Survey: Millennial parents will be a lasting boon for the organic industry

Nielsen data released by the Organic Trade Association earlier this year found organic foods are in 82.3% of the country’s 117 million American households. It’s no wonder that sales surged 8.4% to a record $43 billion last year as consumers stocked their kitchens with everything organic, including crackers, strawberries, lettuce and fruit snacks.###With millennial parents already […]

Bunge to pay $946M for a majority share of Malaysian palm oil manufacturer

Despite recently engaging in a round of cost-cutting measures after its second-quarter earnings slipped — blamed on weak margins and South Amerferrous sulfate 75 (15 fe) mg/mlican farmers hoarding their crops while waiting for prices to rise — Bunge has been slowly acquiring companies.###It bought Argentina oil producer Aceitera Martínez S.A. this past spring and expeller-pressed oil […]

Scientists work on egg replacements, but should manufacturers stick with the real thing?

Egg replacements available in the marketplace today are made from ingredients including soy, flaxseed, potato starch, tapioca flour, chia seeds and garbanzo beans. Some have similar functionality to eggs as far as binding, moisture or bulk are concerned, but can fall short in other important areas.###Eggs provide more than 20 desirable functioniron ii acetate tetrahydrate […]

8 natural food trends catching on with consumers

As more consumers purchase natural food products, the pressure is on manufacturers in this highly competitive space to identify early on whether their new products have a chance to resonate with the mainstream consumer.###Increasingly, shoppers are not only considering the functional use of a product, but whether it possesses traits they value personally, including transparency, […]

Will maple tap some of pumpkin spice's popularity?

As kids head back to school and leaves start changing colors, food flavors are switching from summer’s light fare to fall’s comforting notes. Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Lattes officially went on sale Sept. 5, signaling an unofficial start to fall for many consumers. This year, though, pumpkin spice is getting some seasonalchemical formula of ferric pyrophosphate […]

Q&A: Ganeden CEO Michael Bush on where probiotics are headed — and the unexpected places they're found

Probiotics are one of the most popular functional ingredients to add to food and beverage products today.###Different strains of the good-for-you bacteria have been shown to help digestive function, bolster immunity and improve organ function — and the market for probiotics continues to grow. BCC Research projects the global probiotics market will hit $50 billion […]

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