Tempting though it can be to jump on every culinary or nutritional trend, from adding collagen or CBD to embracing keto or Paleo diets, successful snack brands tend to have a longer-range strategy, says the founder and CEO of Folsom, CA-based chips brand...
Demand for plant-based proteins and oils is increasing steadily, while the arable land available to grow them is constrained. But what if you could grow something like soy – but with a far higher yield - on trees?
We’ve never thought of ourselves as a ‘bar company.’ We’re a social impact platform
Celebrity-backed brand This Bar Saves Lives – which is built around a social mission: You buy a bar, we’ll donate a live-saving pack of food to a child in need – has launched a new line of allergy-friendly oat bars aimed at children.
RISE Brewing Co. is looking to attract more coffee drinkers to its nitro cold brew products entering the mass channel this April with new distribution at 2,000 Walmart locations.
For most company founders, the thought of handing over – or even just sharing – control of their startup with an ‘outsider’ is a non-starter, but bringing in a ‘hired gun’ who knows the industry ropes can help a young brand scale successfully more quickly,...
For years kale dominated supreme as the top superfood sought by Americans, but the leafy green has finally fallen off the top 10 list – replaced by fermented foods in the top spot, followed by avocados and seeds in the second and third, according to the...
Miyoko’s Kitchen – which has built a rapidly growing brand of plant-based cheeses and butters around cultured cashew nuts and coconut oil – is expanding into new territory via a new line of nut-free cheeses made with legumes, seeds, and potatoes with...
While some of the luster has worn off the subscription-based meal kit market, Yumble's proposition – prepared meal delivery for kids - is inherently ‘stickier’ with busy parents, says Sonoma Brands, the lead investor in its Series A funding round.*...
Monin Americas - a manufacturer of syrups, fruit purees, and flavor concentrates selling to the food service industry and direct-to-consumer online - foresees that consumer interest in more exotic and region-specific flavors will continue to accelerate...
Soom Foods spent over five years educating American consumers on the versatility of tahini (sesame paste) that can be used in anything from milkshakes and smoothies to a popcorn topping and as a salad dressing. The company’s next conquest is silan, a...
Under its Leão brand, Coca-Cola Brazil has launched a range of yerba maté pods it says will meet Brazilian demand for practical and convenient healthy drinks.
The idea that a plant-based diet could improve the health of people and the planet was once niche, but is rapidly gaining mainstream momentum with two pivotal developments this week, including an endorsement by the high profile EAT-Lancet Commission and...
Launching online and in Erewhon and Lazy Acres stores in Los Angeles this month, Lumen hemp elixir is a HPP (high pressure processed) superfood shot with a 60-day shelf life featuring cold pressed hemp juice and on-trend ingredients such as ashwagandha...
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