All news articles for June 2018

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: How is the war on sugar impacting chocolate?

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: How is the war on sugar impacting chocolate?

By Elizabeth Crawford

While the ongoing war on sugar is taking a toll on sales of conventional chocolate in the US, it is creating an opportunity for once-niche, better-for-you options, including sugar-free – as long as the taste and experience are not compromised in the trade-off,...

Plant-based brand Beyond Meat to triple manufacturing footprint

Beyond Meat triples manufacturing footprint

By Elaine Watson

Plant-based meat brand Beyond Meat has opened a second production facility in Columbia, Missouri, that will more than triple its manufacturing footprint from 30,000 to 100,000sq ft and create 250 new jobs in 2018.

The Gardein and Hungry-Man brands will become part of Conagra Brands' portfolio

Conagra Brands acquires Pinnacle Foods shares

By Ashley Williams

US packaged foods company Conagra Brands has reached an agreement with manufacturer Pinnacle Foods to acquire its remaining shares and debts, in a deal worth $10.9 billion.

Starbucks launches packaged Teavana in grocery stores

Starbucks launches packaged Teavana in grocery stores

By Rachel Arthur

Starbucks is introducing Teavana tea sachets in US grocery stores, expanding availability of the brand as Starbucks aims to increase its overall tea business to $3bn over the next five years.

The investment will improve animal health and welfare standards for swines

Canada invests $12.7m in swine sector innovation

By Ashley Williams

Canada’s Ministry of Agriculture has invested CA$12.7m to Swine Innovation Porc to facilitate research into the swine sector under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership program.

One 237ml of Mooala bananamilk serving contains 60 calories, 1 g fiber, 1g protein and 3g sugar

Bananamilk... the next big thing in plant-based dairy?

By Elaine Watson

The plant-based milk segment was already pretty crowded by the time Jeff Richards quit the day job to launch Mooala in 2016. But the fact that buyers at the likes of Whole Foods, Safeway, H.E.B., Costco, and Wegmans, were willing to give him a shot this...

Tea Drops raises $1.9m in seed round led by AccelFoods

Ditch the bag! Tea Drops raises $1.9m in seed round led by AccelFoods

By Elaine Watson

Tea Drops – which specializes in bagless, organic, pressed tea ‘drops’ that ‘disintegrate in your cup’ - has closed a $1.9m seed round led by New York-based early stage venture fund AccelFoods and supported by Halogen Ventures and Cue Ball Capital.

Where food investments are going, according to investors

GOOD FOOD FINANCING & INNOVATION CONFERENCE

Where food investments are going, according to investors

By Mary Ellen Shoup

Investors in early stage food companies are constantly searching for the ‘what’s next?’ in food, and many fundamentally agree that the ideas and people worth investing in are the ones that are fulfilling an unmet consumer need in a "unique way that...

The FDA is to hold a debate on lab-grown meat next month

FDA to debate lab-grown meat

By Aidan Fortune

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is to hold a public meeting to discuss foods produced using animal cell culture technology.

BENEO opens North American application center in New Jersey

BENEO opens North American application center in New Jersey

By Elaine Watson

BENEO – best known for its chicory root fibers, low glycemic carbs, and rice ingredients – has opened an application center in Parsippany, New Jersey, to help it get closer to customers in the North American market looking to add fiber, reduce sugar and...

Highlights from our healthy fats webinar: ‘I’m astounded people consider ghee to be healthy’

‘I’m astounded people consider ghee to be healthy’

Highlights from our healthy fats webinar: ‘Consumers in the cooking oil aisle are not thinking about fatty acids, they’re thinking, how processed is that?'

By Elaine Watson

Are clean labels, minimal processing, and cultural traditions more important than nutrition in the oils and fats aisle for consumers? And do consumers trust the health ‘experts’? Checkout our gallery of highlights from our June 20 webinar, Chewing the...

The plant-based Beyond Burger is now in 10,000+ foodservice outlets

The plant-based Beyond Burger is now in 10,000+ foodservice outlets

By Elaine Watson

Beyond Meat has struck a deal with A&W - Canada’s fastest growing national burger chain – to add its plant-based Beyond Burgers to the menu at 925 outlets, boosting its overall distribution in the foodservice sector to 10,000+ restaurants, hotels,...

SnackNation acquires EdgiLife, Love with Food

SnackNation acquires EdgiLife, Love with Food

By Elaine Watson

Snack delivery firm SnackNation has acquired EdgiLife, the consumer insights and data analytics company behind Love With Food, one of the nation's largest direct-to-consumer snack subscription services, for an undisclosed sum.

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