Proteins

Modern updates to cottage cheese could help it steal market share from yogurt

16-Aug-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

With sales of yogurt flattening but consumer demand for high-protein, high-fat foods that are convenient still on the rise, several brands are launching updated versions of cottage cheese as an easy side-step for yogurt-lovers who want something new....

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BlueNalu raises $4.5m to fuel its ambitions in ‘cellular aquaculture’

15-Aug-2018 By Elaine Watson

San Diego-based BlueNalu - which aims to make a splash in the cellular aquaculture field with cell-cultured seafood products – has raised $4.5m in a seed round led by New Crop Capital and joined by a coalition of 25 venture organizations and individuals...

Amazing Grass raises funds to save US farmland through sales of new Protein & Kale product

15-Aug-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

Frightened by The American Farmland Trust’s estimate that more than 175 acres of US farmland is lost every hour to development, the plant-based supplement and nutrition bar company Amazing Grass is on a mission to raise funds that will help keep small...

New Age Meats: People are being fooled into thinking clean meat is just around the corner

15-Aug-2018 By Elaine Watson

Clean meat technology is progressing rapidly, says Brian Spears, co-founder at cell cultured meat start-up New Age Meats, but perhaps not as quickly as we've been led to believe, as there’s a huge difference between launching at a high-end restaurant...

Impossible Foods: 'Our goal is to beat burgers made from cows decisively in blind taste tests by the end of 2018'

08-Aug-2018 By Elaine Watson

Impossible Foods is gearing up to start a second shift at its Oakland production facility that will double production of its plant-based Impossible Burger by the year-end, and is planning a second factory at an undisclosed location as it seeks to “not...

Protein2o continues expansion of protein water empire with new Publix deal

08-Aug-2018 By Adi Menayang

Protein water brand Protein2o is on an “amazing growth trajectory,” said its president Andy Horrow. It’s poised for more growth after securing a distribution deal in 900 Publix stores.

Pet food start-up pioneers novel approach to meat protein production via acellular agriculture

07-Aug-2018 By Elaine Watson

If you’ve just managed to get your head around the concept of ‘clean meat’ – meat produced by culturing animal cells outside of an animal - Bond Pet Foods is about to push the food industry’s boundaries again with a new approach to meat protein production...

Innova: How products impact the health of people, Earth & communities is gaining influence

04-Aug-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

According to recent research from Innova Market Insights, consumers are making more mindful choices about their diets and it is changing how they evaluate products, including pushing them to look more closely at ingredient decks and to consider the product’s...

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: What is driving the $20.2 billion of cheese sales projected for 2022?

03-Aug-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

Snacking on cheese is nothing new – whether it be on crackers, as part of a fancy pairing with cured meat and wine or pulled apart as ‘string’ – but consumers’ rising demand for higher protein and their fading fear of fat is taking the trend – and cheese...

Soymilk and tofu pulp byproduct could be the next ‘it’ ingredient, says Renewal Mill

02-Aug-2018 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Renewal Mill – a startup founded by two Yale grads that works with food manufacturers to upcycle byproducts from food processing to create value-added ingredients and food items – is tackling the mounting issue of US food waste, specifically the 6 million...

Clean meat: How do US consumers feel about cell cultured meat?

01-Aug-2018 By Elaine Watson

A new study exploring consumer attitudes to clean meat (meat cultured from animal cells outside of an animal) suggests that Americans are surprisingly open to the concept, particularly when presented with information about how ‘conventional’ meat is produced...

Clean meat, consumer attitudes and the transition to a cellular agriculture food economy

01-Aug-2018 By Niamh Michail

Why will cellular agriculture succeed? “Because people don’t want to stop eating meat, they just have an issue with the process beforehand,” says the founder and president of the Cellular Agriculture Society (CAS).

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Siggi’s launches whole milk Simple Sides, says top line grew 36% in latest 52 weeks

01-Aug-2018 By Elaine Watson

Icelandic skyr brand siggi’s aims to expand its share of the US yogurt market with a move into the ‘mix-ins’ category via the launch of Simple Sides, a new line of whole milk skyr with a side of dried fruits and nuts containing no added sugar.

Square Baby promises a ‘foolproof way to give your baby 100% daily nutrition’

01-Aug-2018 By Elaine Watson

If not everyone is convinced of the viability of the direct to consumer (D2C) meal kit delivery business, the economics of the subscription model for baby food are much more appealing, claims Square Baby, one of a new wave of D2C brands targeting babies,...

The NPD Group: Every consumer has one problem right now, and that is ‘what’s for dinner?’

31-Jul-2018 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Americans are preparing and eating more meals at home (four out of five meals) than they did a decade ago, according to The NPD Group. To capture these at-home eaters, the food industry should focus less on where consumers are eating and more on what...

Where next for HPP? In conversation with Avure/JBT

31-Jul-2018 By Elaine Watson

The growth of retail meal kits and prepared meals is driving interest in high pressure processing (HPP) for multi-component foods in order to deliver products that are more commercially viable for retailers that want more than a few days of shelf-life,...

US retail sales of plant-based milk up 9%, plant-based meat up 24% YoY

30-Jul-2018 By Elaine Watson

US retail sales of plant-based foods rose 20% to $3.3bn in the year to June 16, 2018, according to Nielsen data compiled for the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA).

Soup-to-Nuts Podcast: Can food be medicine to reverse the deadly damage of poor diets in the US?

27-Jul-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

Food is undeniably a central force of life, giving us the fuel we need to go about our days, but unfortunately, food also is the number one cause of poor health in America and a leading driver of death and disability.

Chobani gears up for national rollout of low sugar, high protein, Hint Of yogurts

27-Jul-2018 By Elaine Watson

Chobani is rolling out its Hint Of… low sugar, high protein, Greek yogurts nationwide in August following a successful debut in the Pacific, Northeast and Florida markets, with ‘new formats’ of the brand hitting stores in January 2019.

Regulators should not stymie innovation by favoring traditional production methods for animal proteins says GFI

26-Jul-2018 By Elaine Watson

Cell-cultured and fermentation-based milk proteins, egg whites and meat are creating novel challenges for food marketers and regulators, but as long as products are safe and shoppers are not being misled, regulators should not stymie innovation by favoring...

Plant-based ‘milk’ row heats up as FDA commissioner says ‘public health concerns’ inform the agency’s renewed interest in dairy standards of identity

26-Jul-2018 By Elaine Watson

The war of words over labeling conventions for plant-based ‘milk’ intensified this week as FDA commissioner Dr Scott Gottlieb indicated that a “a new compliance policy” may be on the cards as the agency hosted a public meeting on its nutrition innovation...

Evolving 'clean label' definition requires more nuanced approach to reformulation

25-Jul-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

The consumer fear of the unknown that spurred the first wave of the ‘clean-label’ movement and the rejection of unfamiliar-sounding ingredients is evolving into a more sophisticated curiosity about what they consume – requiring manufacturers to take a...

Perfect Day CEO talks vegan dairy: ‘I would call them animal free dairy proteins, but people might fight me on that’

25-Jul-2018 By Elaine Watson

If plant-based ‘milk’ is keeping some parts of the dairy industry – and the FDA commissioner – awake at night, what might milk producers make of the latest innovation to emerge from Silicon Valley: animal-free dairy (casein and whey made without cows)?...

iwon organics to roll out high protein chips to 2,500 GNC stores

24-Jul-2018 By Elaine Watson

iwon organics is rolling out its plant-based protein chips to 2,500 GNC stores to give consumers bored of bars and beverages a different way to get their protein on the move.

FDA has no further questions over the safety of Impossible Foods' star ingredient

24-Jul-2018 By Elaine Watson

Plant-based meat specialist Impossible Foods has received a letter from the FDA confirming the agency has no additional questions that challenge the company’s determination that its star ingredient – soy leghemoglobin (‘heme’) – is generally recognized...

Clean-label ingredient from Botaniline helps manufacturers cut sodium, fat from processed meat

24-Jul-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

Startup ingredient supplier Botaniline wants to help manufacturers create allergen-friendly, healthier, cleaner label alternatives to iconic favorites, such as hot dogs and peanut butter, by offering a line of natural, “botanical” or plant-based ingredients...

IFT 2018: Egg protein is most relevant for the everyday, active consumer, says Rembrandt Foods

23-Jul-2018 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Egg protein drinks may conjure up images of an unappetizing mixture of blended raw eggs consumed by diehard athletes during early morning workouts. But egg ingredients supplier and formulation expert Rembrandt Foods is turning this stereotype on its head...

IFT 2018: ‘USDA’s experience with traditional meat is not pertinent to cellular meat,' attorney

22-Jul-2018 By Elaine Watson

If cultured meat products are regulated by the USDA - as opposed to the FDA - “they will not see the market in the lifetime of anyone in this room,” Polsinelli attorney Stuart Pape told delegates at a packed education session at the IFT annual meeting...

Chef’d shutdown does not signal downfall of entire meal kit category, says former SVP

20-Jul-2018 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Earlier this week meal kit company Chef’d announced that it had ceased all operations and issued layoff notices to its employees, citing "unexpected circumstances with the funding for the business." While there is still speculation over what...

JUST takes its plant-based scrambled egg alternative Just Egg to Europe

20-Jul-2018 By Elaine Watson

JUST (formerly Hampton Creek) has struck a deal with Italian egg producer and distributor Eurovo Group to bring its plant-based scrambled egg alternative Just Egg to consumers across Europe, and says it is also in talks with CPG companies interested in...

GUEST ARTICLE: Food fight over the M-word

19-Jul-2018 By Paul Shapiro

American regulators have wrestled over how to deal with musicians’ use of the F-word in songs. News organizations have debated how to cover President Trump’s use of the S-word when talking about certain countries. But these days, the big debate seems...

Arla introduces skyr cream cheese line: 'We’re trying to get in early on that adoption curve...'

13-Jul-2018 By Elaine Watson

It’s not as big as Greek just yet, but the explosive growth of Icelandic skyr in the yogurt aisle could inspire a flurry of skyr-infused spin-offs in other parts of the store, predicts Arla Foods Inc, which has recently launched a skyr cream cheese in...

Clean meat in focus at FDA meeting: ‘We are not a scooter rental company… we can’t just throw our food on the market and assume people will trust us…’

13-Jul-2018 By Elaine Watson

The FDA’s July 12 public meeting on cell-cultured (aka ‘clean’ meat) exposed sharp differences of opinion over how meat grown from cells outside an animal should be labeled and regulated. But there was also real excitement about the potential of a technology...

Dang Foods taps into keto-friendly trend with the FATBAR: ‘Fat is back. Embrace it’

12-Jul-2018 By Elaine Watson

Dang Foods – best known for its coconut chips and sticky rice snacks – is making its first foray into the notoriously crowded bar segment with the FATBAR – a new high fat, moderate protein, low carb, nut butter-based bar with no added sugar that taps...

Kuli Kuli explains why its growing portfolio of moringa products is worth more than the competition

12-Jul-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

As sales of moringa in the US continue to rise, category pioneer Kuli Kuli is stepping up its consumer outreach and education efforts to defend its leading position in the space against competition from less-expensive and lower-quality options.

Primal Kitchen on track to double sales in 2018 as shoppers spurn refined carbs, embrace healthy fats

11-Jul-2018 By Elaine Watson

Primal Kitchen – a lifestyle brand spearheaded by former endurance athlete Mark Sisson (strapline: ‘Eat like your life depends on it’) - is on course to double sales this year as it adds new lines to its Paleo-fueled food portfolio from unsweetened ketchup...

Artesa chickpea protein: 'It's as close to dairy as any plant protein we've tested'

There’s a new kid on the plant-based protein block, and it’s going to be disruptive, predicts Nutriati

09-Jul-2018 By Elaine Watson

Plant-based proteins are hot property, but organoleptic and functional challenges continue to hold the market back, claims Virginia-based Nutriati, which says its new chickpea protein concentrates can open up new application opportunities and give soy,...

No Evil Foods' mock meats marry plant-based and clean-label trends

09-Jul-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

Plant-based meats and clean-label are two of the most influential trends in food currently, but often they run counter to each other with many mock-meats made from highly-processed ingredients and protein isolates that most consumers would never find...

Just Egg: Plant-based scrambled egg hits Veggie Grill, gets green light from Wegmans, Gelson’s Market

07-Jul-2018 By Elaine Watson

Just Egg - a plant-based scrambled egg alternative from JUST made with mung bean protein - is rolling out to all 30 Veggie Grill restaurants next week, and has secured approvals at a raft of retailers including Fresh Thyme, Wegmans, Gelson's Market...

Farmer's Fridge and Plante Moran highlight the value data brings to food and beverage brands

06-Jul-2018 By Mary Ellen Shoup

There's a lot of hype around 'big data' and 'data analytics', but how can you cut through the noise to distill these buzzwords down into something that is useful to your startup or established company?

If shoppers don’t trust bioengineered labels, GMO labeling will be a huge waste of time and money, say CPG brands

06-Jul-2018 By Elaine Watson

Public comments on USDA’s GMO labeling rule have exposed sharp divisions about whether it should include refined ingredients from GM crops, or foods produced via modern gene-editing techniques such as CRISPR. But they have also raised questions about...

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: What is driving sales of specialty food to outpace all food by 9 times?

06-Jul-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

Specialty food used to be reserved for special occasions and accessible only to those who could afford its premium price, but increasingly specialty food is becoming everyday food sold at everyday prices that are accessible to more people.

Algama is using microalgae to disrupt how food is made – starting with mayo

05-Jul-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

Sustainably produced and packed with protein and vitamins, microalgae holds significant promise to help feed the growing population without exhausting the Earth’s limited resources, but its strong flavor has stopped many manufacturers from using it –...

Excluding refined ingredients from GMO labeling rule would confuse consumers and erode trust in brands, warns the GMA

03-Jul-2018 By Elaine Watson

Consumers will lose trust in the food industry if USDA does not mandate that refined ingredients such as oils and sugars derived from bioengineered crops are subject to GMO labeling, says the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA).

Got milk? Yes, but not as we used to know it, Jim

03-Jul-2018 By Elaine Watson

While sales of plain dairy milk have been declining for years, and US yogurt production has dropped off after peaking in 2014, new data shows the continued growth of cheese, butter, and ready-to-drink coffee, yogurt drinks and protein beverages featuring...

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