Alexandre Family Farm helps Once Upon a Farm enter dairy with A2 milk offerings
The childhood nutrition company has become the latest to partner with the California-based dairy producer who specializes in A2 organic grass-fed milk production.
Archives for January 25, 2024
Startup Spotlight: Armored Fresh brings ‘new enthusiasm’ to vegan cheese category with taste, price, new flavors
While the vegan cheese category continues to face headwinds in the market, South Korea-based startup Armored Fresh is turning to its technology to address taste and price challenges, company VP Andrew Yu told FoodNavigator-USA in a Startup Spotlight...
Bobo’s offsets bakery carbon emissions, partners with Acorn
Baked snack brand Bobo’s leverages Rabobank’s Acorn Initiative’s (Acorn) carbon sequestering program by purchasing carbon removal units to offset its bakery carbon emissions, which will benefit local coffee farmers in Tanzania, and is a “natural first...
Voyage Foods’ cocoa-free chocolate sidesteps sustainability, pricing and supply chain challenges of conventional counterpart, life cycle analysis reveals
Food-tech startup Voyage Foods’ clean-label cocoa-free chocolate offers manufacturers a one-to-one replacement for traditional chocolate that it says doesn’t compromise taste or texture but, according to a new life cycle analysis, bypasses many of the...
Who should support dairy farmers in transitioning to ethical farming systems?
With farmers facing pressures to adopt more sustainable farming practices - or move to a different farming system altogether - who should support producers during their transition? In the UK, the responsibility falls broadly on the shoulders of all...
Move Nutrition offers sneak peek at survey findings ahead of big reveal at SANS
Michigan-based Move Nutrition Network, a new resource for active and sports nutrition education, recently reached out to more than 500 sports and active nutrition practitioners (sports dietitians, sports nutritionists, and trainers) to find out where...
Is cultivated meat a threat to farming? EU countries clash over cellular agriculture’s future
According to delegates from Italy, France and Austria, cellular agriculture practices represent a threat to primary farm-based approaches and ‘genuine’ food production methods.
Ÿnsect eyes US pet nutrition market as it gets the nod to commercialize mealworm proteins in dog food
The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), following two years of evaluation, has granted Ÿnsect the first authorization for the commercialization of defatted mealworm proteins in the US.
Vertical farming gets boost with major investment
Things are looking up for the vertical farming industry as investors back vertical farm tech provider, Intelligent Growth Solutions
‘In today’s market, the price of food is decisive’: Plant-based’s quest to achieve price parity with meat
Despite some progress being made, price parity between meat and plant-based meat products has still not been achieved everywhere. Price remains a key consumer concern when it comes to plant-based meat. But why do plant-based meat producers struggle to...
Financial Results
Shift towards private-label chocolate steadies Barry Callebaut's sales
According to analysts, Barry Callebaut has posted a slight rise in sales volumes in three months to the end of November ahead of a challenging and overall declining chocolate confectionery market due to inflation that is squeezing household budgets.
‘Protein out of thin air’: World-first chocolate promises high-iron, high-fibre option for vegan and health-conscious consumers
Finnish food company Fazer has launched the world’s first chocolate made using ‘protein out of thin air’ in Singapore, citing its high iron and fibre content as attractive for vegan and health-conscious consumers.
Sense and solubility: Mouthfeel and taste key for fortified beverages to appeal to older APAC consumer base
Better-for-you beverages fortified with minerals such as calcium need to ensure a smooth mouthfeel and taste to meet rising demand from older consumers in APAC.