Food tech & digital transformation

GUEST ARTICLE: Is 'vegan' a four-letter word on product packaging?

GUEST ARTICLE: Is 'vegan' a four-letter word on product packaging?

By Paul Shapiro

Vegan. Vegetarian. Plant-based. Plant-strong. Plant protein... All of these terms are used in some variety on the ever-blossoming category of animal-free foods intending to compete against the conventional meat, egg, and dairy industries.

WATCH: 'We've developed a completely new food concept...' The Worthy Company

WATCH: 'We've developed a completely new food concept...'

By Elaine Watson

The Worthy Company - one of 15 food & ag startups pitching at Rabobank's FoodBytes! event in San Francisco last week -​​ has developed a novel food concept (the 'blendie bowl') combining fruits, veggies, legumes and chia. But where...

Quaker Oat Beverage has significantly fewer calories than rivals, coupled with a heart health positioning built around oat bran. Picture: Elaine Watson

60-second interview: Koen Burghouts, Global VP, nutrition group at PepsiCo

PepsiCo VP talks oatmilk, fiber, and why Quaker opted for the term 'oat beverage'

By Elaine Watson

While a flurry of brands have piled into the oatmilk category of late, Quaker is seeking to carve a unique position in the category with a product that delivers the creamy texture and performance that consumers have come to expect, but also offers unique...

Beyond Meat revs up distribution of plant-based sausage

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Beyond Meat revs up distribution of Beyond Sausage to over 4,000 stores

By Mary Ellen Shoup

Since launching exclusively at the Whole Foods Market Pearl Street store in Boulder, Colorado, in late 2017, Beyond Meat's Beyond Sausage has expanded its distribution to over 4,000 grocery stores, restaurants, and sports stadiums across the US....

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Sprouts, Whole Foods, to rollout plant-based JUST Egg nationwide

By Elaine Watson

JUST Egg - a plant-based scrambled egg alternative from Just Inc made with mung bean protein – is rolling out nationwide at Sprouts this month and Whole Foods Market next month, says CEO Josh Tetrick, who claims the product is “largely incremental to...

Kite Hill unveils new look, new products, at Expo West

Kite Hill unveils new look, new products, at Expo West

By Elaine Watson

Kite Hill – a leading player in the fast-growing plant-based dairy category utilizing cultured almondmilk to create cream cheeses, yogurts and filled pastas – will be unveiling a new logo, package design and strapline (‘plant based artisans’) at the Natural...

RightRice raises $5.5m led by Strand Equity and celebrity investors

RightRice raises $5.5m led by Strand Equity and celebrity investors

By Mary Ellen Shoup

RightRice, the brainchild of Popchips co-founder Keith Belling, has closed a $5.5m minority investment led by Strand Equity and a roster of celebrity investors and industry veterans, including Impossible Foods, COO David Lee, and celebrities Karlie Kloss,...

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‘We’ve had pushback [over genetic engineering] for years now, but the conversation has to change’

Motif Ingredients CEO: 'The idea that technology may need to play a role in food is becoming more and more acceptable'

By Elaine Watson

If printing out DNA sequences that instruct yeast or bacteria to express proteins identical to those in eggs or milk in big fermentation tanks sounds a little ‘unnatural,’ consider how natural, sustainable, or indeed ethical, it is to continue to produce...

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