Food & Beverage

FoodTech startup ChickP has developed a prototype of protein isolates that overcome challenges common to plant-based beverages like dairy-free coffee and cappuccino.

Cargill found that sugar content remains a key influencer for American grocery shoppers with 62% of consumers reporting that they are likely to check the amount of sugar before purchasing a product.

Gat Foods, in collaboration with the Israeli startup Resorcix Ltd., have introduced Flavorwatch, a botanical ingredient which prevents Thermophillic Acidophilic Bacteria (TAB) spoilage in clear, fruit-based beverages.

Divaks raised €3 million in seed funding to create yellow mealworm ingredients for meat alternative, sports nutrition, snack, confectionery, and pet nutrition products.

Results showed that subjects in the BC30 group had significantly higher values for total amino acids and total essential amino acids, as well as higher than average levels of certain amino acids.

Givaudan, Bühler, and Cargill have formed a consortium with Food Tech Hub LATAM and Food Technology Institute (ITAL) to build a “Tropical Food Innovation Lab” in Campinas, Brazil.

Made with precision fermentation, the enhancers are designed for taste modification in sugar reduction solutions for food and beverages.

Ingredion will be showcasing a number of unique product prototypes featuring its portfolio of ingredients and which fit the company’s 360 Value approach.

These ingredients include its weight management ingredient SlimBiome, its newly launched sports nutrition ingredient LeanBiome, and its health and wellness focused ingredient WellBiome.

Spoonshot leverages AI with food science to predict emerging food and beverage trends. Its 2023 Food Trends Report will be presented July 12 at 3:15, on the Business Stage.

Beneo to showcase its new faba bean protein concentrate and starch-rich flour during the 2022 IFT FIRST Annual Event and Expo taking place July 11-13 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

The market researcher will share its latest consumer trend insights at the upcoming IFT First Annual Event & Expo in Chicago on July 10-13.

And how can companies introduce sleep foods and beverages to bedtime routines?

Celesta Company LLC and Nurish Brands, Inc. have partnered to launch a line of beverages that support relaxation and sleep. 

The booth will feature product prototypes and a fully functional interactive prep kitchen modeled after Tate & Lyle's “Collaborate at Home Kitchen.”

Bioenergy Life Science will be showcasing three prototypes that feature its Bioenergy Ribose and Riagev ingredients at this year’s IFT First (Food Improved by Research, Science and Technology), taking place in Chicago.

The energy products shelf is increasingly characterized by shared values, personal health, and sustainability.

By using a gentle, patented, and continuous enzymatic hydrolysis process, Biomega turns undervalued, food-grade salmon material (Atlantic Salmon off-cuts) into premium health ingredients.

NextFerm Technologies has announced the end of its commissioning period of the commercial facility in Canada and first commercial production of its vegan protein, ProteVin.

Univar Solutions has launched Foodology by Univar Solutions, which is a specialized team dedicated to the unique distribution and technical innovation needs of the food and nutrition ingredient industries.

RealEats continue to be available online at GNC.com and, with the expansion, can now be purchased for home delivery at GNC retail locations, too.

Florida Food Products, a leading formulator and producer of naturally sourced clean label ingredients, has reached an agreement to acquire Javo Beverage Company, a leading natural extractor of clean label coffee, tea, and botanicals with a focus on beverage applications.

Equinom has achieved this by breeding new varieties of yellow peas using its Manna technology platform, which identifies desirable traits for food applications in the genetic structure of seeds and predicts the best crossbreeding matches to yield better varieties without the use of genetic engineering.

Snacks make up around 80% of Kellogg’s sales, with the snacking division, which makes products like Cheez-Its, Pringles and Pop-Tarts, generating $11.4 billion in 2021.

The gum stifles cravings by blocking sugar receptors on the tongue. According to Sweet Victory, the gum works within two minutes and can last up to two hours.

Alternatives to meat and dairy products are getting more sophisticated—and, in turn, creating more demand from consumers.

A recent study compared the effects of a new baby formula containing whole milk (bovine), alpha-lactalbumin enriched whey, lactoferrin, partially hydrolyzed whey protein, and a single prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharide (GOS) with a commercial formula containing skim milk (bovine), whey protein concentrate, and a combination of GOS/PDX.

Many active ingredients create major challenges for beverage formulators. Unpleasant flavor notes from ingredients can be difficult to mask considering that pumping sugar into these drinks is no longer a popular option.

Apparo Inc. has announced a Series A investment of $3.5 million co-led by Endeavor8 and Finistere Ventures, and joined by Blue Horizon.

The cost of Brevel’s microalgae protein will be on par with that of pea and soy proteins, with production costs for the microalgae protein as much as 90% lower than they would otherwise be, the company says.