Three whole grain trends in 2016, based on Whole Grain Stamp applications
Now more than a decade old, 12,000 products worldwide boast a Whole Grain stamp. The Whole Grains Council shares some emerging trends.
Archives for September 27, 2016
Plant proteins in focus: Pea protein surging ahead, hemp on the cusp of greatness and sacha inchi still niche
With 40 institutional investors this week urging the world’s biggest food companies to shift their emphasis from animal- to plant-based protein, we spoke to a couple of key players in the protein powders category – AIDP and Axiom Foods – to get their...
Kellogg renews sponsorship of US Olympic Committee for 2018 and 2020 Games
Kellogg is renewing its partnership with US Olympic Committee, which it will sponsor through the 2018 and 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Caviness Beef Packers recalls meat over E.coli link
Texas meat processor Caviness Beef Packers has recalled close to a tonne of boneless beef products that US health officials fear could be contaminated with E. coli.
Marfrig celebrates as first Brazilian beef arrives in US
Brazilian meatpacker Marfrig has hailed the “incredible” news that its beef has arrived in the US, less than two months after the two nations lifted an historic trade ban.
Our ‘invisible’ isolates can boldly go where no plant protein has been before, says Burcon
ADM will go into full commercial production of ‘invisible’ soy protein isolate CLARISOY this year in Decatur IL, using technology developed by Canadian partner Burcon Nutrascience, which has developed techniques to extract proteins from plants that...
Why did Whole Foods drop edible insect products?
Edible insects: Beyond the novelty factor
If the edible insects market is heating up, and big name retailers from Publix to Sprouts are now stocking cricket bars, snacks and protein powders, why is Whole Foods – which has reportedly temporarily dropped all bug-based products - apparently cooling...
Purple and puffed: Looking into the crystal ball from the Whole Grains Council conference
Puffed whole grains are adding crunch to creamy snacks, and ‘quinoa is the next quinoa,’ say trend forecasters at the Whole Grain Council’s Whole Grains Away from Home Conference.
Could Smart Label help restore consumer loyalty?
Widespread confusion about how packaged foods are made and labeled is eroding consumer trust in brands and threatening future product sales, according to new research from Label Insight.
Alternative proteins
Algae protein’s limited interaction with other ingredients a ‘key competitive advantage,' says TerraVia
It's still a new player in the burgeoning 'alternative protein' category, but algae could give rivals a run for their money as formulators learn about its unique properties that enable fortification in challenging applications from low pH beverages to...
Expo East
Protein-packed Brami beans go up against roasted chickpeas and edamame in the snack aisle
Move over roasted chickpeas and salted edamame, there is a new protein-packed, on-the-go snacking bean in town: Brami’s lupini beans.