Food & Beverage

Flavorchem released its top trends that are driving premium coffee innovation, including an increase in everyday drinking occurrences, elevated at-home coffee experiences, and an increased interest in ready-to-drink cold brew and functional coffee.

What will keep consumers coming back to protein products?

Do “candyceuticals” let consumers have their cake and not feel guilty about eating it, too?

The series includes OvenPro Bread & Bread Zero Net Carb, OvenPro Cake, and OvenPro QuickBread. 

ADM released its second annual list of global consumer trends based on in-depth research from its proprietary Outside Voice consumer insights platform.

From fad to forever: One brand explains how keto companies must look beyond the diet alone to offer more of what consumers want.

GNT, manufacturer of Exberry Coloring Foods, is investing $30 million into an expansion of its 49-acre facility located in Gaston County, NC.

The theme includes nostalgic flavors such as Candy Classics, Cereal Milk, Carnival Ride, Scout Cookies, Dessert Classics, Snack Cakes, Candy Bar Bliss, and Retro Throwbacks.

Merit will be sampling a plant-protein bar concept made from Puratein and Peazazz, and a ready-to-mix plant protein powder concept made from Peazazz and Puratein C.

Apura Ingredients, a supplier of low and no-calorie sweeteners, has announced a partnership with EPC Natural Products Company, which offers integrated sensation optimization through its portfolio of taste and flavor modulators.

Wixon introduced a diverse range of complex, Japanese-based flavor systems for use in food and beverage applications.

Innova Market Insights released its Top 10 Trends for 2022, revealing a shift in consumers’ no. 1 concern from personal health, which has been a top priority in recent years, to the planet.

NNB Nutrition has announced that its L-ergothioneine ingredient called MitoPrime is now self-affirmed GRAS

The powders features Sunfiber from Taiyo GmbH, which replaces the need for maltodextrin, anti-caking agent.

The drink, called Elix, is the latest milestone in Barry Callebaut’s mission to bring functional, health-supporting cocoa flavanol products to market.

The decision to use modified or clean-label starches will be unique to each company, with each option offering its own advantages and disadvantages.

The new chickpea TVP provides a better taste and texture than “traditional highly processed plant-based alternatives,” the company says.

U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York upholds the legality of FDA's GRAS process.

The company successfully produced prototypes of deli meat and chicken nugget analogs using various technologies and without the long list of ingredients. 

In order to scale brazzein sustainably for commercial production, Conagen, Sweegen’s long-term innovation partner, applied a proprietary precision fermentation process using clean, nature-based ingredients.

SnackSmart Fruit & Fibre gummies is the first consumer-facing product in the company’s online store to contain the functional fiber and mineral blend, WellBiome.

The line includes Homecraft Prista P 101 pea flour, Vitessence Prista P 155 pea protein concentrate, and Vitessence Prista P 360 faba bean protein concentrate.

Abbott is re-launching PediaSure Harvest and launched a new line of products, Ensure Harvest, for folks who rely on feeding tubes.

Trademarked InstaKombu, the ingredient is a spray-dried, fermented powder that offers good solubility and taste for a range of applications.

The spirulina line is well suited to the vegan market and is rich in plant proteins, dietary fiber, essential amino acids, the antioxidant phycocyanin, iron, vitamin B12, and omega-3 fatty acids.

Ardent Mills has announced its intention to acquire all the business assets of Firebird Artisan Mills.

The foods associated with significantly lower systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure were berries and red wine. Higher intakes of apples, pears, and peppers were associated with lower pulse pressure.

AAK to increase its European lecithin footprint with purchase of BIC Ingredients.

It’s an exciting time to be in the gut health market.

Ingredion Inc. signed a new strategic distribution agreement with Batory Foods that consolidates Ingredion’s distributor reach in the West and central Midwest.