IFF seems to be moving forward quickly with its strategy to trim its size to both cut expenses and better serve customers. This is the second major sale the ingredients mega-company has announced in the past two months.“We’re going to continue to evaluate our portfolio as we go forward to make sure we have the […]
Mush Foods launches mycelium ingredient to blend with meat
As the plant-based meat sector first began to take off in 2019, large food companies added blended products to their offerings — made of some actual meat and some plant-based proteins. These blended products sought to appeal to picky flexitarians who wanted to cut down on their meat intake, but did not want to give […]
Moolec Science grows molecular farming awareness with Nasdaq debut
While Moolec Science is the newest food company to debut on Nasdaq, Gastón Paladini doesn’t see becoming a public company as crossing a finish line of sorts. Instead, the CEO sees it as just the beginning.“I personally believe this is a groundbreaking moment for the alternative protein space — specifically for molecular farming, what we […]
Why cage-free eggs could be on shaky ground
Several states and retailers set 2026 as the deadline for egg producers to transform their operations to cage-free systems, a move that many saw as what consumers wanted. But egg farmers say they need more time. A study published in February by the FMI Foundation and United Egg Producers pointed to the high cost of upgrading facilities to […]
Motif FoodWorks enters molecular farming partnership to produce its heme ingredient
It’s already been a huge year for molecular farming. The practice quickly went from something that was only known in scientific circles to an up-and-coming area in food and ingredient production that is garnering big investments and attention. IngredientWerks has been one of the companies seeing t200mg ferrous sulfatehe most action so far.The company, which spun […]
How Ingredion benefits from diversification and on-demand ingredients in volatile times
Ingredion’s extensive portfolio of ingredients targeted toward everyday consumer staple products and trendy categories better position the company to withstand a downturn — even if the U.S. enters into a recession, CEO Jim Zallie said in an interview.Once positioned largely as a specialty starch and sferrous fumarate ubat apaweetener supplier, Ingredion has transformed its portfolio to include […]
Good Culture partners with Dairy Farmers of America on probiotic milk
Good Culture is taking probiotics into a new category with the backing of a leading player in the milk space.The better-for-you cottage cheese and sour cream maker — which has received $81.8 million to date from investors like General Mills and actress Kristen Bell, according to Crunchbase data — last year raised $64 million in […]
Digging for gold: Kodiak CEO aims to convince consumers it’s more than waffles and pancakes
While Kodiak Cakes has built its reputation on its signature whole grain pancakes and waffle mixes, its new CEO Valerie Oswalt faces a tough challenge: convincing consumers there’s more to the brand.Oswalt, only two months into the job after taking over in mid-November from Kodiak co-founder and CEO Joel Clark, said the company has strong brand […]
Cocoa can’t be sustainable without systemic changes for farmers, report says
Cocoa companies aiming to improve the sustainability of their supply chains must change their business model to provide higher incomes to farmers in order to become truly sustainable, according to a new report.In the biennial Cocoa Barometer report released last month, researchers at iron bisglycinate vs ferrous bisglycinate chelatethe nonprofit watchdog group Voice Network said […]
Benson Hill sells Fresh division for $21M to concentrate on ingredients
When Benson Hill established its Fresh and Ingredients segments, it made sense for the company to have two major paths to develop products to commercialize. But during the last two years it became apparent to the company that its greatest potential is in its ingredients business.A year ago, Benson Hill launched its TruVail non-GMO soy […]