Trade organizations welcome Califf appointment as FDA commissioner
Dr Robert Califf has been confirmed as the new commissioner of the Food & Drug Administration in a tight 50-46 vote in the US Senate.
Archives for February 15, 2022
Tiny Organics extends baby-led weaning product line with vegetable-first finger foods: 'We want to cut through the noise'
Tiny Organics has launched its Tiny Beginnings non-puree baby food line for 4- to 7-month-olds, targeting the narrow window of babies' feeding journey where they are most open to trying and developing a preference for bitter vegetables and other healthy...
Animal-free dairy heats up as Change Foods collaborates with Sigma and Violife owner Upfield, raises $12m
Silicon Valley-based Change Foods – one of a new breed of startups making 'animal-free' dairy ingredients using microbes instead of cows – has closed an oversubscribed $12m seed extension round, and signed collaboration agreements with two leading food...
Momentum builds for probiotics for weight management
As our understanding deepens of how the gut microbiota impacts metabolism and obesity, the market for probiotics to help manage weight is gaining momentum.
As inflation surges, retailers & manufacturers need new strategies to earn consumer loyalty
Consumers grappling with skyrocketing grocery prices due to fast-rising inflation may take cold comfort knowing that the increases are not as dramatic as other sectors or as high as in past economically difficult periods in part because of industry’s...
Next Gen Foods debuts plant-based chicken TiNDLE in US following $100m fundraise
Today’s anticipated US debut of Singapore-based startup Next Gen Foods’ TiNDLE, made possible by a record-breaking $100m series A fundraise, brings American chefs on both coasts access to a versatile plant-based chicken alternative that goes beyond...
Manufacturing
Mars Wrigley’s exit from Chicago another blow for ‘The Candy Capital of The World’
Mars Wrigley’s announcement that it plans to close its historic chocolate factory on Chicago’s West Side is another blow for a city that was once known as ‘The Candy Capital of The World'.
Coca-Cola’s 25% reusable packaging goal: How will this be achieved?
Coca-Cola has announced that at least 25% of its beverages sold globally across its portfolio will be sold in refillable or returnable packaging by 2030, scaling up initiatives such as its ‘universal bottle’.