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Serenity Kids raises $7m to reach beyond the “elite, crunchy consumer” and expand into mainstream

With an infusion of $7m in series A funds, baby food challenger Serenity Kids hopes to prove its high-fat, meat- and vegetable-based purees, grain-free puffs and bone broths “are not just for the elite, crunchy consumer,” by expanding distribution and promotions across the conventional channel, company president and co-founder Joe Carr said.

Ajinomoto seeks to 'set the record straight' on MSG

Is consumer sentiment around MSG (monosodium glutamate) shifting? According to MSG supplier Ajinomoto, perceptions of the flavor enhancer have improved over the last three years since the company undertook a full-scale awareness campaign to educate consumers.

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Authenticity in Culinary: Finding the Holy Grail of the Food Industry

Consumers want intense, fresh, authentic tastes made from natural, simple ingredients in kitchen-like processes. This is the challenge faced by culinary brands.

Mondelez: “There is more appetite for M&A and there is a clear strategy behind all the acquisitions”

Even in the face of rising inflation and ostensibly competing financial priorities, Mondelez’s multi-year shopping spree shows no sign of slowing as executives last week touted the steady “high-single digit” returns from recent acquisitions that are part...

Lightlife president predicts more segmentation in plant-based meat, defends ‘real food’ stance: ‘It was not a PR stunt, we wanted to start a conversation…’

Lightlife Foods’ recent campaign pitting its ‘real food’ credentials vs the 'hyper-processed' wares of Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat was dismissed by some as a PR stunt. However, it started a conversation, says president Dan Curtin, who predicts...

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The Art of Indulgence: How Chocolate and Vanilla are Shaping Flavor Innovation

Centuries-old and widely-beloved – chocolate and vanilla are going beyond their notoriety as decadent sweet dessert flavors and becoming fast favorites in savory foods, beverages and more.

‘We’ve done something truly disruptive...’ Chobani launches zero sugar yogurts, an industry first

Chobani has launched an industry first – a nationally-distributed line of dairy yogurts with zero grams of sugar – to meet growing demand from consumers that want to reduce sugar without feeling like they’re eating ‘diet’ products or compromising on taste...

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: What do consumers consider ‘healthy’ and how does that stack up to the truth?

While the pandemic shined a light on the role of diet and nutrition in health and wellness, it also revealed that most consumers don’t have a firm – or even loose – idea of what constitutes healthy – underscoring a need for more research and better education...