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Opportunities for digestive health products are moving beyond probiotics, embracing prebiotics

25-Mar-2019 By Elizabeth Crawford

As consumers learn more about digestive health and all the implications that it has for the wellbeing of their bodies and minds, they are looking for products that go beyond probiotics – creating a booming digestive health category that is ripe for innovation....

Nutrition Index, Partnership for a Healthier America shine light on industry efforts to improve health

25-Mar-2019 By Elizabeth Crawford

Despite efforts by the largest food and beverage manufacturers in the United States to tackle obesity and diet-related disease in the market, nearly 40% of adults and 18.5% of children in the US are obese – putting them at risk of Type 2 diabetes, high...

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Mondelēz International invests in Chicago food incubator, The Hatchery

22-Mar-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Mondelēz International has made an investment in The Hatchery, a Chicago-based non-profit food business accelerator, as part of the CPG company's SnackFutures innovation and venture hub.

Partnership for a Healthier America will dive deep into what it takes to create a sustainable, healthy diet

22-Mar-2019 By Elizabeth Crawford

In order to feed a nutritious, sustainable diet to the predicted 10 billion people who will populate Earth by 2050, environmental advocates and food & beverage industry stakeholders must work together rather than apart from – or even at times against...

60-second interview: Koen Burghouts, Global VP, nutrition group at PepsiCo

PepsiCo VP talks oatmilk, fiber, and why Quaker opted for the term 'oat beverage'

21-Mar-2019 By Elaine Watson

While a flurry of brands have piled into the oatmilk category of late, Quaker is seeking to carve a unique position in the category with a product that delivers the creamy texture and performance that consumers have come to expect, but also offers unique...

Weller launches CBD sparkling water: We're comfortable with the risk factors associated with saying 'CBD'

21-Mar-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Weller, a Boulder-based snack and beverage company, is not tip-toeing around using the word 'CBD' on its packaging as it launches a line of sparkling waters featuring 25mg cannabidiol (from full spectrum hemp extract).

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Could the Digital Revolution solve diet-related problems caused by the Industrial Revolution?

21-Mar-2019 By Elizabeth Crawford

If harnessed appropriately, rapid advances in digital technology could offer much-needed solutions to some of the unintentional negative diet- and nutrition-related consequences from otherwise positive Industrial Revolution era developments, according...

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Real Organic Project seeks to regain control of soul of movement

20-Mar-2019 By Hank Schultz

The splits in the organic movement have given birth to a new initiative to regain the soul of the concept, according to an executive with a major retailer.

Online grocery race narrows: It's 'anyone's game to win,' says Nielsen

20-Mar-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

For some time, Amazon has been the dominant player in online grocery, but that lead may be starting to slip as brick-and-mortar retailers have been steadily winning back share in the competitive ecommerce race, says Nielsen.

Revive Kombucha expands category with shelf-stable sparkling line in cans: 'This is a Red Pill moment'

19-Mar-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Revive Kombucha is taking a direct shot at the center aisle carbonated soft drink (CSD) consumer with a shelf-stable sparkling kombucha in 12-ounce cans that contains less sugar (5g) and lower calories (20 calories) than its raw refrigerated kombucha....

VIDEO: Ripple Foods co-founder talks ‘designer proteins,’ lacteal secretions, and the future of plant-based protein

19-Mar-2019 By Elaine Watson

Are we approaching ‘peak plant milk’? Will ‘designer proteins’ created via synthetic biology catch on? And should dairy milk serve as the nutritional benchmark for plant-based ‘milk’? Elaine Watson caught up with Ripple Foods cofounder Adam Lowry at the...

Beyond beverages: CORE founder ready to 'compete with some of the big boys' in fresh snacking

18-Mar-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Beverage startup mogul Lance Collins is making his first shift into food after snapping up small snack firm Core Foods for a namesake to continue the 'legacy' of his recently sold water brand, and says he's on a mission to create a $100m...

VIDEO: Mondelēz takes on explicit snack focus with new venture arm

18-Mar-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Mondelēz International is already a powerhouse in snacking (parent company to Ritz, Wheat Thins, Triscuit, and allergen-friendly brand, Enjoy Life Foods). In November 2018, however, the company decided to pour more efforts into its snack business strategy...

Corn protein is allergy-friendly, and has ‘interesting functional benefits,’ says Cargill

18-Mar-2019 By Elaine Watson

Cargill will have commercial quantities of Non GMO corn protein available by 2022 as it seeks to capitalize on growing demand for plant-based proteins.

Chobani Incubator’s diverse new cohort illustrates new focus to lift up underrepresented entrepreneurs

18-Mar-2019 By Elizabeth Crawford

“Disheartened” but “not surprised” that so little venture capital currently is invested in startups led by women and minority entrepreneurs, Chobani Incubator’s new program director Zoe Feldman says she wants to more intentionally support founders from...