Building off the landmark LEAP (Learning Early About Peanut Allergy) study, food allergy advocacy group FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education), is launching the SEED (Start Eating Early Diet) study exploring early introduction of multiple allergenic foods among a diverse sample of 2,000 infants.
SunOpta makes ‘huge bet’ on oatmilk as new extraction facility set to become operational
Manufacturers
‘We want to make sure that when people live on Mars, we’ll be there too’: Aleph Farms plans to accelerate cell-based meat production in outer space
Manufacturers
McDonald’s nudges more people to buy Happy Meals with fruit & veggies through creative marketing
Markets
Investing in the Future of Food: Crowdfunding surges in pandemic to open doors for emerging brands
Manufacturers
Impossible Foods seeks to double size of R&D team, provides glimpse of work on Impossible Milk and egg alternatives
Meat
Albertsons digital sales up 243% year-over-year as retailer drives customer engagement
Bakery
Danone could axe 30% of SKUs in post-COVID recovery plan, say analysts
Beverage
BrightFarms raises $100m+ in Series E, predicts half of leafy greens could be grown via indoor farming ‘in a decade or so’
Healthy Foods
Judge’s decision to block SNAP work requirements will help hundreds of thousands buy food
COVID-19
Blue Stripes blends whimsy, functional health & sustainability to start a ‘whole cacao revolution’
Clean label
First in Asia: Plant-based egg firm Eat Just and Proterra Asia to open Singapore factory in US$120m deal
Plant-based foods and beverages
FDA invites comment on nutrition labeling of sugars that are metabolized differently than traditional sugars
Food labeling and marketing
