After helping multiple startups in Europe increase their combined sales fourfold throughout the duration of it six-month Nutrition Greenhouse accelerator program, PepsiCo is now offering entrepreneurs in the US a helping hand and a shot at $100,000 in...
PepsiCo’s popular snack and breakfast brand Quaker Oats is bringing its namesake to the plant game with a new line of oat-based drinks, launching early in 2019.
Chobani is paying tribute to members of the armed forces this Veteran’s Day with a “no strings attached” donation to Operation Homefront, and the launch a limited edition, patriotic yogurt designed to raise funds for and awareness of the struggles some...
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans advise us to make half of our grains whole… so how are we doing? FoodNavigator-USA headed to Seattle for the 2018 OIdways Whole Grains Council conference to find out…
As FDA considers a formal definition for the term ‘healthy’ as well as who should serve on the 2020 Dietary Guidelines advisory committees, Atkins Nutritionals asks the agency to reconsider its formal stance on low-carbohydrate diets.
When Amazon first acquired Whole Foods Market it sent a tremor of fear throughout the industry that brick and mortar soon would be dead, and triggered a flurry of investment in online shopping technology – but a year and a half and millions of dollars...
Immigrants and refugees moving from Southeast Asia to the US demonstrate a ‘westernisation’ of their gut microbiota, a study finds, that could provide insight into metabolic health issues affecting newcomers.
By James Richardson, PhD, founder, Premium Growth Solutions
Influencers. Who are they? What do they influence? How can you accelerate your brand’s influence on consumer shopping decisions? These are sociological questions, not merely marketing ones. Influence is about persuasion, after all, one of the oldest human...
Cargill and DSM – who have both independently developed steviol glycosides via microbial fermentation – are now teaming up in a bid to accelerate their development under the Eversweet brand.
In response to “overwhelming demand from consumers,” Impossible Foods has confirmed plans to sell its plant-based Impossible Burger in US grocery stores next year, although it is not sharing details of the scope of the launch, pricing, merchandising tactics,...
CSPI: Consumers often cannot tell how much of the grain in a product is whole and how much is refined
Key stakeholders have urged the FDA to provide more clarity on the labeling of whole grains, with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) urging the agency to require firms to disclose either the percentage of whole grains and refined grains on pack,...
With a smile-inducing new name and brightly colored updated packaging, Enlightened’s Bada Bean Bada Boom crunchy broad bean snacks are ready to come out from the shadows – literally and figuratively.
Research done by the Global Prebiotic Association shows that prebiotics as a concept is gaining traction with dedicated supplement users but has a long way to go to gain mainstream acceptance.
Instacart, which has made its same-day online grocery delivery available to 70% of US households across 50 states, is expanding its click-and-collect grocery pick-up services to nearly 200 stores, following positive consumer feedback from a multi-month...
Bunge North America has added a non-GMO lentil flour to its portfolio that the company says can serve as a “functional equivalent substitute” for modified starches and can be appear as “lentil flour” in an ingredient deck, appealing to consumers searching...
