5 consumer demands driving food and beverage innovation
Food and drink trends roll in and out like waves. So, what are consumers favouring now?
Archives for January 27, 2025
Biosphere illuminates biomanufacturing sterilization with UV light
Costly biomanufacturing sterilization processes are impeding food-tech companies from scaling up — a problem Biosphere is solving with UV light
Positive Nutrition
Watch on demand: Consumers seek weight management ‘hacks,’ including specific foods
Join a suite of experts from across the industry Jan. 29 for a free online event examining the opportunities and challenges posed by a return of weight-loss culture
Organic Valley’s oat-based creamer leverages its existing farmer partnerships
The dairy milk producer expands into the plant-based category by leaning on its partnerships with organic family farms
Alternative proteins 3.0: Balancing health and taste
Unlocking next-gen plant-based: Cargill focuses on food tech
Cargill’s investments in 3D printing and mycoproteins are cracking the code on taste and texture challenges that plagued the alternative protein space
Alternative proteins 3.0: Balancing health and taste
UPSIDE & Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors team to serve cultivated meat
UPSIDE’s partnership with Pat LaFrieda leverages the restaurant scene for consumer adoption of cultivated meat
Alternative proteins 3.0: Balancing consumer demand for health and taste
Alternative protein companies restructure towards a more profitable 2025
Vow Brands, Tender Food and Asentia share their strategies on improving production efficiency and consumer acceptance of alternative proteins
Alternative proteins 3.0: Balancing health and taste
Will VC funding return to alt protein in 2025?
Venture capital funding for food-tech companies is expected to tick up in 2025, but do not expect a torrent of deals
Alternative proteins 3.0: Balancing consumer demand for health and taste
What do consumers look for in plant-based proteins?
‘People are really pivoting towards plant-centered foods and not trying to hide it as something else,’ according to the founder of Nourish, who also reports shoppers want complete proteins that are easy to digest
Alternative proteins 3.0: Balancing consumer demand for health and taste
Supercharging soy sales: Tofu enters a ‘new era of popularity’
Soy’s status as a protein-powerhouse and innovations that simplify its prep are boosting its sales at a time when health-conscious consumers and GLP-1 users seek nutrient-dense, clean-label options
Alternative proteins 3.0: Balancing consumer demand for health and taste
Letter from the editor: What is next for alternative proteins?
The initial spike of enthusiasm for plant-based meat that mimics its animal counterparts has ebbed in recent years as consumers give more weight to products’ nutritional value and health impact – opening the door for the next generation of alternative...