Food & Beverage

Flexitarian consumers are driving the demand for plant-based foods, with interest in transparent labels, sustainability, health, and exciting new food experiences.

A look at emerging trends in seniors’ heart health supplements

As everyday consumers embrace active nutrition, will they rely on sports nutrition products in their daily lives?

What’s shaping the sports beverage space in 2022?

Using its AI platform, #foodbrain, Spoonshot examined 7,000 startups globally.

Ingredion launched “Put Profitability on the Menu,” a new foodservice growth guide that details how food service operators can drive sustained clean label growth in the foodservice sector.

Key flavor trends in sports nutrition bars, powders, and RTD beverages

The GRAS status of these strains completes the portfolio of 19 strains of quadruple-coated probiotics offered by Nutralliance, available in single-strain solutions and custom blends.

Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. is collaborating with Atlantic Sea Farms, a women-run regenerative kelp aquaculture company based in Maine.

The label breaks down each product’s emissions into four categories: ingredients, packaging, transport, and preparation. This allows consumers to easily understand the carbon impact of tea purchases.

Pulses offer high nutritional value, including protein and fiber content, for that healthy halo consumers are looking for in snacks.

MycoTechnology Inc., a Colorado-based company producing food ingredients by fermenting mushroom mycelia, announced it has received new funding from investors of $85 million, taking its current funding to $200 million since the company launched in 2013.

The repurposed tobacco plants yield a cost-effective growth factor that can then be used to grow cell-derived meat.

Riff Energy+by Riff — an energy drink made from upcycled, nutrient-rich, cascara (coffee fruit) and other plant-based ingredients — is now certified carbon neutral by Carbonfund.org Foundation’s Carbonfree Product Certification Program.

The new development comes out of ProFuture, a European-funded Horizon 2020 research project. ProFuture’s goal is to increase production and use of protein-rich microalgae ingredients in food and feed.

The new Citrus Vacation collection features six flavors derived from what the company describes as “more sophisticated varietals,” including those with global appeal.

The new patent-pending PearlEdge colors are said to be bright white, uniform, and stable, without requiring modification, and can serve as a clean-label replacement for titanium dioxide.

At the show, the company shared such prototypes as Peach Mango Stick Packs for immune health, a Caramel Cold-Brew Coffee Bar for cognitive health, and Chai-Flavored Dark-Chocolate Bites for digestive health.

Both sweeteners are produced using Conagen’s proprietary precision fermentation process.

The new building will open in Fall 2022. In addition to its sensory and consumer insights center, the building features a video and podcasting studio.

The company invested €125 million to double the facility’s production capacity for products like alternative proteins, as well as poultry and seafood.

On February 22, 2022, a new regulation kicked into effect in the EU for infant formulas and follow-on formulas containing protein hydrolysates, requiring companies to submit dossiers on their ingredients so that EFSA can evaluate their safety and suitability for use in these products.

A recent study found that daily consumption of cranberries improved endothelial function in healthy adults. The study was funded by the Cranberry Institute and by the Research Committee of the Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University Dusseldorf.

BeVeg is the only ISO 17065–accredited program and vegan trademark.

With capabilities to handle increased demand and immediate availability, IBN’s freeze-drying division is prepared to handle freeze-drying for a wide variety of industries, including nutraceuticals.

Methyloxolane is a bio-based solvent for the extraction of vegetable oils, plant proteins, and other natural ingredients that is produced from agricultural by-products such as sugarcane bagasse.

At Expo West, companies discussed how their ingredients stand out in a market that’s growing more competitive.

There are many paths to cognitive support, and creating a product that’s just right for your target customer can be daunting.

At March’s Expo West trade show, Cargill introduced a stevia solution that can be used in a range of concentrate products, such as foodservice fountain drinks, energy shots, alcoholic drinks, and fruit, dairy, or coffee syrups.

Sweegen announced that its entire Signature Bestevia portfolio is now accessible to brands in Mexico after the country’s safety authority adopted the Codex Alimentarius (Codex) specifications for steviol glycosides produced by different technologies.