Archives for June 23, 2022

Nude Mints aims to revamp mints category with a more effective and modern breath freshening solution

Nude Mints wants to modernize the mints category, which co-founder Sean Davis believes is outdated and lacking innovation, by launching breath mints using a new multi-layer capsule technology that promises a deeper and extended breath freshening...

Coca-Cola Co. leverages ‘intelligent experimentation’ to land ‘epic’ innovation

While The Coca-Cola Co.’s tolerance for underperforming brands and product launches that miss the mark has dropped dramatically in recent years, its appetite for “intelligent experimentation” has increased – underscoring the need for a structured yet...

Chinova Bioworks secures $6m to expand production, application of clean-label, mushroom-based preservative

Canadian food-tech startup Chinova Bioworks is ramping up production of its natural mushroom-based preservative Chiber with the opening of a new production facility this fall and expanding its applications with help from a $6m series A fundraise...

Market research

US consumers look for taste, flavour and utility in their confectionery buys

Taste and flavour are the product characteristics highly desired by chocolate consumers in North America when buying chocolates, according to the latest research by Clootrack.

US organic dairy squeezed as prices fail to cover costs: ‘There is no economic reason for dairies to transition to organic’

Worldwide demand for organic dairy products is growing. But US producers face a number of challenges hindering their ability to capitalise. DairyReporter caught up with Ed Maltby, Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance (NODPA) Executive Director, to...