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Salt of the Earth creates low-sodium Craveability
22 Jul 2021
The consumer appetite for exciting, nutritious, full-flavored snacks put the spotlight on better-for-you plant-based options. After extensive research and lab tests, Salt of the Earth introduces its all-natural solution for making lentils bites tastier...
Read moreGeneral Mills launches snack limiting blood sugar spikes
21 Jul 2021
Coming out of General Mills’ Innovation Lab is a new snack brand called Good Measure that is designed specifically to not spike the blood sugar of the person snacking. While this product can serve a wide variety of consumers, including those following ...
Read moreAnimal-free dairy cheese appeals to over half of global consumers
20 Jul 2021
Globally, 70.5% of consumers said they would be willing to buy cheese made with dairy proteins that don’t come from animals, according to a new survey from the precision fermentation company Formo and the University of Bath published in the journal Fro...
Read moreCambridge University invents vegan spider silk to replace single-use plastics
19 Jul 2021
Xampla, a spinoff from Cambridge University, is working on commercializing a biodegradable alternative to single-use plastics that is made out of plant products but where the molecular structure is manipulated to resemble spider silk.
Read moreKerry to purchase preservative company Niacet for $1B
16 Jul 2021
Irish ingredients giant Kerry Group has entered into an agreement to buy the clean-label preservatives manufacturer Niacet from the private equity group SK Capital for $1 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of this year.
Read moreC3 on its recent MENA expansion: ‘The region is a hub of tech and culinary innovation’
16 Jul 2021
Omnichannel food tech platform Creating Culinary Communities (C3) is bringing its cloud kitchen and food delivery tech to the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, announcing a $100 million joint venture in Saudi Arabia just months after expanding to...
Read moreFuture of Nutrition Award debuts at the Fi Europe Innovation Awards
16 Jul 2021
The Fi Europe Innovation Awards, held at Fi Europe 2021 co-located with Hi Europe, celebrate people, companies and organisations breaking new ground in the Food & Beverage industry.
Read moreHalo Top co-founder launches low-calorie, low-sugar chocolate bar
15 Jul 2021
Gatsby Chocolate is one of the newest entrants into the better-for-you indulgence space as of this summer. From the founder of Halo Top ice cream, Doug Bouton, this new chocolate bar uses Epogee's EPG fat alternative ingredient, which is a formulation ...
Read moreLivekindly creates New Vegan Food Brands for Chinese market
14 Jul 2021
Plant-based company collective Livekindly launched its first brands created in-house. Sold under the names Giggling Pig 咯咭藸 [Ge Ji Zhu] and Happy Chicken 哈皮鸡 [Ha Pi Ji], these brands sell products aimed at Gen Z Chinese customers that are interested in...
Read moreAleph Farms raises $105M, plans for cell-based meat launch in 2022
13 Jul 2021
Cultured meat manufacturer Aleph Farms is steaming ahead toward its goal of commercialization. The Israeli startup announced it received $105 million in funding from a Series B investment round led by L Catterton's Growth Fund and DisruptAD, which is o...
Read moreProvenance Bio's plant-based gelatin beats animal based options on price
12 Jul 2021
To answer the growing demand for animal-free collagen, San Francisco-based startup Provenance Bio, unveiled its first animal-free gelatin product made with its proprietary protein expression platform. The company said that the proteins it produces for ...
Read moreOat milk start-up Bevry on India’s plant-based potential
12 Jul 2021
In this article Pradeep Sanker, co-founder of oat milk start-up Bevry, known as ‘the Oatly of India’ talks about challenges and opportunities in India’s plant-based dairy market.
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