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Organic sales ‘bounce back to a higher growth rate’ to reach nearly $70bn in 2023

New data from the Organic Trade Association shows organic sales “bouncing back” after a post-pandemic and inflation-induced slowdown in incremental grown in recent years, with research from SPINS suggesting the products best positioned to seize this growth are those that meet demand for “intelligent indulgence,” “protecting the planet” and health and wellness.

Oobli partners with Grupo Bimbo to bring sweet proteins to baked goods

Biotech company Oobli signed a formal agreement with Grupo Bimbo to supply the baked goods manufacturer with sweet proteins — the first major step in the startup establishing itself as an ingredient provider.

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Transforming the future of food protein through diversification

Industry leaders are overcoming challenges of funding, consumer preference and scaling solutions sustainably – find out how at the Future Food-Tech Alternative Proteins summit.

Blackbird Foods launches crowdfunding campaign, explores plant-based opportunity in school lunches

Plant-based comfort food brand Blackbird Foods launched a crowdfunding campaign on Start Engine to grow its business, including a bigger push into school lunch programs, company CEO Emanuel Storch told FoodNavigator-USA in a Startup Spotlight interview....

The top trends Coca-Cola is watching: New insights platform shares key data from retail & foodservice

The Coca-Cola Company is launching Coca-Cola Lens: an insights platform, available to all, that shares data and experience from hundreds of thousands of retail and foodservice outlets in North America.

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How a platform for businesses seeking smaller batches of quality ingredients is delivering door-to-door success

A new online store for essential ingredients promises to take the headache out of supply issues. Its USP? Smaller minimum orders, without compromising on quality and efficiency - ADM explains how it works.

Californian almond prices are at an 'all-time low', with supply exceeding demand. GettyImages/4kodiak

Almond growers buck the trend: Good news for food and beverage manufacturers

With reported ingredient shortages and price rises across the food and beverage industry, it appears the almond industry is bucking the trend, with prices at an 'all-time-low' with supply exceeding demand.

Fonterra to focus on B2B services in sweeping strategic change

The New Zealand co-operative is set to offload some of its best-known consumer brands to create ‘a simpler, higher-performing’ business.

Plant-based 3.0: Industry insiders share strategies for pushing alternative proteins forward

After a challenging few years in which falling sales and units dragged plant-based protein into the trough of disillusionment, stakeholders are finding ways up the other side of the Gartner Hype Cycle by leveraging emerging technologies, novel ingredients...

Global working group GROW touts gelatin’s diversity, addresses concerns to capture volume, value of hydrocolloid market

Gelatin may not be flashy and new, but it remains the second fastest growing hydrocolloid off a significant base thanks in part to its ability to meet a wide range of emerging consumer interests, including clean-eating and high protein to permissible...