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Leftovers: Kraft Heinz, Milk Bar burst into bagel bombs | Skittles get miniature with Littles
The Philadelphia cream cheese brand and the bakery are debuting a red velvet treat, while Whipnotic swirls up two unique whipped cream flavors.
ByChris Casey• Oct. 6, 2023 -
Top food and beverage industry events in 2024
The new year will bring a busy conference and convention season. Food Dive is highlighting 11 to watch.
ByElizabeth Flood• Oct. 6, 2023 -
Trendline
Plant-Based Dairy is Maturing, Booming and Full of Opportunities
As numerous plant-based dairy alternatives continue to enter the market and prices fluctuate, consumer interest is creating a dynamic shift in the consumption of dairy and alternatives.
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Q&A
Cargill’s alt-protein chief answers Food Dive’s 8 questions
Elizabeth Gutschenritter discusses the challenges that come along with a new and growing category and which fast-food spot would be part of her last meal.
ByElizabeth Flood• Oct. 3, 2023 -
Heinz jumps on Taylor Swift’s ‘seemingly ranch’ moment with new condiment
To capitalize on a viral moment around the singer’s visit to an NFL game, the brand and agency Rethink came up with a new sauce in less than 24 hours.
By Chris Kelly • Oct. 2, 2023 -
JBS begins work on lab-grown meat center in Brazil
The Biotech Innovation Center, slated for completion next year, builds on the meatpacker’s effort to expand its portfolio and become a force in the growing cultivated protein sector.
By Nathan Owens • Sept. 26, 2023 -
Slumping demand forces 2 California plant-based startups to close
Hooray Foods and Nowadays join a growing list of companies in the category that have gone out of business or scaled back their growth plans.
ByElizabeth Flood• Sept. 21, 2023 -
DSM-Firmenich unveils pH-preserving yogurt cultures
The ingredients giant said its new line will help producers create mild, creamy varieties of the dairy product that stay fresh longer.
ByChris Casey• Sept. 20, 2023 -
Food tech venture capital deal sizes decline for the first time in seven years
尽管下降,投资increa的数量sed to 268 in the second quarter as activity rebounded following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in March, according to a PitchBook report.
ByElizabeth Flood• Sept. 19, 2023 -
Alternative protein company creates first of its kind plant-based casein
Pureture wants to become an industry leader in mimicking both the nutritional and functional value of animal-based dairy products, such as cheese and milk.
ByElizabeth Flood• Sept. 14, 2023 -
Upside Foods announces first large-scale production plant: Rubicon
The cultivated meat maker selected the Chicago metro area as home for its next phase of growth.
ByElizabeth Flood• Sept. 14, 2023 -
BioBetter opens molecular farming plant using tobacco to help grow cultivated meat
The Israeli startup created a manufacturing platform for producing growth factors using tobacco plants as self-sustained, animal-free bioreactors.
ByElizabeth Flood• Sept. 12, 2023 -
Kraft Heinz debuts a pouch that makes a microwaved grilled cheese crispy
The technology, part of a broader push at the CPG giant to boost innovation, will first appear in Lunchables before making its way to three other brands.
ByChristopher Doering• Sept. 12, 2023 -
Danone joins corporate alliance to turn food waste into renewable energy
乳品巨头和其他行业领导者标准tnering with Vanguard Renewables to mitigate climate impacts by using anaerobic digesters on dairy farms.
By Nathan Owens • Sept. 11, 2023 -
Taste trumps all in plant-based consumption, study finds
Shoppers who regularly buy groceries in the category represent a lucrative segment and are also frequently repeat customers in the space, a report from FMI said.
ByElizabeth Flood• Sept. 11, 2023 -
Eat Just’s Good Meat division fails to pay $30M worth of invoices
While it’s unknown why the cultivated meat company did not make the payments as ABEC claims, a source said the two sides are working to reach a settlement.
ByElizabeth Flood• Sept. 8, 2023 -
Ofi combines cocoa with Asian flavors using AI
该公司表示,技术帮助识别trends from Eastern cuisines — such as miso, yuzu and chili — that can be incorporated into confectionery applications.
ByChris Casey• Sept. 7, 2023 -
Behind the Tindle Foods rebrand and new product launch
Co-founder and CEO Andre Menezes says the brand “holds itself to a very high standard,” and is focused on launching products with clean ingredients.
ByElizabeth Flood• Sept. 6, 2023 -
Cargill exec named IFT board president
Sean Leighton will assume the position as the organization deals with safety issues around items such as cultivated meat and alternative proteins.
ByElizabeth Flood• Sept. 6, 2023 -
Eat Just, maker of plant-based eggs and cultivated chicken, gets a funding boost
The money comes as the company continues scaling in the U.S. and tries to reach profitability.
ByElizabeth Flood• Sept. 5, 2023 -
The sticky regulatory landscape of cultivated meat and what to expect next
Attorneys Brian Sylvester and Tommy Tobin outline where regulation is heading and what it means for the major players in the space.
ByElizabeth Flood• Aug. 31, 2023 -
Q&A
Talking the future of food with Ginkgo Bioworks’ Patrick Boyle
As the head of Codebase, Boyle was a synthetic biologist "before it was cool.” We checked in to discuss the field of engineered organisms and what it means to the food industry.
By Judy McGuire • Aug. 31, 2023 -
Mycoprotein maker Enough raises over $40M to double production
The Scottish company has ambitious goals of producing one million tons of its mycoprotein product “Abunda,” which is the equivalent of replacing five million cows or more than one billion chickens.
ByElizabeth Flood• Aug. 30, 2023 -
Former Cargill executive joins cultivated meat company Meati
Nicole Johnson-Hoffman has joined the firm’s board as it commences a nationwide retail launch of its mycelium steak and chicken breast analogs.
ByElizabeth Flood• Aug. 29, 2023 -
Cultivated meat startup Omeat gains revenue with B2B arm
The company is offering an alternative to fetal bovine serum to other players in the space.
ByElizabeth Flood• Aug. 28, 2023 -
Juicy Marbles creates plant-based ribs with edible ‘bones’
Made from soy-based protein, the bones can be transformed into a snack, or used in broths and soups.
ByElizabeth Flood• Aug. 22, 2023