Fruit, vegetable, nut ingredients

Hybrid milk? DFA rolls out Dairy+ Milk Blends combining plant-based and dairy milk to Northeast

31-Oct-2020 By Elaine Watson

Dairy Farmers of America is rolling out its Dairy+ milk blends (lactose-free milks featuring 50:50 blends of plant-based milk and cow’s milk) to retailers in the Northeast as it pioneers the ‘hybrid’ trend in the dairy case after seeing more brands experiment...

Amazon Q3 2020 sales rise 37% as retailer errs on the side of ‘too much’ capacity to meet fluctuating customer demand

30-Oct-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Amazon posted $96.1bn in net sales in Q3 2020 (ended Sept. 30, 2020), a 37% increase compared to Q3 2019.

Sprouts Farmers Market on track to double business in 5 years with innovation, new branding

30-Oct-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

Encouraged by strong third-quarter sales online and in stores as well as net sales in the period that grew twice that of a year ago, Sprouts Farmers Market is “financially stronger than ever,” and on track to double its business by 2025, according to...

GoGo squeeZ working on new platform for spring/summer 2021, teams up with US Soccer star Alex Morgan

29-Oct-2020 By Elaine Watson

COVID-19 has screwed up many a brand’s best-laid marketing plans for 2020 (how does a 'back-to-school' campaign work if kids are not actually going back to school?), but it’s also forced marketers to find creative ways to adapt to stay relevant,...

Benson Hill closes $150m Series D funding round, readies for 2021 launch of ultra-high protein soybean

29-Oct-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Benson Hill has closed a $150m Series D funding round led by Wheatshef Group and GV (formerly Google Ventures) to expand and commercialize its proprietary CropOS platform, the technology responsible for breeding highly-productive and more nutrient-dense...

Maple Leaf Foods plans for rebound of plant protein sales after “unacceptable” Q3 due to COVID-19

29-Oct-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

After scooping up Lightlife and Field Roast in recent acquisitions, Maple Leaf Foods should have been well-positioned to capitalize on the rising demand for plant-based meat and dairy during the pandemic, but instead COVID-19 related supply chain struggles...

WEBINAR Nov. 4: FOOD FOR KIDS Beverage Trends

28-Oct-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Kids are drinking less milk and juice as they get older, but what are they drinking instead, and is it good for them? How do parents evaluate what types of drinks are good for kids? What are parents looking for on food labels?

Pandemic accelerates demand for fresh food and gives rise to the 'contemporary consumer'

28-Oct-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Despite less frequent trips to the grocery store and a history of general consumer unease with purchasing fresh food online, sales of fresh food continue to climb driving new growth to the category, reveals Deloitte's The Future of Fresh: Patterns...

Organic sales, farms up double digits, but acreage rises only high singles – signaling need for support

28-Oct-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

Surging demand for organic by shoppers who continue to pay a premium for it over conventional is attracting more farmers to adopt the practice and convert more land, but total organic acreage remains stubbornly stuck at less than 1% -- suggesting an “urgent”...

ADM shares top 5 food trends for 2021: ‘It’s going to be a year of innovation, marked by significant breakthroughs in nutrition’

27-Oct-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Influenced by feelings of stress and anxiety, shifting priorities caused by the ongoing pandemic, and changes in social connectivity, consumers are taking a more holistic and proactive approach to health and wellness, according to a new report from ADM....

Researchers call for crackdown on ‘kid influencers’ promoting unhealthy food, beverages on YouTube

27-Oct-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

After discovering a “staggering level of exposure” of fast food, candy, soda and other unhealthy branded foods and beverages on YouTube videos featuring and targeting young children, researchers from New York University are calling on the Federal Trade...

Velocity Snack Brands unveils new innovations under the popchips brand

26-Oct-2020 By Elaine Watson

Velocity Snack Brands (VSB) – a portfolio company of VMG Partners set up in October 2019 to buy, incubate and grow snack brands – has launched two new innovations under the popchips brand it believes could have broad mainstream appeal.

Chinova Bioworks discovers new functional benefit to mushroom-based preservative for non-dairy applications

26-Oct-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

A year since launching its Chiber natural preservative made from chitosan, a biopolymer extracted from mushrooms which prevents spoilage in a variety of products including plant-based dairy alternatives, Chinova Bioworks has solved another issue facing...

Llamaland Organics ramps up awareness for Peruvian superfoods with line of cereals and spreads

26-Oct-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Houston, Texas-based brand Llamaland Organics is introducing American families to a variety of superfood ingredients sourced directly from Peru through approachable and familiar product formats including cereals and fruit spreads.

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: COVID-19 impact underscores need, ability for industry to tackle sustainability goals

26-Oct-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

Farmers and ranchers have long grappled alone with “extreme and episodic” events that have threatened their ability to meet demand, but according to one food and ag non-profit the added strain of the pandemic has illustrated the need for stakeholders...