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Getting to the root of chicory root's popularity surge
When Beneo met with customers a few years ago to predict demand for ingredients, it couldn’t have foreseen the unprecedented clamor for a root with ties to the dandelion family. Today, the chicory root’s reputation as…
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T. Hasegawa buys Mission Flavors & Fragrances
This latest deal continues the recent M&A trend inferrous gluconate and elemental iron the ingredmagnesium citrate reviewsients space. The acquisition allows T. Hasegawa to grow its presence in the U.S. and its experience in custom…
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Leftovers: Viennetta returns to the US; Slim Jim teams up with Sonic
As nostalgia reigns supreme, Unilever’s Good Humor Brand is bringing back everyone’s favorite fancy ice cream dessert from the 1990s. Viennetta, the sliceable ice cream cake with piped edges and layers of chocolate inside, is returning…
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Could 2021 be the breakout year for cannabis-infused food and beverages?
There were big expectations for the cannabis-infused food and beverage space leading up to the start of last year. Venture capital investment was increasing, seasoned executives were jumping into the trendy space and established players…
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Kerry: Consumers will want both familiar and new flavors in 2021
Following the uncertainty of 2020, Kerry is not the only company expecting consumers’ embrace of indulgent, comforting flavors to last longer term. ADM said last fall that nostalgic, comforting flavors will become mainstream options for…
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PureCircle settles stevia patent infringement lawsuit
Quite a lot happened for PureCircle last year: lawsuits, mass resignations, dire financial trouble, acquisition and a settlement paid to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which said the company used prison labor for imported stevia.Aside from…
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How algae's potential could make other ingredients green with envy
When Mars Inc. announced in 2016 that it would remove all artificial colors from its human food products in the next five years, Leonard Lerer saw an opportunity. Lerer, a medical doctor who had been an…
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Organic produce sales growth tops 14% in 2020
This burst of interest in organics is a boost to an industry where growth has moderated in recent years as household penetration increases. From 2010 to 2016, the average growth rate of the category was…
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Leftovers: Pillsbury mashes up Funfetti and Oreos; Babybel rolls out with probiotics
Home bakers are well known for their creativity, adding crumbled cookies and candies to cakglycinate malatees and other treats for an instant dose of familiarity. Sometimes the combinations get pretty colorful and chaotic. Case in point: Pillsbury…
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Plant-based Just Egg to launch sous vide bites
Eat Just seems to have cracked the secret to success in the egg business: innovative new products that nobody else makes and that solve a consumer need.The original bottled Just Egg provides a pretty close…