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Sponsored by NZMPThe trends of functional foods and how probiotics can be the ultimate wellness solution
The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled strong interest in functional foods and consumers are seeking products with multiple health benefits – immunity support and overall wellness being at the top of that list.
Aug. 23, 2021 -
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Quorn aims to ramp up US presence with new culinary center
While the facility is equipped to test and innovate all of the company's products, it will focus on the increasingly popular chicken category.
By Jessi Devenyns • Aug. 20, 2021 -
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TrendlineGetting reformulation right: How food companies are rethinking ingredients to meet consumer demand
Ingredient suppliers and companies like PepsiCo and Conagra are working closer together to overhaul brands to cater to a rise in healthy eating and expanding GLP-1 use.
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US-based research center to examine the potential of insect protein in food
Texas A&M University, with the support of industrial partners including Mars and Tyson, will focus on different aspects of wide-scale commercialized farming of insect protein.
By Jessi Devenyns • Aug. 19, 2021 -
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Barry Callebaut debuts caramelized white chocolate
Caramel Aura, which taps into consumer demand for new flavors and sustainably sourced ingredients, is touted by the company as addressing both comfort and premiumization trends.
By Samantha Oller • Aug. 19, 2021 -
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Cargill partners with AeroFarms to increase cocoa bean yields, improve farming practices
The multiyear pact will allow the companies to test different indoor growing technologies, such as aeroponics and hydroponics, light, irrigation and nutrition, to identify optimal growing conditions.
By Christopher Doering • Aug. 19, 2021 -
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ColumnLeftovers: General Mills' Pillsbury rolls out baking kits; Unilever and Chrissy Teigen fry up a new sauce
The Minnesota-based company sees opportunity in do-it-yourself baked goods during the pandemic, and Cappello's offers up keto-friendly frozen pizza with a secret ingredient.
By Food Dive staff • Aug. 13, 2021 -
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Will Purecane's fermented Reb M get consumers to think differently about sweeteners?
People want less sugar, but tend to feel substitutes will give their baking an off flavor. With its product, parent company Amyris seeks to change this perception.
By Megan Poinski • Aug. 12, 2021 -
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Two-thirds of US youths' calories come from ultra-processed foods, study finds
Newly published research shows that kids and teens are eating more highly processed ready-to-heat and -eat meals and confections, but less sugar-sweetened beverages.
By Jessi Devenyns • Aug. 12, 2021 -
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Debut Biotech partners with DIC to develop natural colors for food
Fresh off a $22.6 million funding round, the upstart aims to show how its cell-free biomanufacturing platform can overcome some of the existing barriers to creating all-natural and biodegradable pigments.
By Lauren Manning • Aug. 12, 2021 -
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Danone's Silk launches plant-based Greek yogurt
With the thick, protein-packed variety dominating the dairy-based segment, the company's new offer aims to recreate its success.
By Megan Poinski • Aug. 10, 2021 -
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ColumnLeftovers: Del Monte's fruit cups get functional; French's bun mashup bakes in the mustard
Digestion, energy and immune-boosting ingredients are infused in the company's fruit, and Nissin Foods says "yes" to pumpkin spice ramen.
By Food Dive staff • Aug. 6, 2021 -
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DouxMatok hires CEO with experience in partnerships, marketing and brand building
Ari Melamud is the first outside leader for the Israel-based sweetener company and joins at a time when its Incredo Sugar is widely available to manufacturers.
By Megan Poinski • Aug. 5, 2021 -
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Danone expands partnership with AI firm Brightseed to explore health benefits in plants
The multiyear collaboration will focus on common crops and lesser-known species as the food giant works to triple its sales in the plant-based space by 2025.
By Samantha Oller • Aug. 5, 2021 -
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Danone prepares 'plant-based 2.0' platform
The food giant is making taste and texture improvements to its oat, almond and soy milks, with new U.S. launches for Silk and So Delicious set for the second half of 2021.
By Samantha Oller • Aug. 3, 2021 -
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Motif partners with mechanical engineers and dental experts to understand the science of chewing
The science-based ingredients company is working with two U.K. universities, with plans to solve for the dry texture of plant-based proteins.
By Megan Poinski • Aug. 3, 2021 -
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Sponsored by Ajinomoto Health & NutritionTracing the sensory story from umami to kokumi
Umami may be a force of nature, but our understanding of it arose thanks to a scientific quest that began more than a century ago in Japan.
Aug. 2, 2021 -
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Why MycoTechnology and Planterra are joining forces in plant-based
With a similar attitude toward innovation, the fermented ingredients maker and JBS USA's alternative protein subsidiary say this partnership adds to R&D and new product possibilities.
By Megan Poinski • July 29, 2021 -
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ADM acquires non-GMO soy ingredients maker Sojaprotein
The purchase of the Serbia-based company for an undisclosed amount continues the agribusiness giant's push to expand its plant protein manufacturing capabilities.
By Lauren Manning • July 29, 2021 -
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Surge in coffee prices to a multi-year high could impact major CPGs
Lower output of the commodity following frost in Brazil may squeeze manufacturers of the beverage, including Nestlé, J.M. Smucker and Coca-Cola.
By Lauren Manning • July 29, 2021 -
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Fresh off its IPO, stevia-sweetened soda maker Zevia aims for beverage dominance
CEO Paddy Spence said his company, which competes against Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, LaCroix and Monster, is considering entering coffee and sports drinks.
By Christopher Doering • July 28, 2021 -
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Plant-based cheese maker Nobell Foods raises $75M for expansion
The California-based company, which gets casein protein from bioengineered soybeans, is eyeing a late 2022 product launch.
By Megan Poinski • July 23, 2021 -
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Barry Callebaut's better-for-you portfolio to use 100% sustainably sourced cocoa and vanilla
The latest initiative by the chocolatier builds on its pledge to have all sustainable ingredients by 2025.
By Lauren Manning • July 22, 2021 -
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Tate & Lyle works to meet 'extreme' surge in allulose demand
The British company that was the first to put the natural sweetener on the market is trying to increase capacity for the ingredient as need outpaces supply.
By Megan Poinski • July 22, 2021 -
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Deep DiveWhy chicken is taking over plant-based meat
With Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods entering the space and new options filling freezer cases, the potential for the poultry analog suddenly seems limitless.
By Megan Poinski • July 20, 2021 -
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Impossible Foods plans to debut chicken nuggets this fall
The plant-based company will introduce prototypes at a trade show this week, and told Bloomberg it is eyeing a launch in foodservice, then retail.
By Megan Poinski • July 16, 2021
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