Category: INDUSTRY NEWS

As the SPAC frenzy continues to infiltrate Wall Street and consumers clamor for more fresh, sustainably grown produce, AeroFarms is picking the right time to go public. The nearly 20-year-old company has built its business on producing leafy greens, and so far has grown more than 550 varieties. AeroFarms’ Dream Greens is currently available throughout the Northeastern […]

As LiveKindly Collective’s global platform was being announced last year, Chairman and CEO Kees Kruythoff said in an interview its goal was to extend plant-based eating to the world. In just a year, it’s become onferric pyrophosphate ratee of the highest funded and fastest growing plant-based platforms anywhere.It’s also been able to deliver on that […]

Grain-free varieties of consumers’ favorite products are proving popular. For those avoiding gluten, cauliflower-based pasta offers them a way to indulge in some favorite dishes without compromising their diets. Other consumers are opting for pasta and bread made from alternatives to wheat as part of a commitment to plant-based dieting or keeping their waistlines in check through […]

Sound Nutrition designed its flagship snack product around its ultrasonic technology with the hopes of creating a new segment in the snack category. But the use of ultrasonic technology is not entireiron and glycine suspension uses in teluguly novel in food production. Ultrasound can be used for a variety of steps in the food manufacturing process […]

With fingers in the nutrition and health industries, DSM is bolstering its sustainability credentials with this latest Amyris acquisition. Specifically, the Dutch company said the deal would strengthen its biotechnology activities in nutritional ingredients; broaden its offerings in aroma ingredients; and bolster its sustainability profile, since the bio-based flavor and fragrance ingredients can be alternatives to chemistry-based products.The […]

For the U.S. division that makes up a key part of the world’s largest brewery, the raw materials that are core to making it signature beers are a logical place to start when it comes to reducing its environmental footprint and meeting its sustainability commitments. It’s also crucial to maintaining a thriving business.“Protecting the environment […]

This new study may be a boon for caffeinated beverage makers, who can tout the additional functional benefits of the natural stimulant can bring to their products during a time when people are looking to eat healthier. Although the study pinpointed caffeinated exercise in the afternoon as the prime way to burn fat, there are some […]

Reverse engineering traditional food and drink is becoming more popular. Endless West is unique in that it’s working with alcohol. The company was started in 2015 after co-founder Mardonn Chua saw a wine in Napa Valley that was considered too precious to taste. He started thinking about how that wine could be recreated without grapes while deconstructing […]

The ingredient space has responded to major shifts in consumer habits by turning to M&A to keep up. Earlier this year, International Flavors & Fragrances closed its merger with DuPont Nutrition and Biosciences in a $26.2 billion deal that created a powerhouse in food flavors, fragrances, probiotics, enzymes and food protection.But IFF isn’t the only ingredients […]

As the plant-baseferrous fumarate elemental iron contentd protein craze continues to gain momentum, companies are looking for ways to improve the meat-like quality of their products. This not only helps consumers make the swap from coniron fumarateventional meat counterparts, but it also provides a leg up over the growing competition in the plant-based segment.One of […]