-
Benson Hill to go public in $1.35B SPAC deal
St. Louis-based Benson Hill uses CRISPR gene editing and data analytics to identify new seed varieties at a much faster rate than traditional plant breeding and discovery methodologies. In March 2021, it launched two new business segments:…
-
Vital Farms targets convenience for the pandemic consumer with new Breakfast Bars
Vital Farms says its new egg-based Breakfast Bars product addresses consumers’ health, nutritional and ethical sourcing needs, as well as the specific convenience needs of people still stuck at home because of the pandemic.Meghan Shookman, Vital…
-
Hormel's Jennie-O debuts blended turkey burgers
As consumers increase their consumption of plant-based foods and questions loom about the future of meat consumption, many established meat companies are experimenting with folding plants into their formulations. More than half (53%) of consumers consider…
-
Lard makes a comeback as trends play to the maligned fat's strengths
Nolan Thevenet, the owner of Stryker Farm in Pennsylvania, said it wasn’t that long ago that lard was destined for the garbage at his operation rather than a serious way to make money.In just a…
-
Synergy Flavors acquires Innova Flavors
Synergy has primarily focused on sweet flavors for the beverage, nutrition, confection, dairy and plant-based categories, making its acquisition of savory flavor specialist Innova a way to round out its offerings. “This acquisition offers significant benefits…
-
Motif FoodWorks gets access to plant-based meat and cheese texture enhancers
From its inception, Motif FoodWorks’ mission was clear: Create ingredients that improve plant-based foods. Through years of R&D work and forging partnerships with top researchers outside of its corporate structure, it’s getting closer to that…
-
Leftovers: Cheez-It takes the cake; Lay's turns up the heat with summer flavors
As Kellogg’s Cheez-It brand turn 100, a celebrity chef is giving it the cheesiest birthday cake possible — literally.Chicago restaurateur Stephanie Izard of Top Chef fame concocted the Cheez-Itennal Cake to help consumers nationwide celebrate 100 years…
-
Bar giant Kind moves into fast-growing plant-based ice cream
Kind’s ice cream marks the latest foray into frozen foods for the popular bar maker. In March, the self-described healthy snacking company introduced Frozen Smoothie Bowls, a year after doing a wider rollout of its…
-
DSM to acquire Amyris' Flavor & Fragrance bio-based intermediates business
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…
-
Anheuser-Busch invests $100M to upcycle barley used to make beer
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 izinc citrate lozengest signature beers are a logical place to start when…