JBS reports expansion in third quarter
Red meat processor JBS has reported a strong third quarter of 2019, driven by international expansion.
Archives for November 14, 2019
Nestlé tie up with Corbion gives fresh impetus to algae in the alternative protein market
Algae has not – yet – gained much traction in the ‘alternative’ protein market. However, things could be about to change following a deal between Corbion (which acquired assets from algae ingredients pioneer Terravia in 2017) and Nestlé to develop the...
Gotham Greens opens its largest greenhouse in Chicago, doubling Midwest supply of leafy greens
Keeping up with demand for locally-grown produce, Gotham Greens has opened its largest greenhouse in Chicago, which will more than double the company's Midwest supply to 11 million heads of lettuce annually.
Merit Functional Foods secures FDA GRAS status for entire plant proteins portfolio
Merit Functional Foods has received a letter from the FDA saying the agency has no objections to its GRAS (generally recognized as safe) determination for its specialty pea proteins.
AAK opens California customer innovation center targeting plant-based dairy alternative formulations
AAK, a supplier of value-added vegetable oils and fats, has expanded its network of customer co-development facilities with the opening of its Richmond, California, innovation center, allowing for rapid prototyping of bakery, plant-based, and personal...
DSM, Cargill open commercial scale facility to produce stevia sweeteners via fermentation: ‘This approach is infinitely scalable’
Avansya - a joint venture between Cargill and DSM - has opened the first commercial-scale facility in the US producing stevia sweeteners via microbial fermentation.
US poultry cleared for export to China
China has lifted its four-year ban on the importing of US poultry.
GROW Välling draws on Swedish heritage to launch a better-for-you alternative to toddler milks
Transitioning children from breast milk to cow’s milk and solids can be frustrating and frightening for parents if their little ones regularly push away new foods, creating a market demand for so-called toddler milks and follow-on formulas that claim to...
Happy Cows? Ben & Jerry’s sued again over milk sourcing: ‘You will most certainly see more cases like this,’ predicts attorney
Three months after Tillamook was accused of misleading shoppers with bucolic images of cows grazing on local small farms when most of its milk allegedly comes from industrial-scale factory farms, Ben & Jerry’s has been sued in a similar suit that legal...