News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Academics claim that a newly-developed starter culture could help ripen cheeses such as cheddar and gouda almost twice as fast, paving the way for more efficient and sustainable cheese production. “There are practically no downsides,” the lead researcher...
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Constructed in 2020, Roquette’s manufacturing facility in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada, is built across 67 acres to meet the growing demand for pea protein in plant-based food and beverages.
Between recent acquisition and slumping unit sales, the plant-based meat alternative (PBMA) market faces headwinds as consumers shift to less expensive proteins in the face of economic pressure, though all might not be lost for the category, Mintel...
The online grocery channel is facing several headwinds in 2023, as macro-economic factors are influencing where and how consumer shop, Gen Z consumers become weary of tech, and two key market players - Walmart and Amazon - intensify their rivalry,...
Tyson Foods will shutter four more chicken facilities as part of a “bold,” multi-point plan to improve its performance, which has struggled for years to balance supply and demand and navigate falling prices and higher costs.
Campbell Soup Co.’s decision to buy premium pasta sauce brand Rao’s parent company Savos Brands for $2.7bn does not reflect negatively on the health of the iconic soup company’s core business or ability to drive organic growth, but rather is a “perfect...