Fruit, vegetable, nut ingredients

KIND Foundation’s Frontline Impact Project is 'still live and in need of support'

04-Jun-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

As stay-at-home restrictions ease across the US and Americans attempt to return to a post-pandemic normal way of life, the crisis and nationwide aid initiatives such as the Frontline Impact Project are far from over.

FreshRealm develops new 'high-quality, low-effort' ready-to-cook meals with restaurant chains, retailers

03-Jun-2020 By Elaine Watson

While many Americans have cooked more than ever in recent weeks, with some picking up new skills, demand for fresh ready-to-heat and ready-to-cook meals that require minimal effort has never been higher, says the founder of FreshRealm, which has teamed...

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...

IRI Pacesetters of 2019: 'This was really the resurgence of $100m brands'

02-Jun-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

The IRI New Product Pacesetters List of the top 100 CPG brand launches of 2019 saw a resurgence of $100m brands which accounted for 33% of Pacesetter dollar sales in 2019.

Slammers’ pouched smoothies level-up with addition of Wellmune for immunity support

02-Jun-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

With fears that another wave of the coronavirus could hit the US just as the academic year begins, parents likely will seek products that could help support their children’s immune systems, claims Slammers Snacks.

Acosta: Consumers mixed on when grocery shopping will return to post-pandemic normalcy

01-Jun-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

While many states emerge from several weeks of shelter-in-place mandates and businesses begin to reopen, many consumers feel their usual shopping behaviors won’t return to “normal” for some time, an Acosta report revealed.

Bolthouse Farms discontinues 1915 organic cold pressed juice line, sees surge in juices with immunity benefits; CBD launch delayed

01-Jun-2020 By Elaine Watson

Bolthouse Farms – a fresh food business specializing in packaged carrots and juices, smoothies and dressings – has discontinued its premium organic cold pressed juice brand 1915 amid declining sales, but says it is enjoying a strong uptick in sales of...

Gerber CEO: New single-material IncrediPouch is “designed for the future of recycling”

01-Jun-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

With last Friday’s launch of the first-of-its-kind, single-material baby food pouch, Gerber is one step closer to its ambitious goal to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025 without compromising the convenience and safety that parents...

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...

Whole Foods Market and King Soopers lead in plant-based product assortment and marketing, reports GFI

29-May-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

As the plant-based food sector continues to grow (up 11% in dollar sales in 2019 to $5bn), the category has become an integral part of many grocery retailers’ store assortments, marketing, and promotional strategies, according to The Good Food Institute...

Hazelnuts are primed for growth as new variety of trees triple US production

28-May-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

After years of living in the shadow of well-funded and aggressively marketed pistachios, almonds and walnuts, Oregon hazelnuts are now ready to inspire manufacturers and consumers as the star ingredient in new products thanks to a new cultivar and a steady...

Good Good closes $3m funding round to fuel growth of its no-sugar-added brand of jams, syrups, and spreads

28-May-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Icelandic brand Good Good, which makes no-sugar-added jams, syrups, and a chocolate hazelnut spread sweetened with stevia and erthyritol, has closed a $3m Series A round of investment led by Icepharma, AtonJL and Svanhildur Nanna Vigfusdottir along with...

Pistachios in focus: From promising anti-viral, anti-bacterial qualities, to a source of complete protein

28-May-2020 By Elaine Watson

When it comes to flavor, pistachios consistently rank as Americans' favorite nut, says trade association American Pistachio Growers (APG). However, new research suggests the green-hued nuts also have intriguing anti-viral and anti-bacterial properties.

Wake up and smell the … peanuts? Virginia Gold Peanut Coffee offers novel twist on classic drink

28-May-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

With the invention of peanut coffee, fifth generation peanut farmer James Harrell found a way to combine in one product the rich history and future of his hometown of Suffolk, Va., which as the headquarters for Planters Peanuts was once known as the ‘peanut...