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Plant-based protein beverage gets $1.1m investment

Plant-based protein beverage gets $1.1m investment

1 May 2018

Après, a digital-first company based in San Francisco offering a plant-based protein beverage developed specifically for premium whole-body replenishment, has announced the closing of a $1.1 million seed series fundraising.

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Mintel predicts major foodservice flavour trends

Mintel predicts major foodservice flavour trends

30 Apr 2018

Mintel has announced what it believes are the major flavour trends that are just emerging, are already hitting the mainstream and those that are set to shape the future of foodservice in 2018 and beyond.

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Frutarom launches innovation lab

Frutarom launches innovation lab

30 Apr 2018

Frutarom is opening FoodNxt, its fully equipped innovation lab for food-tech startups, in the north of Israel. The company is inviting Israeli food-tech and ingredient companies to join in for mutually beneficial collaborations.

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Lipofoods launches orosoluble iron

Lipofoods launches orosoluble iron

27 Apr 2018

Lipofoods has launched Lipofer, an orosoluble iron targeting the needs of pregnant or nursing millennial women.

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Ixoreal unlocks commercial potential of ashwagandha

Ixoreal unlocks commercial potential of ashwagandha

25 Apr 2018

Ashwagandha is known as the king of herbs in traditional Indian Ayurvedic medicine – but it is still not well known in the West. Supplier Ixoreal Biomed Inc. aims to make ashwagandha as ubiquitous in Europe as Chinese ginseng, tapping into its purporte...

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Arla launches whey protein coffee concept

Arla launches whey protein coffee concept

21 Nov 2016

A refreshing whey protein iced coffee drink that is designed to build muscle, strengthen bones and boost the brain is the latest product concept to emerge from the Arla Foods Ingredients innovation pipeline.

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XYIENCE launches protein bar

XYIENCE launches protein bar

9 Aug 2016

XYIENCE has released XYIENCE Protein Bars, which it says are the first such products to contain Sustamine L-Alanyl-L-Glutamine.

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AVOKE wins Ganeden prize

AVOKE wins Ganeden prize

29 Jul 2016

In a competition between entrepreneurs to be selected for the most innovative probiotic food concept, a panel of industry experts named AVOKE as the top choice for the startup to win Ganeden's Probiotic Innovation Jumpstart program.

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Ganeden announces 75+ partner SKUs

Ganeden announces 75+ partner SKUs

13 Jul 2016

In less than three months, Ganeden partners have launched over 75 probiotic product SKUs across eight categories, adding to the more than 60 SKUs launched earlier in the year for a total of 500+ SKUs now available worldwide.

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TMR forecasts multifunctional ingredients market

TMR forecasts multifunctional ingredients market

28 Jun 2016

Transparency Market Research (TMR) has launched a report entitled “Multifunctional Food Ingredients Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2016 – 2024”.

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Cranberries can reduce UTIs

Cranberries can reduce UTIs

22 Jun 2016

Leading experts on infectious disease and urinary tract infections (UTIs) gathered recently in London to discuss the findings from a study that is said to have conclusively shown that cranberries can reduce symptomatic UTIs.

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Waitrose launches omega 3 chicken

Waitrose launches omega 3 chicken

21 Jun 2016

UK supermarket Waitrose has announced that it will introduce what it claims is the UK’s first chicken that is a source of omega 3, describing it as a groundbreaking move for a British supermarket.

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