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ColumnIngredients in Focus: Emulsifiers
Suppliers and manufacturers aim to provide food and beverage companies with clean-label versions of the in-demand ingredient.
By Elizabeth Flood • Sept. 5, 2024 -
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Nura expands ingredients business with 3 new products
The company is focusing on consumer trends in healthy and sustainable eating to assist companies that are reformulating their products.
By Elizabeth Flood • Sept. 5, 2024 -
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Sponsored by GS1 USThe traceability trifecta: Revolutionizing food systems for profit, planet and people
Are you prepared for the new FDA traceability requirements for companies that manufacture, process or hold food products?
Sept. 3, 2024 -
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Buckwheat in your ice cream? Quinoa in your milk? Sustainable grains emerge as a star ingredient
More companies are incorporating these ingredients into their products to enhance nutrition and sustainability.
By Elizabeth Flood • Aug. 29, 2024 -
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The Better Meat Co. awarded $1.4M grant from US Defense Department
The California-based company plans to use the funding to produce large volumes of its Rhiza mycoprotein.
By Elizabeth Flood • Aug. 28, 2024 -
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How a Swedish company plans to dominate better-for-you snacking
Nick's is expanding its U.S. presence for its ice cream and bars with a more aggressive marketing plan that includes a Kardashian partnership.
By Elizabeth Flood • Aug. 26, 2024 -
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AI could pose risk for food and ag companies
ADM and other businesses are disclosing potential pitfalls of artificial intelligence as the technology becomes more essential for growth.
By Nathan Owens • Aug. 23, 2024 -
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ColumnIngredients in Focus: Hemp protein
The ingredient is gaining popularity for use in plant-based meats, smoothies and baked goods.
By Jennifer Lawinski • Aug. 22, 2024 -
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Howtian debuts innovation in stevia sweetener market
SoPure Dorado is a zero calorie sweetener that maintains its golden hue throughout the production process.
By Elizabeth Flood • Aug. 22, 2024 -
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How a former agriculture industry exec found himself CEO of cultivated meat company Meatable
Jeff “Trip” Tripician is looking to work with the meat industry rather than pitting the two against each other.
By Elizabeth Flood • Aug. 19, 2024 -
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Elmhurst 1925 launches a plant-based chicken powder
This is the company’s first product innovation outside of the dairy alternative space.
By Elizabeth Flood • Aug. 15, 2024 -
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ColumnIngredients in Focus: Citrus fibers
Ingredion is tapping into its commitment to elevate consumers’ eating experiences by launching a clean-label texturizer in its Fibertex CF product.
By Elizabeth Flood • Aug. 15, 2024 -
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Upside Foods sues Florida over cultivated meat ban
The lawsuit claims the state’s ban on cultivated meat is unconstitutional and only seeks to protect local meat producers from competition.
By Elizabeth Flood • Aug. 13, 2024 -
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Quorn to launch blended meat-mycoprotein products by end of the year
The ingredient, which seeks to push back against the “exclusive” perception of plant-based products, will be available in a blended form across a variety of foodservice operators.
By Elizabeth Flood • Aug. 12, 2024 -
Ingredients in peril due to climate change
As global temperatures shift and weather events devastate agricultural land, some ingredients and crops are in jeopardy. One expert shares advice.
By Elizabeth Flood • Aug. 1, 2024 -
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ColumnIngredients in Focus: New study finds heavy metals in cocoa
Most surprising, according to the researchers, was that organic labeled products showed higher levels of both lead and cadmium compared to non-organic products.
By Elizabeth Flood • Aug. 1, 2024 -
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4 trends that push purchasing decisions, according to Cargill report
From higher expectations to stretching their dollar, consumers still consider taste and convenience to be king.
By Elizabeth Flood • Aug. 1, 2024 -
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Weight loss drugs are shaking up Big Food, Ag and Health. Experts weigh in on what the industry should do
The changing snacking and eating behaviors of the increasing numbers of people on drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are changing food categories quickly, from snacking to restaurants.
By Elizabeth Flood • July 30, 2024 -
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PepsiCo launches pilot to cultivate next generation of farmers
The effort provides job pathways for beginning producers and young people to be successful on the farm or within the agriculture industry at large.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 26, 2024 -
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The next big 4 ingredient trends from IFT
Manufacturers, suppliers and technology companies alike set the tone for how the space will continue to evolve at one of the food industry's largest events of the year.
By Elizabeth Flood • July 26, 2024 -
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ColumnIngredients in Focus: Chaga mushrooms set to sprout in growth
The medicinal fungi is growing in both market share and popularity as more consumers focus on healthy lifestyles.
By Elizabeth Flood • July 25, 2024 -
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Health, taste and texture: What Ingredion’s new chief innovation officer is prioritizing
Mike Leonard stressed the importance of working with experts before debuting new health focused products.
By Elizabeth Flood • July 25, 2024 -
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Danone partners with Microsoft to scale AI projects
As the dairy company looks to technology to drive operational efficiency, it aims to upskill 100,000 workers to become more comfortable with digital tools.
By Chris Casey • July 25, 2024 -
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Juicy Marbles launches plant-based ribs with edible bones
The company says its Baby Ribs have a "clean label" and are made with 100% soy protein.
By Elizabeth Flood • July 24, 2024 -
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Nestlé develops technology to reduce fat in dairy ingredients
The food and beverage giant said the process cuts fat in milk powder by up to 60% without compromising on quality, taste and texture.
By Christopher Doering • July 24, 2024
