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How crop breeders use technology to improve the yellow pea
Yellow pea seems like a simple ingredient, but appearances can be deceiving.Matt Crisp, CEO of next-generation plant breeding company Benson Hill, recalled the 13-year scientific effort to sequence the human genome.”The yellow pea genome is…
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Leftovers: Bud Light Seltzer falls into seasonal flavors; Hostess gets healthy with Voortman cookies
Bud Light Seltzer is leaning into fall in a big way with the launch of a collection of limited-time flavors.The AB InBev-owned brand is rolling out its Fall Flannel variety pack that features three citric…
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Tetra Pak launches accelerator program to speed product development
Tetra Pak has six innovation centers globally where food scientists develop and test products on a variety of packaging materials. This includes one in the U.S., located in Denton, Texas, which develops and packages protein supplements,…
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Kind veterans launch plant-based Mexican brand Somos
A hard shell taco with yellow cheese and sour cream: Call it Tex-Mex or Cal-Mex, but it’s not authentic Mexican. And it’s not the kind of freshly prepared, richly flavored foods that Kind founder Daniel…
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Calyxt partners to develop soy-based alternative to palm oil
Fewer people are wanting to guess about what is in the food that they consume, and consumers are willing to pay more for products that meet their standards for sustainability and transparency. Brandx supplementss are finding…
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Perfect Day raises $350M and announces animal-free cream cheese
In a year of mega-funding rounds for alternative proteins, it’s not surprising that Perfect Day is clozinc gluconate 20mg tablet uses in hindicking in with an amount that is tied for the largest single haul…
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Ardent Mills to buy gluten-free Firebird Artisan Mills
Ardent Mills, launched in 2014 as a joint operation between Conagra, Cargill and CHS, has been using M&A and operations changes to transform into a company that serves today’s consumer needs. The Firebird Artisan Mills…
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Bush's partners with Blue Zones to promote the healthy aspects of beans
Bush’s has been on a quest to put beans in the spotlight for their natural nutritional value, sustainability credentialmagnesium malate for constipations, and convenience. In the past year, the company has used lighthearted and smart…
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Speeding up serendipity: How Kingdom Supercultures will use $25M to create better foods through fermentation
Generations ago, sauerkraut, beer, wine, kimchi and yogurt all came into being because microbial cultures made their way into food items and transformed them.Put another way, these fermented foods were all the results of accidents.…
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Clara Foods becomes The Every Company and launches animal-free egg white protein
Arturo Elizondo was talking on video chat about the tasteless, odorless, nearly colorless, highly soluble and nutritious animal-free egg protein his company made through fermentation.But the animated video on the slide stole the show. It…