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.
Finless Foods – one of a new wave of start-ups in the rapidly heating-up cultured fish* arena - has raised $3.5m in a seed round that cofounder and CEO Mike Selden says will “bring us to the end of our initial R&D phase, meaning we’ll have the tools...
Colorado startup FoodMaven has an ambitious goal to reclaim some of the estimated $200 billion of revenue lost annually in America due to food waste by redirecting oversupplied food from manufacturers and producers to restaurants and institutions through...
‘I’m astounded people consider ghee to be healthy’
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...
It’s easy to look at the Annie’s brand now – which achieved double-digit household penetration during former president and CEO John Foraker’s tenure – and think the company never took a wrong turn on its path to center-store ubiquity.
One in every five dollars spent at online natural and organic membership club Thrive Market is likely to be on private label products by the end of the year, predicts merchandising chief Jeremiah McElwee. “But we’re definitely not trying to be an online...
For many consumers the idea of instant tea evokes nose-wrinkling rejection due to its extensive processing, long ingredient lists and a flavor unlike a freshly brewed cup, but startup Cusa Tea wants to change this with a version made in an all-new way...
Another start-up in the burgeoning cultured meat arena has emerged from stealth mode this month in the form of San Diego-based BlueNalu, which aims to make a splash in the cellular aquaculture field with cell-cultured seafood products after raising an...
Chobani’s mission to deliver better food to more people is about more than creating finished goods that are more nutritious and more accessible – it also is about making those products in a better way, which is one reason why it is adding a Food Tech...
Which cooking oils are growing most strongly and why? Is ghee trending and has coconut oil lost some of its luster? Is butter outperforming vegetable-oil-based spreads?
'Hummus is gaining momentum globally as a delicious feel good-food'
The nation’s leading hummus brand – Sabra - has appointed Strauss Coffee CEO Tomer Harpaz as its new CEO, replacing Shali Shalit-Shoval, who recently returned home to family overseas after five years with the company.
Organic iced tea specialist Steaz – which debuted in 2002 with a new-to-the-market carbonated green tea – has generated double-digit sales increases over the past 12 months, and is working on additional product platforms that will take it into new territory...
Chris Hood, currently president of Kellogg Europe, has been named president of the firm’s North America business. He will be replaced by Dave Lawlor, currently VP at the European cereal business.
Checkout who is moving onwards and upwards in FoodNavigator-USA's latest new hires gallery, featuring Live Soda, Hostess Brands, Campbell Soup, Talking Rain, Applegate, Unilever, the GMA, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Konared and Aquahydrate.
