Dairy-based ingredients

Investing in the Future of Food: NextGenChef connects ‘foodpreneurs’ with mentors, consumers online

03-Jun-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

No longer able to rely on conferences, in-store demos or serendipitous meetings to raise awareness of a new business or product, entrepreneurs increasing are connecting with each other, mentors and consumers through subscription-based online platforms...

Brands' support of anti-racism movement balances business benefits, risks

03-Jun-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

Many food and beverage companies are joining the fight against racism in America by temporarily pausing sales, using their voices and positions to raise awareness of systemic racism in the US, donating profits and pulling advertising from platforms that...

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: How do fad diets & personalized nutrition influence the obesity epidemic?

01-Jun-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

Even before the threat of the “quarantine 15” – or the idea that some Americans are at risk of packing on 15 pounds during the pandemic due to stress-baking, mindless snacking and reduced physical activity – the rate of obesity in America has been stubbornly...

Good PLANeT Foods raises $12m to expand its plant-based cheese empire

26-May-2020 By Elaine Watson

Allergen-friendly plant-based cheese brand GOOD PLANeT Foods has raised $12m in a series A round led by Cleveland Avenue, and supported by GreatPoint Ventures, Tasseo Consumer, Stray Dog Capital, and Lever VC.

FDA grants temporary labeling flexibility for non-allergen minor ingredients

22-May-2020 By Elaine Watson

With many food manufacturers experiencing difficulties in sourcing some ingredients during the pandemic, the FDA is allowing temporary flexibility in food labeling requirements enabling them to make minor formulation changes without updating labels, provided...

Miyoko’s Creamery experiments with higher protein products, gears up for battle over plant ‘butter’ labels

22-May-2020 By Elaine Watson

Plant-based dairy brand Miyoko’s Creamery – which built an artisan cheese brand based on cashew nuts but has since introduced new products featuring legumes and oats - is experimenting with a novel ingredient that’s naturally high in protein, and developing...

SNA: School nutrition programs face ‘crippling financial losses’ that threaten service for next year

19-May-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

Higher costs associated with serving school meals to needy children during the coronavirus pandemic paired with reduced program participation are generating “crippling financial losses” that could compromise efforts to serve students next year unless...

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Consumers embrace local, organic food amid coronavirus pandemic

18-May-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

While consumer interest in where food comes from and how it is produced has been growing in recent years, an organic industry leader says the coronavirus pandemic has turbocharged shoppers’ interest in local, organic and sustainably produced products...

Chobani president: 'When this is all over, companies will be judged on how they behaved...'

14-May-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

Through a combination of donations, supply chain reinforcement and upcoming retail promotions, Chobani is staying true to its food philosophy – or “D.N.N.A.” to provide all Americans “delicious, nutritious, natural and accessible” food, despite mounting...

“Supply chain problem solving doesn’t occur in a vacuum,” CBA says of new critical infrastructure council

12-May-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

Following recent high-profile claims that the food supply chain is buckling under pressure from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Consumer Brands Association is teaming with more than 35 trade associations to address long- and short-term challenges...

N’ice cream… minus the cows? Smitten teams with Perfect Day to make next-generation vegan ice cream

08-May-2020 By Elaine Watson

San Francisco-based Smitten Ice Cream is the first food company to use ‘non-animal’ whey protein from Perfect Day in a commercial product, giving the market a glimpse of how foods featuring these ingredients might be marketed.

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Navigating coronavirus’ uneven impact to chart a path forward for groceries

04-May-2020 By Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Navigating coronavirus’ uneven impact to chart a path forward for groceries

While some food and beverage brands have enjoyed tremendous growth following the coronavirus outbreak, others have been completely "pummeled" by government and consumer response to the virus – revealing a division that could provide a road map...

Kroger buys and redirects dairy farmers’ surplus milk to Feeding America food banks

01-May-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Kroger is purchasing 200,000 gallons of fluid milk from dairy farmers who have struggled to find new buyers to purchase their excess supply (much of which was originally destined for foodservice and schools before the pandemic hit). The milk will be redirected...

Mondelēz to cut SKUs and 'significantly' reduce innovation projects: ‘We are working on making our business simpler’

30-Apr-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Driven by strong demand for its snacks products in North America, Mondelēz International reported 2.6% growth in net revenue to $6.7bn for Q1 2020, offsetting sales downturns in other areas of the business including world travel retail and away-from-home...

USDA eases eligibility for retailers, foods to comply with WIC requirements as shortages hinder access

27-Apr-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

The US Department of Agriculture is making it easier for low-income participants in the Women, Infant and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program to fill their grocery carts despite lingering shortages of program-eligible food staples due to panicked...