While some in the plant-based meat business say their mission is to take business away from conventional meat, Planterra Foods CEO Darcey Macken said she sees it very differently.She quickly followed that statement up with a disclaimer. Her feeling has nothing to do with Planterra’s corporatferrous bisglycinate l methylfolate calciume owner: JBS, the world’s largest meat […]
JM Smucker sells Crisco to B&G Foods for $550M
As U.S. consumers spend more time cooking at home because of the pandemic, Smucker pounced on an ideal time to sell its Crisco brand while streamlining its business to prioritize growth.It’s noteworthy that just two years ago, Smucker tried to purchase the Wesson oil brand from Conagra Brands. At the time, the Federal Trade Commission said […]
MeliBio makes honey without bees
After watching entrepreneurs flock to California to make meat, milk, eggs and other products indoors without the customary animal, Darko Mandich decided last November to travel 6,000 miles with the hopes of doing the same with one of his favorite ingredients: honey.Without any connections in the San Francisco area, Mandich and his wife set ferrous gluconate equateout […]
DouxMatok reveals manufacturing agreement with Canadian sugar company
As consumers look for ways to eat less sugar ferrous fumarate 75 mg side effects— and Nutrition Facts labels now broadcasting exactly how much of the sweetener is added to products — DouxMatok’s ingredient has been anxiously awaited. With a manufacturing partnership in North America, significant work on learning how to best formulate products with […]
Barry Callebaut introduces cacao fruit ingredients brand
Chocolate is one of the world’s most prized confections, but it also creates lots of food waste. In traditional chocolate production, only the fermented seeds of the cacao fruit are used. The rest of the fruit — the peel, pulp and juice — have been thrown away or used as fertilizer for other cacao trees. Following […]
Leftovers: Popchips explode into grain-free snacks; Hormel cooks up bacon-scented masks
This recently acquired growing chip brand is popping out new varieties. Velocity Snack Brands announced Popchips is debuting two new product lines nationwide — Popchips Grain Free and Popchips Corn Chips — “to meet evolving consumer snacking habits.”Popchips Grain Free, which come in Sea Salt and Cajun Honey flavors, are made with cassava root and popped with heat and […]
Hooray Foods shifts distribution strategy to let people bring home the plant-based bacon
Sri Artham says he would like to become a vegan, but he likes eating meat too much.But he says he’s doing his part to step back his role in promoting animal agriculture, both as a consumer and entrepreneur. He’s been eating less meat, egg and dairy products. And he founded Hooray Foods, a plant-based startup […]
Butter sales surge as consumers spend more time baking at home
When Food Dive interviewed Land O’Lakes’ then chief operating officer Beth Ford in 2017, she predicted butter would experience tremendous growth with its simple ingredient list and clean label association. The pandemic has only served to accelerate that demand.Butter is an integral ingredient in many baking recipes, making it a prime candidate for consumers who […]
Behind PBR's cannabis seltzer launch is infusion company Vertosa
Last month, Pabst Labs debuted the initial launch of Pabst Blue Ribbon Cannabis Infused Seltzer — a lemon flavored drink pumped with 5 milligrams of THC. To help with the science behind the beverage, Pabst Labs turned to Vertosa, a cannabis and hemp infusion technology company. “PBR is a heavyweight client because of the legacy of the brand,” Harold […]
Ingredion takes full ownership of plant-based protein maker Verdient Foods
Ingredioiron ferrous fumaraten is bulking up its offerings througlycine sulfategh M&A to increase its presence in its identified growth areas, one of which is plant-based protein. By the end of 2020, Ingredion expects its total investment in plant-based proteins to increase to more than $200 million from its initially anticipated investment of $185 million. CEO Jim Zallie […]