There’s a reason why plant-based yogurts haven’t achieved anything close to the category share of plant-based milks – and it’s not simply that they are newer to market – claims Edward Averdieck, CEO at British coconut yogurt and dessert brand The Coconut...
Bare Snacks – best known for its apple, banana and coconut chips – has expanded into the veggie snacking arena with a new line of carrot, beet, and sweet potato chips. FoodNavigator-USA caught up with CEO Santosh Padiki at the Natural Products Expo West...
The latest in a series of lawsuits filed against kombucha brand Health-Ade challenging sugar and alcohol levels stated on pack underscores an ongoing area of legal vulnerability for makers of the fermented tea product.
Emerging trends that have helped fuel the natural and organic industry’s “multi-decade tear” with growth that far outpaces that of the conventional channel are now crossing over to the mainstream with increasing speed thanks in part to an influx of funds...
New Jersey-based FlavorHealth – best known for using high-throughput cell-based screening to identify natural compounds that enhance sweetness and saltiness and reduce bitterness – is aiming to commercialize a novel natural high-intensity sweetener with...
Spindrift - which has carved a unique niche in the beverage aisle by using just two ingredients: lightly carbonated filtered water and freshly squeezed fruit juice (no sweeteners, no flavors) – has raised $20m in a Series B-2 round.
“There are protein powders for smoothies, baking mixes for cookies, and I just thought ‘why not a no-bake mix for bars?’” Karen Nation, founder and CEO of Creation Nation, told FoodNavigator-USA at the recent Natural Products Expo West show in Anaheim,...
A calorie is a calorie, right? Wrong, argues pediatrician, sugar-nemesis and author of best-selling book ‘Fat Chance’, Dr Robert Lustig, who caught up with FoodNavigator-USA at the Natural Products Expo West trade show in Anaheim last week.
By Terry Fleck, executive director, The Center for Food Integrity
'The block statement in JavaScript is often called a compound statement in other computer programming languages. Unlike C++ , JavaScript doesn’t consider a block to be a new scope.' Does this make sense to you? I don’t know about you, but my...
It’s pretty reductive to sum up a show the size of Natural Products Expo West with a handful of slides....but that’s never stopped us before, so here goes...
While growth has slowed a little in 2017 vs 2016, the natural and organic products industry remains in rude health. But what’s driving the growth and where does ecommerce fit in? Checkout our gallery of highlights from some education sessions at Natural...
'This year will be the most transformational year for Quaker in its history'
The Quaker brand – best known for its hot and cold cereals and snack bars – is planning its first foray into the chiller, as brand owner PepsiCo seeks to tap into consumer demand for more convenient nutrition, says Seth Kaufman, head of the company’s...
‘Retailers must get their heads in the clouds’, says Whipstitch Capital, which means brands must think omni-channel and what they can do outside of just offering a ‘product’.
The US meat industry has welcomed the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to withdraw the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) final rule.
The idea behind start-up From The Ground Up’s debut products was to refresh yesterday’s snack foods to meet today’s nutritional expectations, according to brand owner Halen Brands.
Celebrity-backed brand This Bar Saves Lives has a simple message: You buy a bar, we’ll donate a live-saving pack of food to a child in need. But is this kind of margin-sapping business model something other less star-studded emerging CPG brands could...
While Argentina’s salted-snack consumption is low at one kilo per person compared with the nine kilos in the US in 2017, the market has plenty of potential, says Pablo García, general manager for foods at PepsiCo Argentina.
The head of Norwegian company Pharma Marine said that creating new customers is the name of the game in the omega-3s business. Creating a new culinary oil enhanced with omega-3s will do this better than building a better soft gel product, he said.
ALDI has expanded its partnership with Instacart’s online grocery ordering and home delivery service to residents across Chicagoland, Northwest Indiana and as far west as Rockford, IL.
US exports of beef and pork for January grew year-on-year, bolstered by growing sales in the Japanese market, according to data released by USDA and compiled by USMEF.
The dedicated regional group will work with beverage players across Latin America and the Caribbean to create a collective agenda; streamlining policies, processes and communication, its executive director says.
Ancient Nutrition is ready to “grab the proverbial tiger by the tail” with a $103 million investment that will allow it to reach and educate more consumers about its on-trend powdered bone broth, collagen products and a recently launched and already hot...
Georgia-based grass-fed dairy brand AtlantaFresh has closed its doors after nine years in business following the abrupt termination of a contract with Whole Foods that accounted for the vast majority of its revenues.
A new Regenerative Organic Certification program launching this week at Expo West is a meaningful extension of the base USDA Organic certification rather than a symptom of the tensions within the movement, proponents say. However, some observers have...
If the evidence that predominantly plant-based diets are better for human health is growing, the evidence that they are better for the planet is compelling, delegates at the 7th International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition (ICVN) were told.
Noodles are one of the hottest restaurant trends, but the retail ramen category has not enjoyed the same explosive growth. Houston-based Naughty Noah’s is hoping to change that with Vietnamese Pho noodle soups inspired by mom.
Check out FoodNavigator-USA’s latest gallery of new products hitting US shelves, from oat yogurt drinks, cane juice, and plant-based 'bacon chips,' to nut butter pouches from RxBar. We’ve included the Expo West booth numbers if brands are at...
Despite the escalating ‘war on sugar,’ including so-called sin taxes and manufacturers’ efforts to cut-back on the ingredient in some products, industry stakeholders remain confident sugar can hold its own against competing sweeteners and reduction efforts...
FDA commissioner: 'We will have more to say on the 'natural' issue soon'
By Charles Sipos, partner; and Lauren Staniar, associate, Perkins Coie
While defining ‘natural’ for the purposes of food labeling has not appeared to be high on the FDA’s priority list since it announced its 2015 probe, things could be about to change, predict Perkins Coie attorneys Charles Sipos and Lauren Staniar.
Unilever USA’s first foray into the organic snacks category – via plant-based clusters and bites under the Growing Roots brand - is underpinned by a social mission, with half of the profits to go to expanding urban farming initiatives in the US.
New research showing organic farming more effectively restores soil carbon and reduces the cause of climate change compared to conventional techniques could sway more shoppers to buy organic – especially as conscious consumerism continues to rise.
An infusion of nearly $1 million in seed funding is helping three students from Yale offer consumers the ultimate convenience: a nutrition bar that combines sustenance and caffeine, and a novel text-to-purchase option that allows shoppers to place an...
Brazilian authorities have re-ignited their investigation into the meat industry, with a probe into processor BRF SA as well as laboratories accused of covering up salmonella in chicken.
Asian-inspired healthy snacking brand Dang Foods has picked up a sizeable chunk of new business this year with Walmart, Kroger, Starbucks, Hudson News and Whole Foods that will see it boost store numbers to 11,000 by the summer, and hinted at plans to...
Analysis of multiple cohorts of consumers around the world featuring large subsets of people on vegan and vegetarian diets – including the Adventist Health Study 2 in the US, the EPIC Oxford study in the UK and the Tzu Chi Health Study 1 and vegetarian...
Honolulu-based Shaka Tea - the first Hawaiian ready-to-drink iced tea, and the first brewed with māmaki, a plant that only grows in the Hawaiian islands – has unveiled a new look, reformulated its wares to reduce sugar, and closed its second round of...
Despite double-digit increases in the amount of organic corn and soybean grown domestically in recent years, imports of the crops are increasing twice as fast – raising questions about the quality of the product allowed in from overseas and underscoring...
Brazil’s fast growth in the past 20 years makes it an ideal target for exporting US crops and products, and with values that closely align to those of the US it also is an ideal strategic partner to help open new markets in third countries, according...
The salty snacks category is notoriously competitive, but as Hippeas has proved, you can cut through the noise if you have a distinct proposition coupled with bold, fun and impactful packaging, says Greenwave Foods president and CEO Raymond Chung, who...
China has said it will scrap the anti-dumping and countervailing duties it has been imposing on broiler product exports from the United States, following a long World Trade Organisation (WTO) battle over the issue.
