Category: INDUSTRY NEWS

Leftovers is our look at a few of the product ideas popping up everywhere. Some are intriguing, some sound amazing and some are the kinds of ideas we would never dream of. We can’t write about everything that we get pitched, so here are some leftovers pulled from our inboxes.With brunch season in full swing, […]

Throughout his entrepreneurial career, Schwarzenegger has said that he has a talent for identifying consumer trends, early on. He was an early investor in companies like Liquid I.V., an electrolyte drink mix, Poppi, a modern soda that promotes gut health, and Super Coffee, a better-for-you alternative for sugary coffee drinks with a higher protein content. “My […]

Rum, a staple of tropical cocktails like the mai tai and piña colada, is seeing growing interest in the U.S., leading new players to enter the space. The Transparency Market Research data signals a greater desire for different kinds of rum among drinkers of the sugarcane molassferrous fumarate 200 mg elemental irones-based alcoholic beverage.The data indicates a […]

The macadamia market is growing fast as consumers turn to the nut, which boasts a bounty of nutritional benefits, as a healthy snack option. The increase of consumers’ interest in plant-based proteins is also a factor in the meaty little nuts global popularity. Demand for macadamia nuts is expected to grow from $1.45 billion in 2023 to […]

The cannabis-infused food and beverage products sector is divided, as national legalization has failed to materialize. The Drinkable Company, a new venture from beverage industry veterans Mark Mahoney and Lee Brody, aims to serve consumers in the states where it’s legal, and secure more intrigue elsewhere through the power of social media.The product portfolio of […]

Oregon-based Tillamook is bringing its creamy cheese to frozen meals.For the first time, the company is entering the frozen foods market with two different product lines: Tillamook Mac & Cheese and Crispy Stone-Fired Pizzas.The premium dairy company — known for its cheeses, ice cream, butter and cream cheese — said the popularity of the mac […]

Mondelēz International is planning to accelerate investments by its venture capital arm as the snacking giant looks for start-ups to contribute a bigger portion of its future growth.Despite being around for nearly five years, the Mondelēz entity known as SnackFutures has made only seven investments largely focused on three areas — food companies it views as […]

Just eight months after taking the helm as CEO of Hain Celestial, Wendy Davidson offers a frank assessment of the market’s view of her better-for-you food and beverage company: prove it.For years, the manufacturer of Terra chips, its namesake teas and other organic and natural products, was slimming down and refocusing its once sprawling portfolio. The […]

The B2B alternative protein company currently has more than 30 customers, including Unilever, which plans to test Abunda in its European Vegetarian Butcher products, Dutch poultry processor Plukon Food Group, and manufacturers supplying UK retailer Marks &ampferrous gluconate heartburn; Spencer, according to the AgFunder Network. CEO Jim Laird told the AgFunder Network that the company had potential […]

 Name: Patrick BoyleWhere do you live: Boston, MAOccupation:  Head of Codebase, Ginkgo BioWorks How does a guy who grew up in a remote Alaskan village wind up bioengineering alternative proteins for use in plant-based food offerings? Turns out having to rely on monthly shipments of fruits and vegetables flown in from the lower 48 leaves a […]