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Mexican brand Sigma launches amaranth-based snack in the US market
4 Feb 2022
Chocke-Obleas are arriving from Mexico to key markets in the U.S., thanks to multinational company Sigma. The Mexican snack wafer is made with chocolate, artisan wafers and crispy popped amaranth, and the wafers currently come in two flavors: chocolate...
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World’s largest indoor vertical farm planned for construction in US
1 Feb 2022
Indoor aquaponic farming company Upward Farms is aiming high with its new project to open the world’s largest indoor vertical farming plant in early 2023. The 250,000-square-foot (six-acre) facility will be two to four times the size of the next larges...
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The rise of baby food delivery
30 Jan 2022
Direct-to-consumer baby food companies promise to deliver nutritious, clean label food products that are tailored to babies’ developmental needs straight to busy mums’ doors, and investors are eyeing the category with interest.
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Less sugar, more fibre: How brands can leverage ‘two-in-one’ reformulation
23 Jan 2022
Combining natural sweeteners with fibres to replace the sweetness and bulk of sugar is a two-in-one reformulation approach that allows brands to make two appealing on-pack product claims: less sugar and more fibre.
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Codex approves global framework for stevia production
21 Jan 2022
Codex Alimentarius has adopted a Framework for Steviol Glycosides approving four different technologies for the production of the sweetener, a move that stakeholders say will ‘benefit the entire stevia industry’.
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Bonumose to manufacture tagatose sugar in North America
11 Jan 2022
Following regulatory approval in both the U.S. and Canada, ingredient company Bonumose is on schedule to open its first commercial production facility to produce tagatose, a low-glycemic, rare sugar, in the spring of 2022.
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Scientists break the code for a new natural blue color
10 Dec 2021
Graduate-level food scientists at Cornell University have discovered how to stabilize, phycocyanin, a food colorant that provides a vivid blue pigment, according to research published in the American Chemical Society’s journal BioMacromolecules.
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Fungi-based fat alternative unveiled by Swedish startup
2 Dec 2021
Sweden’s Mycorena mycoprotein startup recently announced it has developed a fungi-based fat ingredient that recreates the mouthfeel and taste sensation of an animal-based steak. The company said its innovation will “take plant-based meat to a new level...
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Soonish debuts natural beer with gluten-free baking ingredients
29 Jun 2021
Los Angeles micro brewer Soonish now has a beer that is aiming to take the gluten-free beer space and transform it into the “natural beer” category. Soonish-Natural Beer is made using banana, millet, sorghum, and honey, but rather than resulting in a f...
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Barry Callebaut launches Evocao, a cacao-only chocolate
24 Jun 2021
Two years after the chocolate company’s launch of its WholeFruit chocolate line, Barry Callebaut unveiled its Evocao expression, which is designed to evoke the aromatic flavors of the cacao fruit by using 100% pure, upcycled ingredients.
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PepsiCo announces plans to reduce global GHG emissions by 3M tons
27 Apr 2021
PepsiCo released its 2030 sustainability goals where it said it plans to eliminate at least 3 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by the end of the decade, improve the livelihoods of more than 250,000 people in its agricultural supply chain ...
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Candy colors for 2021 defined by the pandemic
15 Apr 2021
Candy innovation will be a mixed bag this year as consumers continue to react to the effects of the pandemic. After a year of continual concern about one’s health, color has become the new playing field where consumers are looking for a healthier alter...
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