Proteins

60-second interview: Tyler Lorenzen, president, PURIS

Peas please! Where next for pea protein?

29-Nov-2018 By Elaine Watson

Once a niche ingredient, pea protein is now the #2 player in the burgeoning plant-based protein market behind soy, with key players ratcheting up capacity to meet growing demand. FoodNavigator-USA (FNU) caught up with Tyler Lorenzen (TL), president at...

ADM: ‘We’re very confident that our pea protein will have some competitive advantages’

29-Nov-2018 By Elaine Watson

ADM – which is best known in the protein arena for its soy-based ingredients and edible beans - is moving into the fast-growing pea protein space early next year with an 80%+ concentrate, and is developing “legume ingredients with at least 80% protein...

'We’re not marketing Gimmies based on parental claims, we’re marketing it based on what kids want'

Chobani unveils Gimmies kids’ yogurt brand: ‘We tested the characters with the kids as much as we tested the food’

29-Nov-2018 By Elaine Watson

Chobani is hoping to unlock an incremental growth opportunity in the sluggish yogurt category with the launch of Gimmies, a dedicated brand supported by a new set of characters designed to appeal to kids aged five to nine, who it says are not well-served...

Talking protein with Glanbia Nutritionals: It’s a time of trial and experimentation

29-Nov-2018 By Elaine Watson

Is the protein craze fizzling out? Not if you look at new product launch data, or the fact that producers of both plant and dairy proteins are continuing to add capacity, and consumers are continuing to experiment with new sources, from marine collagen...

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Huel ups convenience factor with RTD beverage launch

28-Nov-2018 By Mary Ellen Shoup

HUEL is now competing in the ready-to-drink (RTD) beverage category with the launch of an on-the-go bottle format of its ‘nutritionally complete’ meal replacement protein blend.

New Chinese pea protein plant will boost availability of higher quality pea protein in 2019, says Farbest

28-Nov-2018 By Elaine Watson

Farbest Brands has been named the preferred North American distributor of pea protein by Chinese manufacturer Jianyuan Foods Group, which will start commissioning a new production facility in the coming weeks that will provide “a significant increase...

JiMMYBAR! looks to shake up macho status quo of protein bar category

28-Nov-2018 By Mary Ellen Shoup

The protein bar category has traditionally played on masculine and machismo branding, but clean protein bar company JiMMYBAR! is injecting some fun and playfulness into the space with a suite of protein bars made with functional ingredients such as guarana,...

From high protein coffees to popsicles, dairy proteins are entering new categories, says AMCO Proteins

28-Nov-2018 By Elaine Watson

While plant-based and so-called ‘alternative’ proteins – from algae to cricket powder – continue to gain traction in the food industry, dairy proteins are still growing, fast, says AMCO Proteins, which has been working with customers on a range of novel...

Food For Kids Summit

What children eat is about more than nutrition – it also is about discovering the world around them

27-Nov-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

Contrary to the popular belief that infants are “perfectly cooked buns coming out the oven,” newborns are far from fully formed, and as a result continue to grow at an “unprecedented rate” for the first few years of life – making what and how they eat...

10 key snack trends to watch

26-Nov-2018 By Gill Hyslop

There is no doubt that healthy snacking is trending, with emphasis on clean label, protein and vegan launches. According to Innova Market Insights, as snacks become healthier, more wholesome and satisfying, they are increasingly fulfilling the role of...

FOOD FOR KIDS: Summit highlights, from a healthier Happy Meal to unlocking the secrets of baby poo (and the infant microbiome)

20-Nov-2018 By Elaine Watson

If you didn't make it to Chicago last week for the FoodNavigator-USA FOOD FOR KIDS summit, you missed a truly awesome ensemble of academics, industry experts, health advocates, and our first parents’ panel, covering everything from the infant gut...

FOOD FOR KIDS: Insights from our parents panel, from label fatigue to sugar worries

20-Nov-2018 By Mary Ellen Shoup

The opening night of FoodNavigator-USA's inaugural FOOD FOR KIDS summit opened with a consumer panel, as parents shared what foods and beverages they give their kids, what they look for on food labels, and where they eat out with their children.

Beyond Meat files for IPO: ‘There is a significant international market opportunity for our products’

19-Nov-2018 By Elaine Watson

California-based plant-based protein specialist Beyond Meat has filed for a $100m initial public offering (IPO).

FDA, USDA, to share regulatory oversight of cell-cultured meat, poultry: 'It has seemed clear for months that shared jurisdiction was inevitable,' says attorney

17-Nov-2018 By Elaine Watson

While earlier this year there was talk of a turf war between federal agencies over who should have primary jurisdiction over cell-cultured meat, the FDA and the USDA have now agreed to create a joint regulatory framework, providing clarity for a growing...

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: What does it take to win as a new beverage brand?

16-Nov-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

The beverage industry is booming with Grand View Research predicting that sales will grow at a 5.8% compound annual rate from $967.3 billion in 2016 through 2025 thanks to rising disposable incomes, a growing population and changing lifestyles centered...

Quorn opens ‘world’s biggest’ meat alternative production facility

15-Nov-2018 By Katy Askew

Quorn Foods today opened what it describes as the ‘world’s biggest’ meat alternative production facility.

Perfect Day partners with ADM to commercialize animal free dairy proteins

15-Nov-2018 By Elaine Watson

Perfect Day, a high-profile Silicon Valley start-up producing casein and whey via microbial fermentation (minus the cows) has teamed up with global ingredients giant ADM to develop and commercialize its animal-free dairy proteins.

‘Certified plant-based’ logo may have broader appeal than vegan stamp, says PBFA

15-Nov-2018 By Elaine Watson

While the terms ‘vegan’ and ‘plant-based’ might appear to be interchangeable (they both exclude animal products), consumers do not view them in the same way, says the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA), which has just launched a new ‘certified plant-based’...

PepsiCo launches accelerator in the US with 10 startups featuring ‘innovative assortment’ of products

12-Nov-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

After helping multiple startups in Europe increase their combined sales fourfold throughout the duration of it six-month Nutrition Greenhouse accelerator program, PepsiCo is now offering entrepreneurs in the US a helping hand and a shot at $100,000 in...

GALLERY: Highlights from the 2018 Whole Grains Council conference... ‘Consumption increased 50% in 10 years’

09-Nov-2018 By Elaine Watson

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans advise us to make half of our grains whole… so how are we doing? FoodNavigator-USA headed to Seattle for the 2018 OIdways Whole Grains Council conference to find out…

Plant-based Impossible Burger to launch in retail stores in 2019

08-Nov-2018 By Elaine Watson

In response to “overwhelming demand from consumers,” Impossible Foods has confirmed plans to sell its plant-based Impossible Burger in US grocery stores next year, although it is not sharing details of the scope of the launch, pricing, merchandising tactics,...

New name & packaging for Enlightened’s crunchy broad beans helps bring snack out of the shadows

08-Nov-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

With a smile-inducing new name and brightly colored updated packaging, Enlightened’s Bada Bean Bada Boom crunchy broad bean snacks are ready to come out from the shadows – literally and figuratively.

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Bunge unveils functional lentil flour for clean label formulations

07-Nov-2018 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Bunge North America has added a non-GMO lentil flour to its portfolio that the company says can serve as a “functional equivalent substitute” for modified starches and can be appear as “lentil flour” in an ingredient deck, appealing to consumers searching...

‘Craft’ is the future for animal protein, predicts online meat marketplace Crowd Cow

07-Nov-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

The founders of the online meat marketplace Crowd Cow believe that the future of animal protein in the US is ‘craft’ as consumers look for better tasting, healthier and more sustainable alternatives to the industrial options that have dominated the market...

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Amano Enzyme launches enzyme that improves solubility of proteins at low pH levels

06-Nov-2018 By Elaine Watson

Amano Enzyme has developed a new enzyme that improves the solubility of proteins at lower pH levels, helping manufacturers develop fruity protein shakes and other beverages without some of the technical issues that can occur once the pH drops below a...

NutraIngredients speaks to nutritionist to find out what deficiencies people are risking when following on-trend diets, and what they must do to stay healthy.

Trendy diets lead to dangerous disorders, warns nutritionist

06-Nov-2018 By Nikki Cutler

Trendy diets touted on social media are leading people to have serious nutritional deficiencies and irreversible illnesses, a nutritionist has warned.

Mom Made Foods helps parents balance their budgets and children’s diets with healthy frozen meals

05-Nov-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

Products made and marketed for children are undergoing a renaissance as parents look for options that deliver convenience and taste but don’t compromise on nutrition, and while industry has made substantial progress in the past decade, there is still...

Plant-based seafood brand TUNO hits shelves: ‘We recognize that seafood is not an endless resource’

05-Nov-2018 By Mary Ellen Shoup

North Carolina-based Atlantic Natural Foods (ANF) will start distributing its canned plant-based seafood alternative TUNO -- made from non-GMO textured soy flour -- under the Loma Linda brand to major retailers.

Lenny & Larry’s agrees to pay $5m to settle lawsuit over protein claims, but stands by its labeling

03-Nov-2018 By Elaine Watson

Protein cookie brand Lenny & Larry’s has agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging it overstated the protein content of its cookies, in order to avoid the cost and hassle of prolonged litigation, but says it stands by its claims and won’t be changing its...

Retail sales of French-style yogurt Oui have topped $100m, says General Mills

31-Oct-2018 By Elaine Watson

US retail sales of yogurt have tailed off in the past two years as Greek has lost its luster. But this is just a temporary blip, predicts the president of General Mills’ US yogurt business, who is confident the overall category will return to growth.

Emerging food tribes represent a small but highly influential market segment

30-Oct-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

Consumers’ approach to what they eat is changing from “monolithic meat, potatoes and veggies,” to increasingly “heterogeneous” diets that go beyond sustenance to represent values and lifestyles – a shift that is translating to big business for companies...

Sweetie Pie Organics makes pregnancy and nursing easier with functional foods & beverages

29-Oct-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

Recognizing that pregnancy and breastfeeding are not easy, Sweetie Pie Organics is raising funds to expand production and distribution of its functional products that help expecting and new mothers navigate morning sickness, boost breast milk production...

Full fat and Icelandic pockets of growth in lackluster US yogurt market; while flavored milk and lactose-free help offset declines in fluid milk

29-Oct-2018 By Elaine Watson

US retail sales of yogurt have continued to fall over the past year, although there have been pockets of growth in Icelandic style and full fat products, according to data from Nielsen and SPINS.

San Diego start-up develops algae production platform capable of producing proteins found in bovine and human breast milk

29-Oct-2018 By Elaine Watson

A San Diego-based firm building a production platform for food proteins from green algae says it can produce recombinant proteins identical to those found in bovine and human breast milk, which it claims could prove a game changer in the infant formula...

Plated rolls out to nearly 80 more Albertsons locations

26-Oct-2018 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Plated is continuing the in-store rollout of its meal kits with Albertsons, gaining placement with 37 more stores in the Northeast and 42 locations in the Southwest.

Geltor raises $18.2m, gears up for 2020 launch of animal-free collagen proteins for the food industry

25-Oct-2018 By Elaine Watson

Geltor – a San Leandro-based start-up producing collagen proteins via microbial fermentation for the cosmetics industry – is gearing up for the 2020 launch of commercial quantities for the food industry after completing an $18.2m Series A round led by...

Trendspotting at FNCE: From plant-based to protein-packed to products tailored for specialty diets

25-Oct-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

At the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo in Washington, DC, manufacturers showcased a variety of new and recently launched products tailored for different diets ranging from plant-based and allergen-friendly to low-sugar and high-protein.

‘If we’re lab grown meat, they are lab-grown Doritos’

Cell-based meat cos: Please stop calling us ‘lab-grown’ meat… and we don’t use antibiotics in full-scale production

25-Oct-2018 By Elaine Watson

While no bold new suggestions about how to label cell-based meat emerged from this week’s joint FDA/USDA meeting, start-ups in the field made it clear that the term ‘lab-grown’ should be off the table, and challenged claims that they plan to use antibiotics...

Tillamook CEO talks dairy innovation and ambitions of reaching $1bn in sales

22-Oct-2018 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Tillamook County Creamery Association has had a loyal regional following in the Pacific Northwest for more than 100 years (founded in 1909), but in order to secure its next 100 years the dairy co-operative needed to execute a national growth strategy...

Startups at FoodBytes! showcase food waste, AI and plant-based solutions

21-Oct-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

Food and agriculture startups focused on reducing waste, using artificial intelligence to deliver higher food, and offering more sustainable and plant-based options, took center stage at Rabobank's FoodBytes! pitch competition and networking event...

Investing in the Future of Food

Investing in the future of food: Quevos co-founders share strategies to win with buyers & get on shelf

17-Oct-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

The days of landing a spot on store shelves simply by walking into a retailer without an appointment and wowing an employee with an unbranded, unpackaged product are becoming farther and fewer between as competition in the food and beverage space intensifies....

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Unilever launches mission-based Culture Republick probiotic ice cream

17-Oct-2018 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Unilever has introduced a premium, light, probiotic ice cream brand called Culture Republick containing three billion live cultures per pint from the patented strain GanedenBC30.

Plantible Foods targets food industry with plant-based duckweed protein that ‘functions like an egg white’

17-Oct-2018 By Mary Ellen Shoup

The plant-based protein market continues to evolve and diversify with companies cultivating novel sources, such as California-based Plantible Foods that's working with the aquatic plant Lemna (also known as duckweed) that it says offers benefits...

Editor's Spotlight: Video Diaries

WATCH: What are the biggest sports nutrition myths?

15-Oct-2018 By Nathan Gray

When it comes to sports nutrition, there's a lot of fake news. But what are the biggest myths in the area? In our latest video diary we asked a panel of experts at the recent Sports Nutrition Congress 2018 to share the myths they hear most often.

American cheesemakers must balance innovation & cost with consumer education to thrive

15-Oct-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

Free from the constraints of the appellation d'origine contrôlée that dictate how cheese in Europe is made, American cheese makers are able to add innovative twists to traditional methods to create unique products that meet evolving consumer demand,...

Takeout Kit bets big on shelf-stable gourmet meal kits: ‘We’re already profitable with a strong customer retention rate’

10-Oct-2018 By Elaine Watson

While the economics of running a subscription based home delivery model for fresh meal kits are notoriously challenging, shelf-stable kits offer distinct advantages to consumers and operators, argues the founder of gourmet meal kit brand Takeout Kit,...

Dang Foods unveils the Dang Bar: 'We're trying to create a keto subcategory in the bar set made with whole foods'

10-Oct-2018 By Elaine Watson

Most bricks & mortar retailers have yet to carve out a ‘keto’ set in the bar category, but it’s only a matter of time, predicts Dang Foods founder Vincent Kitirattragarn, who says his new plant-based Dang Bars – with 14-15g fat, 9-10g protein, 6-7g...

Lamb is poised for a ‘resurgence’ as industry positions it as ‘the other red meat’

09-Oct-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

Lamb may be a niche product in the US for now, but an increase of the ingredient on fast-casual menus and the shopping carts of millennials suggests that the protein is at the cusp of a “resurgence,” according to players in the American lamb segment.

Peak Yogurt taps into keto trend with 17% milk fat ‘triple cream’ yogurts: ‘Milk fat is one of nature’s original superfoods’

08-Oct-2018 By Elaine Watson

Fat is back in the dairy aisles, if the recent proliferation of products touting their whole milk (c. 3.5% milk fat) credentials is anything to go by. But San Francisco-based start-up Peak Yogurt is taking the trend one step further in a bid to carve...

Food Tech Summit & Expo in Mexico

As influence shifts to startups, large food & beverage companies must embrace new strategies

08-Oct-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

The old strategies of reaping reliable returns by relying on consumer loyalty, incremental investments in established brands, and large-scale distribution and manufacturing are no longer advantageous – making this one of the most challenging times for...