Plant Based

Planteneers expands customer service and applications capabilities for plant-based customers

12-Sep-2023 By Deniz Ataman

Planteneers broadens its customer service and applications technology team with the launch of its Plantbaser online platform and upcoming pilot plant facility in Aurora, Illinois to better meet the demands of its plant-based customers, explained Ashley...

Climax Foods partners with Benchling to discover new plant ingredients via AI

19-Jul-2023 By Deniz Ataman

Climax Foods ramps up its ingredient discovery through its partnership with Benchling, an AI-driven data platform, which scours over 300,000 edible plant varieties to determine ingredients that offer novelty, functionality and economically sound scalability...

Not just an orange but a Clementine orange: Next gen flavour tech zeros in on specificity and intensity

14-Jun-2023 By Gill Hyslop

T. Hasegawa USA is ramping up its mission to ‘make life taste better’ through next gen tech innovations that not only perfectly replicate the flavours of nature, but pinpoint specific nuances, which could be a game-changer in getting your baked treat...

EverGrain creates sports nutrition offerings with beer leftovers

01-May-2023 By Danielle Masterson

AB InBev’s sustainable ingredient business, EverGrain, said it’s poised to disrupt the performance beverage category this year with the launch of two products that use EverPro, a barley protein made from upcycled brewer’s spent grain.

'These products will only take a significant portion of the global market when they can compete with conventional meat on taste, price, and convenience': alt protein sector looks for solutions amid mixed investment figures

16-Feb-2023 By Oliver Morrison

Alt protein advocates are calling for governments to ‘step up’ to build a ‘more sustainable food system’ after data showed that global investment in sustainable proteins decelerated last year and sales of meat alternatives dipped in some countries.

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Plant-based yogurt sales are dropping – can they be revived?

05-Dec-2022 By Elizabeth Crawford

Sales of non-dairy yogurt – like those of most plant-based products – have sharply declined in the past year, but a few bright spots revealed by consumer research and recent innovations by players in the space suggest the category could turn around with...

Vegan Day 2022: Kraft Heinz launches plant-based cheese slices

01-Nov-2022 By Teodora Lyubomirova

The company’s NotCheese is the first product from the joint venture with Chilean food tech firm NotCo and will be rolled out across the US in 2023.

Upcycling protein tech co Apparo seeks partner to commercialize ‘highly functional’ sunflower protein isolates

12-Jun-2022 By Elaine Watson

Minnesota-based startup Apparo – which developed technology now being deployed by AB InBev on a commercial scale to extract highly functional barley protein from brewer’s spent grains – has turned its attention to another upcycled protein it reckons could...

Special Edition: The rise of vegan/plant-based chocolate

Global study shows 60% of Gen Zs expect plant-based chocolate as Veganuary hits new milestone

20-Jan-2022 By Anthony Myers

New research from Barry Callebaut on how the confectionery industry is responding to the Veganuary movement reveals plant-based indulgence is enticing more consumers to try alternatives - but taste is a key motivation in their choice.

News In Brief

Animal welfare, organic claims are increasing in the meat, dairy cases – bringing higher sales

27-Sep-2021 By Elizabeth Crawford

Animal-based meat and dairy manufacturers increasingly are addressing consumer demand for improved animal welfare and environmental impact – helping to defend and grow their sales in the face of encroaching competition from plant-based options.

Planet Oat captures share in competitive oat milk category with an all-inclusive, easy-access approach

21-Sep-2021 By Elizabeth Crawford

As the popularity of oat milk continues to rise in the US, so too do the number of players – but by taking an “oat milk for all approach,” that includes a lower average price point, more inclusive distribution strategy and aggressive sampling program,...

It’s official: plant-based diets make us gassier… so what’s worse for the planet – cow or human farts?

10-Sep-2021 By Oliver Morrison

We all know plant-based foods increase our wind. But with the take up of this kind of diet seen as one of the best ways for individuals to combat climate change, could these gasses potentially bode badly for the atmosphere?

Danone Manifesto Ventures takes controlling stake in Harmless Harvest: ‘We want to preserve the unique DNA of the company’

02-Jul-2021 By Elaine Watson

Harmless Harvest and majority stakeholder Danone Manifesto Ventures (DMV) are exploring opportunities to take the organic coconut water into international markets, says CEO Ben Mand, who says the San Francisco-based brand also has the potential to stretch...

World first: Eat Just gets regulatory approval for cell-based chicken ingredient in Singapore

02-Dec-2020 By Gary Scattergood

Eat Just has been granted the world’s first regulatory approval for cultured chicken - as an ingredient in chicken bites in Singapore.

New proteins, processing technologies could open the door for plant-based seafood to gain share

29-Sep-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

Even though seafood alternatives account for only a small fraction of the current total plant-based protein market, it is primed for fast-paced growth and holds the most promise for capturing market share from its animal-based conventional counterpart,...

Upton’s Naturals develops banana blossom… a novel entry to the plant-based food arena: 'It has a light, delicate, flaky texture like fish'

13-Apr-2020 By Elaine Watson

While the Beyond Burger and Impossible Burger have spawned a wave of soy- and pea-protein fueled copy-cats seeking to precisely mimic the taste and texture of beef, there is room in the plant-based foods market for products made from a broader range of...

Editor’s spotlight: Reinvigorating a stagnating ingredient

Benexia bets on Seeds of Wellness consumer brand to boost category

11-Mar-2020 By Hank Schultz

Chia grower Benexia is betting on its consumer brand Seeds of Wellness (SOW) to jumpstart demand for the nutrition-packed seeds.

Investing in the Future of Food: Have better-for-you, meat alternatives & CBD jumped the shark?

12-Feb-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

As the number of food accelerators and incubators has increased in recent years, the barrier for entry into the market has decreased – and while this makes launching a new product or company easier, it has made cutting through the competition and finding...

Eat JUST, Inc. scales up to full-time production of JUST Egg mung bean protein to meet consumer demand

18-Dec-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Through the acquisition of a 30,000-square-foot facility in Appleton, Minnesota, Eat JUST, Inc. can now scale up to 24/7 production of its plant-based protein isolate extracted from mung beans, the key ingredient in JUST Egg.

Soup To Nuts Podcast

Soup-to-Nuts Podcast: How can stakeholders overcome challenges facing plant-based innovation?

17-Jun-2016 By Elizabeth Crawford

Sales of plant-based alternatives to animal products may be growing fast, but the road ahead for the industry is far from smooth with several substantial hurdles threatening to hold back the industry, according to key stakeholders.