Fruit, vegetable, nut ingredients

Tiny Human Food fuels fresh baby food category, teaches babies to love the taste of fruits and veggies

19-Jul-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

HPP baby food brand Tiny Human Food is teaching kids to love fruits and vegetables "right off the bat," says founder Ashley Rossi.

FMI: US grocery shoppers frequent more stores per month

19-Jul-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Consumers visit at least four different retail banners to grocery shop in a typical month, an increase from last year, according to the Food Marketing Institute's US Grocery Shopper Trends report.

Blue Apron’s stock pops after partnering with Beyond Meat, but can it salvage the company’s stock?

18-Jul-2019 By Elizabeth Crawford

Beleaguered meal kit company Blue Apron’s stock price surged 36% overnight after announcing July 16 that upcoming menus would feature the popular plant-based burger from Beyond Meat, which also saw a 3.6% bump in its stock in the same period.

Rabobank: Organic foods sales still growing but at a slower pace

18-Jul-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

US retail sales of organic food continue to increase (reaching nearly $50bn in sales last year) but at a slower pace than years past, according to a Rabobank report.

New parents buy more fresh produce, study finds

18-Jul-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

New parents in middle- and high-income households increased their spending on produce after they had a child than before, a recent study found.

A Dozen Cousins’ two-prong approach makes better-for-you food, healthy eating more accessible

18-Jul-2019 By Elizabeth Crawford

Frustrated that many premium, organic and better-for-you brands are marketed primarily to affluent consumers who already are healthy, rather than “the people who need them the most,” Ibraheem Basir decided to take a different approach when he launched...

Huel sharpens focus on US market: 'We’re thinking America first'

16-Jul-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Huel, a "complete nutrition brand" making nutrient-packed powders and ready-to-drink products, has taken off in the US where founder Julian Hearn expects to hit $27m in revenue by the end 2019.

CHERRiSH solidifies its place in sports recovery category with added distribution and new products

15-Jul-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Tart cherry juice brand CHERRiSH has several health benefits that make it stand out against other sports drink brands (which primarily compete on hydration and electrolyte replenishment) including its ability to reduce muscle inflammation and purge the...

Chobani unveils new nut butter line as US yogurt category edges back into growth

15-Jul-2019 By Elaine Watson

Chobani has unveiled a new nut-butter-infused line of yogurts it claims will add incremental growth to the sluggish US yogurt category, which edged back into positive territory in the latest four weeks (to June 29) after a dismal few years.

What does Amazon Prime Day 2019 hold for grocery?

12-Jul-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Consumers are set to spend more than ever on Prime Day this year (July 15th and 16th) across every product category including grocery, according to e-commerce performance analytics platform Profitero.

La Brea Bakery balances innovation & authenticity with new breads that mark its 30th anniversary

11-Jul-2019 By Elizabeth Crawford

A trio of new breads from La Brea Bakery created to celebrate the company’s 30th anniversary and slated to hit store shelves this fall seek to overcome common consumer perceptions that bread is unhealthy by using techniques and ingredients that give each...

OHi’s rapid expansion underscores consumer demand for refrigerated bars, ‘perimeter snacking’

10-Jul-2019 By Elizabeth Crawford

When the founder of the refrigerated bar brand OHi decided 18 months ago to expand her business from Hawaii to the mainland she thought it might take some time to educate retailers and shoppers about the category she was helping to build, but she was...

Oatmilk brands to update Nutrition Facts panels in light of FDA guidance on added sugar labeling

09-Jul-2019 By Elaine Watson

Oatly and some other oatmilk brands have confirmed that they will be changing the way they list sugars on their Nutrition Facts panels following conversations with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Oat innovation: Pop Oats adds crunch to oat kernels with patent-pending process

09-Jul-2019 By Elaine Watson

With a few notable exceptions (think oatmilk, and Grainful’s savory oat dishes) oats have not made significant inroads beyond the cereals and snacks aisles, say the entrepreneurs behind Pop Oats. But could novel processing techniques unlock completely...

Atkins Nutritionals, doctors urges USDA to include low-carb option in upcoming Dietary Guidelines

09-Jul-2019 By Elizabeth Crawford

In an open letter published this morning in the New York Times and Washington Post, a group of more than 50 doctors spearheaded by Atkins Nutritionals, Inc., is calling on the US Department of Agriculture to include a low-carbohydrate diet as a “viable...