra Nooyi to Cindy Crawford.

    By Sept. 22, 2021
  • banza, chikpeas, beyond meat, follow your heart, pizza, plant based
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    Banza partners with Beyond Meat, Follow Your Heart on pizzas

    The fast-growing maker of foods from chickpeas moved into pizza last fall after previously adding rice to complement its line of pasta.

    By Jessi Devenyns • Sept. 21, 2021
  • Chobani, peanut butter
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    Yogurt giant Chobani enters the peanut butter category

    The company said it will donate profits from the line of enhanced spreads for adults, children and infants to the hunger nonprofit Edesia Nutrition.

    By Sept. 20, 2021
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    Deep Dive

    Technology is revolutionizing food, but how can it be explained to consumers?

    Companies are making real dairy, meat and eggs without animals and using fermentation to produce new analogs, but the challenge is describing it in a way that sounds appetizing — and not like science fiction.

    By Sept. 20, 2021
  • Pancakes and syrup made with DouxMatok's Incredo Sugar
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    DouxMatok partners with Hi-Food on sweetener solutions

    The use of a bulking syrup could allow for wider use of DouxMatok's Incredo Sugar in products like cakes and bars.

    By Sept. 16, 2021
  • Improved yellow peas grown through Equinom's breeding program.
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    Roquette invests $13M in plant protein R&D center

    The ingredients company, which has been a leader in pea protein, aims to develop next-generation products at the new facility in France.

    By Sept. 16, 2021
  • Plant-based fish and chips from Novish
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    Alternative seafood has vast growth potential, report says

    The Good Food Institute study showed sales of plant-based and fermented products in the category increased 23% in 2020.

    By Sept. 15, 2021
  • Mondelez, dirt kitchen, torr
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    Mondelēz tests new snack bar made using mechanical pressure and ultrasound energy

    The CPG giant's Dirt Kitchen brand is using technology developed by Israel-based Torr FoodTech to create a product that has a unique multi-texture and maintains the nutritional value of the ingredients.

    By Sept. 14, 2021
  • Lily's Sweets Gummy Bears
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    Lily's Sweets expands into low-sugar gummies

    The better-for-you confectionery brand, acquired by Hershey earlier this year, taps into the growing gummies segment with its first nonchocolate product.

    By Sept. 14, 2021
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    Poor harvest and price spike for durum wheat threaten pasta supply

    A 90% price increase for the critical ingredient presents manufacturers with few attractive options as demand for foods to prepare at home continues to grow.

    By Jessi Devenyns • Sept. 13, 2021
  • Butterfly pea flower
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    New blue: FDA approves Sensient's natural color made from butterfly pea flower

    The heat- and light-stable natural ingredient produces different hues depending on a product's pH, the manufacturer says.

    By Samantha Oller • Sept. 9, 2021
  • Various cheese varieties on a board
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    DSM acquires dairy flavoring maker First Choice Ingredients for $453M

    The manufacturer uses fermentation and enzymatic modification to create hundreds of clean-label ingredients for both traditional and plant-based applications.

    By Jessi Devenyns • Sept. 9, 2021
  • Improved yellow peas grown through Equinom's breeding program.
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    Equinom provides improved pea protein to Meatless Farm

    The custom ingredient, developed from years of breeding, has 50% more protein than competitors and will be available to select manufacturers later this year.

    By Sept. 9, 2021
  • Hershey pilot tested Oat Made plant-based chocolate in fall 2021.
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    Hershey tests plant-based chocolate bar

    The Pennsylvania snack maker and confectioner is selling Oat Made bars in select markets as it continues its push into better-for-you products.

    By Sept. 8, 2021
  • Duckweed
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    Kellogg's VC arm doubles down on duckweed in $21.5M funding round

    For the second time in a little over a year, Eighteen94 Capital has invested in Plantible, a startup that is developing a protein from the aquatic plant said to be indistinguishable from animal protein.

    By Jessi Devenyns • Sept. 2, 2021
  • Givaudan's headquarters in Zurich
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    Givaudan make strides in fermented ingredients by partnering with other companies

    A natural component developed with Manus Bio will be available in 2021, and an agreement with Ginkgo Bioworks will help the Swiss flavor and fragrances giant recreate rare natural substances.

    By Sept. 2, 2021
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    Salt substitutes an inexpensive way to lower stroke risk, study finds

    According to new research, consuming salt alternatives that contain at least one-quarter potassium can lower the risk of stroke by 14%.

    By Sept. 2, 2021
  • A stack of chocolate made without cacao beans by Voyage Foods
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    Cacao-free chocolate? Voyage Foods aims to make it a reality

    The food tech company is emerging from stealth to bring its reverse-engineered candy, coffee and peanut butter to consumers looking for more sustainable and accessible options.

    By Sept. 2, 2021
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    Sponsored by Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition

    Mainstreaming meatless

    Creating plant-based meat alternatives that even carnivores can crave.

    Aug. 30, 2021
  • PepsiCo announced two new Flamin' Hot products in one week: Flamin' Hot Mtn Dew, and Flamin' Hot Queso Doritos Dinamita.
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    Leftovers: PepsiCo gets Flamin' Hot, Captain Morgan seeks treasure in RTD cocktails

    The snacks and drinks maker announced a new super-spiced Doritos Dinamita chip and a hot take on Mtn Dew; and Entenmann's baked up a sweet protein powder.

    By Food Dive staff • Aug. 27, 2021
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    Locust bean gum's newfound success in food stymied by supply shortages

    As demand for the versatile ingredient found in everything from ice cream to plant-based foods has increased, soaring prices have prompted some companies to look for cheaper substitutes.

    By Aug. 26, 2021