News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Special edition: Pre- and Probiotics
Research done by the Global Prebiotic Association shows that prebiotics as a concept is gaining traction with dedicated supplement users but has a long way to go to gain mainstream acceptance.
Instacart, which has made its same-day online grocery delivery available to 70% of US households across 50 states, is expanding its click-and-collect grocery pick-up services to nearly 200 stores, following positive consumer feedback from a multi-month...
NEWS IN BRIEF
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...
Oregon looks set to reject Measure 103 – which would institute a pre-emptive ban on new soda taxes; while voters in Washington appear likely to approve a similar measure (I-1634), based on the latest results from yesterday’s midterm elections.
Investing in the Future of Food
Launching a new product or company comes with seemingly endless potential that the director of marketing with the startup Ocean Hugger Foods acknowledges is exciting, but she also warns can become overwhelming unless entrepreneurs craft a strict strategy...
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...
The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) has revealed the pork industry is still facing “obstacles” from the retaliatory tariffs imposed by China and Mexico, as export values continued to slump during September.