Food & Beverage

Spoonshot leverages AI with food science to predict emerging food and beverage trends. Its 2023 Food Trends Report will be presented July 12 at 3:15, on the Business Stage.

Beneo to showcase its new faba bean protein concentrate and starch-rich flour during the 2022 IFT FIRST Annual Event and Expo taking place July 11-13 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

The market researcher will share its latest consumer trend insights at the upcoming IFT First Annual Event & Expo in Chicago on July 10-13.

And how can companies introduce sleep foods and beverages to bedtime routines?

Celesta Company LLC and Nurish Brands, Inc. have partnered to launch a line of beverages that support relaxation and sleep. 

The booth will feature product prototypes and a fully functional interactive prep kitchen modeled after Tate & Lyle's “Collaborate at Home Kitchen.”

Bioenergy Life Science will be showcasing three prototypes that feature its Bioenergy Ribose and Riagev ingredients at this year’s IFT First (Food Improved by Research, Science and Technology), taking place in Chicago.

The energy products shelf is increasingly characterized by shared values, personal health, and sustainability.

By using a gentle, patented, and continuous enzymatic hydrolysis process, Biomega turns undervalued, food-grade salmon material (Atlantic Salmon off-cuts) into premium health ingredients.

NextFerm Technologies has announced the end of its commissioning period of the commercial facility in Canada and first commercial production of its vegan protein, ProteVin.

Univar Solutions has launched Foodology by Univar Solutions, which is a specialized team dedicated to the unique distribution and technical innovation needs of the food and nutrition ingredient industries.

RealEats continue to be available online at GNC.com and, with the expansion, can now be purchased for home delivery at GNC retail locations, too.

Florida Food Products, a leading formulator and producer of naturally sourced clean label ingredients, has reached an agreement to acquire Javo Beverage Company, a leading natural extractor of clean label coffee, tea, and botanicals with a focus on beverage applications.

Equinom has achieved this by breeding new varieties of yellow peas using its Manna technology platform, which identifies desirable traits for food applications in the genetic structure of seeds and predicts the best crossbreeding matches to yield better varieties without the use of genetic engineering.

Snacks make up around 80% of Kellogg’s sales, with the snacking division, which makes products like Cheez-Its, Pringles and Pop-Tarts, generating $11.4 billion in 2021.

The gum stifles cravings by blocking sugar receptors on the tongue. According to Sweet Victory, the gum works within two minutes and can last up to two hours.

Alternatives to meat and dairy products are getting more sophisticated—and, in turn, creating more demand from consumers.

A recent study compared the effects of a new baby formula containing whole milk (bovine), alpha-lactalbumin enriched whey, lactoferrin, partially hydrolyzed whey protein, and a single prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharide (GOS) with a commercial formula containing skim milk (bovine), whey protein concentrate, and a combination of GOS/PDX.

Many active ingredients create major challenges for beverage formulators. Unpleasant flavor notes from ingredients can be difficult to mask considering that pumping sugar into these drinks is no longer a popular option.

Apparo Inc. has announced a Series A investment of $3.5 million co-led by Endeavor8 and Finistere Ventures, and joined by Blue Horizon.

The cost of Brevel’s microalgae protein will be on par with that of pea and soy proteins, with production costs for the microalgae protein as much as 90% lower than they would otherwise be, the company says.

Here’s why this area of the world is one to watch for those who make and sell fortified-foods and premixes.

The advisory board will be composed of five scientists from leading universities in food, nutrition and health, agriculture, and environmental sciences, who will advise and collaborate with the EverGrain R&D team.

Gold Coast Ingredients released summer flavors that include guava margarita (non-alcoholic), pineapple whip, yuzu passion fruit, strawberry white peach, cranberry ginger, cucumber lime with mint, blueberry basil, watermelon lemonade, clementine, and apple pear.

According to Specnova, its ginger extract designed to support joint health, offers low dosage, high bioavailability, solubility, and stability.