Ingredion

Ingredion: 78% of consumers will pay more for clean label, natural claims despite inflation

21-Feb-2023 By Elizabeth Crawford

Despite inflation pressuring some consumers to trade down or pull back on spending, more than three-quarters of shoppers globally still are willing to pay more for products making natural claims, according to the latest wave of Ingredion’s proprietary...

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Ingredion doubles down on specialty starches investment

07-Nov-2022 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Ingredion has completed one-third of its planned $160m capital investment into expanding capacity for its clean label specialty starches to improve its operational flexibility amid ongoing supply chain disruptions.

Measuring and communicating sustainability: ‘The biggest challenge right now is the pace of change,’ says Ingredion VP

27-Oct-2022 By Elaine Watson

Sustainability has rapidly evolved from a check box exercise for many food companies to something that impacts decision making throughout the supply chain. But how are firms measuring sustainability, how reliable is industry data in this respect, and...

Which Reb M production method is best for the environment? Ingredion LCA probes stevia sustainability metrics

10-Aug-2022 By Elaine Watson

What’s more sustainable? Using acres of land, water and energy to grow plants that produce minuscule quantities of natural sweeteners; or making them via a fermentation process using a microbe that’s been engineered to produce exactly the same molecules?

Sustainability in focus at IFT First 2022: ‘We don’t want regenerative ag to become the next ‘natural’ because then it doesn’t mean anything’

07-Aug-2022 By Elaine Watson

Sustainability “is probably on slide two or three of every customer presentation now,” notes Ingredion, but how can consumers cut through the PR noise to make meaningful comparisons between brands? Checkout our final gallery of trends at IFT FIRST exploring...

Stevia IP battle: Sweegen prevails in four-year-long patent dispute with PureCircle over Reb M; Ingredion to appeal

25-May-2022 By Elaine Watson

A court has found in Sweegen’s favor following a four-year legal battle with rival PureCircle over IP relating to the manufacture of stevia sweetener Reb M.

Ingredion tracks evolution from ‘clean’ to ‘simple’ labeling: ‘Consumers want to see what they’d expect if they made that product at home’

18-May-2022 By Elaine Watson

Reformulating products to clean up labels resulted in both higher revenue and higher margins for a majority of North American manufacturers surveyed by Ingredion late last year, claims the company, which quizzed 2,000 product developers at large and mid-sized...

‘Huge consumer appeal…’ Chickpea protein in the spotlight as Ingredion invests in InnovoPro

09-Feb-2022 By Elaine Watson

Ingredion has made an equity investment (of an undisclosed sum) in Israeli firm InnovoPro, which has developed a suite of highly functional chickpea ingredients including protein concentrates, textured vegetable proteins, and most recently, egg replacements.

Sweeteners in focus: From allulose to stevia… in conversation with Ingredion

30-Sep-2021 By Elaine Watson

From surging ocean freight costs to sky high corn prices and general supply chain disruptions, the last 12-18 months have been a roller coaster ride, says Nate Yates, VP Global Sugar Reduction Platform at Ingredion. But one thing has remained remarkably...

‘It’s a dumpster fire…’ Firms report ‘unprecedented shortage and increased costs and lead times’ for erythritol, allulose

28-Jun-2021 By Elaine Watson

A combination of supply chain disruptions and surging demand for sugar alternatives has created a very tight market for selected specialty sweeteners - notably erythritol and crystalline allulose – with some firms reporting shortages, longer lead times,...

Stevia sweeteners: Ingredion acquires exclusive license to sell and market Amyris’s Reb M, produced via fermentation

04-May-2021 By Elaine Watson

Ingredion – already a key player in the stevia sweeteners market through its 2020 deal to acquire PureCircle – has teamed up with synthetic biology specialist Amyris to expand into a new segment of the market: steviol glycosides produced via fermentation.

Ingredion expands texture, stabilization capabilities, with acquisition of KaTech

01-Apr-2021 By Elaine Watson

Ingredion has acquired KaTech - a privately held company headquartered in Lübeck, Germany that provides advanced texture and stabilization solutions to the food and beverage industry - for an undisclosed sum.

‘Impact will come with scale…’ Ingredion, PURIS, ramp up plant protein capacity

11-Mar-2021 By Elaine Watson

Market projections for meat and dairy alternatives vary wildly, with Impossible Foods’ CEO predicting animal agriculture could hit a ‘death spiral’ by 2035, while Wells Fargo reckons plant-based meat will account for a rather more modest 4% of the US...

Ingredion signs joint venture with Grupo Arcor in South America

12-Feb-2021 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Ingredion and Grupo Arcor -- a leading confectionery exporter in South America -- have signed a joint venture agreement to broaden food and beverage ingredient offerings in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay.

Protein Industries Canada, Ingredion, and others invest over $19m in advancing plant protein production

13-Nov-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Protein Industries Canada – an industry-led, not-for-profit organization aimed at positioning Canada as world leader in plant-based protein production – along with partnering companies Ingredion, Ingredion Plant Based Protein Specialties (Canada), Verdient...

Ingredion to acquire 100% ownership of Verdient Foods advancing pulse-based protein production

02-Nov-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Ingredion has signed an agreement to acquire the remaining portion of ownership in Verdient Foods in Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, increasing its investment in the plant-based proteins space from $185m to more than $200m over the last two years.

Ingredion anticipates 'heightened focus on plant-based diets' as coronavirus impacts meat supply chain

06-May-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Global ingredient supplier Ingredion expects continued strong demand for ingredients that go into packaged foods through the first half of the year, partially offsetting volume declines the company is experiencing in foodservice, which represents between...

Ingredion acquires controlling stake in stevia supplier PureCircle

09-Apr-2020 By Elaine Watson

Global ingredients giant Ingredion has struck a deal to acquire a controlling (75%) stake in stevia supplier PureCircle, which has been going through a period of extreme turbulence in recent months, prompting the suspension of its shares and the installation...

Ingredion to expand plant-based protein facilties in Canada as Maple Leaf Foods unveils "aggressive new growth goals" for plant-based brands

01-Aug-2019 By Elaine Watson

Ingredion is expanding its partnership with Verdient Foods in Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, to produce protein concentrates and flours from lentils and fava beans as well as peas, as it increases investment in plant-based proteins from $140m to $185m by the...

Clara Foods completes Series B, joins forces with Ingredion to commercialize egg proteins... minus the chicken

25-Apr-2019 By Elaine Watson

What came first, the chicken or the egg? Clara Foods, a San Francisco-based startup producing egg proteins via microbial fermentation, has ditched the chicken in favor of yeast, and teamed up with ingredients giant Ingredion to develop and commercialize...

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Ingredion expands starch capabilities with new acquisition

01-Mar-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Ingredion has acquired privately-held potato starch producer Western Polymer in Washington state, expanding the company's potato starch manufacturing capacity and processing capabilities.