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WhatIf Foods taps a secret ingredient for plant-based success
The lead ingredient of a new plant-based brand pairs with coffee in milk form, can add nutrition to ramen, and is said to be more sustaincalcium citrate 333mgable than other alternative proteins — but you’ve…
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B&G Foods creates 4 business units to oversee sprawling portfolio
B&G Foods has had reason to question its business structure and find a new solution. In March 2021, the company’s former interim CEO said in an earnings call that commodity price inflation and supply shortages…
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How CrushDynamics upcycles wine waste into a nutritious ingredient
CrushDynamics’ company story starts with a bike ride and a bear. In 2016, founder and President Bill Broddy was biking near a winery and saw a bear chowing down on pomace — the grape seeds and…
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Chinova Bioworks raises $6M for clean-label preservative
Chinova Bioworks has a proprietary technology to extract the dietary fiber chitosan from the discarded stems of white button mushrooms. The process involves drying and grinding the fungi, and “purifying out” the fiber with heat and…
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Leftovers: Land O'Lakes cuts corners on butter; Saputo spreads into plant-based cheese
Consumers have grown accustomed to buying butter in traditional rectangular blocks, but Land O’Lakes is looking to cut corners with its latest offering.The agribusiness and food company is debuting butter balls in pre-portioned sizes designed…
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Eclipse Foods scoops up more than $40M to invest in plant-based dairy
When Aylon Steinhart and Thomas Bowman first formed Eclipse Foods, they had big plans to truly remake plant-based dairy.They launched their ice cream in late 2019, with the plan that their creamy dessert would first…
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Givaudan partners on gum targeting kids' sugar cravings
As consumers ditch sugar in higher numbers, manufacturers are trying to find new ways to reduce sugar without sacrificing taste — an even more difficult task when creating foods for children, who are notoriously picky…
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Why the recent drop in wheat prices may not reflect the longer-term trend
After a feverish series of months where the price of wheat hit a decade high after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the grain recently saw a sharp drop in futures prices. Reuters reported on Monday that U.S. wheat…
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Cost of Fourth of July cookouts to jump by double digits this year
While many Americans like to serve up summertime favorites for Independence Day, the sticker shock caused by higher food prices has the potential to change their usual traditions.Among the main food categories, meat has seen…
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Leftovers: DiGiorno turns crust into ice cream cones; Gym Weed infuses hemp into energy drinks
Nestlé’s DiGiorno has found a new way to serve up “cold pizza.”In honor of National Ice Cream Day on July 17, the frozen pizza brand is offering ice cream cones made from its Croissant Crust,…