Legacy meat alternative brand MorningStar Farms – which has been steadily losing market share in recent years – has regained its mojo, gaining a point of market share and accelerating consumption growth to 11% in the third quarter, Kellogg CEO Steve Cahillane...
Duckweed, a high-protein aquatic plant strain, has significant potential as a superfood due to its ability to efficiently manage glucose levels, according to a team of researchers from Ben Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel.
Applied Food Sciences has launched CoffeeProtein, which the company says offers clear sensory and consumer-friendly advantages over the rest of the plant-based protein competition.
A federal bill that would require plant-based and cell-cultured meat products to be labeled as ‘imitation’ meat has been welcomed by beef producers and slammed by plant-based meat advocates, as the row over terminology in the burgeoning space heats up.
A series of ads attacking the next generation of plant-based burgers as ‘ultra-processed’ products ‘hiding’ scary unpronounceable ingredients is a crude attempt by a “dark-money front group funded by Big Beef to mislead consumers and push propaganda,”...
"With some persistence, very young children will eat salmon and kale," said Dr Erin Quann from Nestlé Nutrition at FoodNavigator-USA’s FOOD FOR KIDS summit last year. "But then we enter the chicken nuggets and French Fries phase...”
LODAAT Pharma, which manufactures a range of pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and botanical ingredients, has launched JAGEVIA, a lower-glycemic alternative to cane sugar made from the sap of the fruit of the Palmyra palm tree.
Debuting at the SupplySide West show in Las Vegas last week, Merit Functional Foods introduced its portfolio of pea and canola protein ingredients, which the company claims exceed industry standards for purity, solubility, taste, and other key attributes.
Many consumers subscribe to a basic understanding of ‘clean label’ – for most, it loosely means products with fewer, recognizable ingredients free from preservatives and artificial additives – however, new research from Kerry shows that this definition...
West African foods from the ancient grain fonio to tigernuts and moringa; to refrigerated protein-packed snacks; chickpea butter; and more imaginative food for kids will all gain traction in 2020 according to buyers, product developers, category managers...
Lightlife's new plant-based meat burgers, sausages and grounds are rolling out to more than 12,000 retails stores where they will be sold in the meat aisle alongside animal proteins.
Canadian startup Chinova Bioworks is introducing two versions of its new ingredient CHIBER – a clean label “antimicrobial shelf-life extender” made from chitosan, a natural biopolymer extracted from mushrooms – for dairy and non-dairy applications at...
Improved Nature – which is carving a distinct path in the plant-based meat segment with a fibrous protein that replicates whole muscle – is making its retail debut in 300+ ShopRite stores in the New York Metro Area with a line of nuggets, tenders and...
Most people approach negotiations hoping their request will be granted, and walk away with a lesser compromise. Very few, however, strike a better deal than they originally sought as happened to the founder of TaDah Foods on season premier of Shark Tank...
