General Mills has expanded some of its core employee benefits including more than tripling the paid time off period for birth mothers, birth fathers, partners, and adoptive parents following an industry trend of other major CPG companies boosting their...
As long as protein products are safe and shoppers are not being misled, it’s not the role of lawmakers to write new labeling laws favoring one production method over another, says the CEO of plant-based meat brand Tofurky, which is challenging a Missouri...
Former barkThins, Pirate’s Booty and Glaceau executive Joe Serventi, who joined HIPPEAS last year as general manager, has been elevated to global CEO, while founder Livio Bisterzo is moving into the role of chairman, as the team seeks to build a $100m...
Up until fairly recently, says Lil Mixins founder Meenal Lele, parents were being told “avoid cow’s milk until your kids are one; avoid eggs until they’re two; peanuts and tree nuts until they’re three and so on, and then, as that didn’t appear to be...
Mealtime Stores – the joint venture between Kraft Heinz and Oprah Winfrey – is extending its O, That’s Good brand with premium frozen pizzas featuring a cauliflower crust.
TEN Water – a spring water brand sourced from the foothills of the Appalachian mountains with added electrolytes to increase its pH to 10 – is on track to double sales next year as consumers continue to embrace alkaline water, says CEO Jose Fernandez.
Tummy-friendly brand a2 Milk is now in more than 6,000 stores in the US, including Walmart. However, the reception from the wider dairy industry has been "lukewarm at best," claims its US CEO Blake Waltrip: 'There's an irrational fear...
Better Meat Co to debut plant-based proteins that ‘blend seamlessly into ground meat products’
Sacramento-based start-up The Better Meat Co is targeting institutional food sellers with plant-based proteins that “blend seamlessly into ground meat products” at inclusion rates of up to 30%, to deliver healthier, tastier, and more sustainable sausages,...
The founder of startup A Dozen Cousins doesn’t want consumers to have to choose between cultural products they grew up eating and loving and healthy foods that are “better for them,” which is why he is launching a natural food brand that blends recipes...
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What’s the motivation behind consumers’ snacking habits? According to Mintel research, 50% of US consumers said the top reason they snack is to treat themselves, and 28% agree that taste is more important than health when choosing a snack.
San Diego-based BlueNalu - which aims to make a splash in the cellular aquaculture field with cell-cultured seafood products – has raised $4.5m in a seed round led by New Crop Capital and joined by a coalition of 25 venture organizations and individuals...
Clean meat technology is progressing rapidly, says Brian Spears, co-founder at cell cultured meat start-up New Age Meats, but perhaps not as quickly as we've been led to believe, as there’s a huge difference between launching at a high-end restaurant...
Organic cereal brand Nature’s Path has struck a deal with Back to the Roots (BTTR) – best known for its indoor gardening kits – whereby it will manufacture and distribute BTTR’s organic cereals under license, helping founders Alejandro Velez and Nikhil...
Google ‘mangosteen juice’ and you’ll find a bewildering array of super-premium-priced beverages and supplements (some of which claim, with limited evidence,* that the fruit – which contains polyphenols called xanthones - can do everything from reduce...
‘Influencers’ are increasingly sought after by brands looking to connect with their target audience via a trusted intermediary, and pediatricians are about as trusted as they come if you’re trying to reach parents of young children. So how can you put...
