Fruit, vegetable, nut ingredients

Coffee… minus the beans? Atomo raises $9m, plans 2021 launch

11-Aug-2020 By Elaine Watson

Atomo Coffee – a Seattle-based startup that claims to have reverse engineered your morning joe to make an awesome cup of coffee without using beans – has raised an extra $9m in seed funding, bringing its cumulative funding to $11.6m, with plans to bring...

General Mills finds more families report eating breakfast together

11-Aug-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Three quarters of families with school-aged children now report being able to spend more time together eating at the breakfast table, promoting an uptick in cereal consumption, according to a new survey commissioned by General Mills Big G cereals.

Innova tracks almond-fueled product launches as California prepares for bumper 3bn lb crop

10-Aug-2020 By Elaine Watson

The number of new products introduced globally featuring almonds rose 13% to 12,206 in 2019 according to Innova Market Insights, with particularly strong growth in the dairy category (which includes dairy alternatives such as almondmilk and dairy-free...

Sparkling maple water brand Sapsucker eyes US launch: 'We strongly feel we’ve cracked the code to building the category'

10-Aug-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Sapsucker, an organic carbonated maple water brand based in Canada, is planning a 2021 launch into the US market where COO Ryan Klein believes there is a significant opportunity to build the tree water category.

Majority of 1- to 3-year-olds fall short on recommended vitamin D and vitamin E intakes

07-Aug-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Despite parents’ best efforts to introduce their children to a variety of foods, many children between the ages one and three are falling short of key nutrients including vitamin D, vitamin E, calcium, fiber, and iron, reveals a study examining National...

Online grocery usership settles into ‘new normal’, finds Chicory survey

07-Aug-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

While online grocery usership dipped very slightly in July 2020 compared with April 2020, consumer usage still remains higher than pre-pandemic levels, according to new data from New York City-based tech firm Chicory.

Study: Kids' 'pester power' can promote healthy family eating habits

06-Aug-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Could children's pester power (the influence kids have over their family’s eating behaviors) be a force for promoting positive and healthy eating behaviors at home?

Cookout Classic: Beyond Meat frozen value packs drive sales surge in tail end of Q2

05-Aug-2020 By Elaine Watson

While COVID-19 dented foodservice sales, Beyond Meat experienced a 194.9% surge in US retail sales in Q2, with strong gains in the club channel and surging sales of its Cookout Classic 10-burger frozen value packs, priced at a 20% premium to conventional...

Investing in the Future of Food: ‘Real human relationships are more important than ever’ to maintain consumers after initial pandemic panic

05-Aug-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

As the initial chaos of the early days of the pandemic and pantry loading settle into a more predictable flow, entrepreneurs may be tempted to pause and catch their breath, but according to the CEO of the emerging e-commerce retailer Living Food Co.,...

USDA proposes stricter oversight, enforcement of organic to better detect, prevent fraud

05-Aug-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

Responding to increasing fraud threats to the organic industry, the US Department of Agriculture seeks to strengthen oversight and improve the transparency and traceability of organic food through a four-prong plan that praises and mirrors actions already...

Talkwalker report reveals shifting consumer preferences and pain points

04-Aug-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Evolving shopping habits brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic are remolding consumer needs, and food brands must build new connections with their customers by paying close attention to new emerging issues, pain points, and desires that matter most to their...

Danone sees strong sales of plant-based products while small-format bottled water drops 32%

03-Aug-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Despite headwinds from closures of away-from-home channels due the ongoing pandemic, Danone grew sales and household penetration of its US plant-based and premium dairy brands for the first half of 2020.

Tofu's time has come, says Nasoya: 'It's the simplest form of plant-based protein on the market'

03-Aug-2020 By Elaine Watson

US retail sales of tofu – which for years occupied a solid, but sleepy, niche in a plant-based meat category increasingly propelled by brands seeking to precisely match the taste and texture of conventional meat – have caught fire in recent weeks, says...

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Baby food doesn’t have an ‘added sugar problem’ it has a ‘too much sugar’ problem

03-Aug-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s recent recommendations that children under 2 years avoid all added sugar to ensure they consume the nutrients they need without excessive caloric intake may not go far enough to drive a significant change in...

Hubba CEO: 'Alternative retail is our biggest area of growth by far'

31-Jul-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Alternative retail – restaurants and cafes to rock climbing gyms and spas – is a channel that should not be overlooked for emerging food and beverage brands looking to establish their retail footing, says Ben Zifkin, CEO of Hubba, a b2b e-commerce platform...