Food & Beverage

Bar manufacturers are working hard to compete in a crowded marketplace by improving formulas, launching new flavors, and meeting consumer demands such as reduced sugar.

Mars Inc. has acquired KIND North America. The two began their global partnership in 2017, when Mars bought a minority stake in the company in an agreement to grow KIND’s product offering and business globally.

Beneo launched a precooked, clean-label functional native rice starch, Remypure S52 P.

Rousselot, extended its ProTake portfolio of hydrolyzed collagen for food and drink formulations with three new clean-label solutions: ProTake Bar, ProTake Powder, and ProTake Foods.

Cargill’s palm oil refinery in Charlotte, NC will be solely dedicated to providing palm oil certified by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), making Cargill one of North America’s first large-scale suppliers of segregated palm oil certified by RSPO.

A new survey conducted in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico found cleaner and natural ingredients with proven health benefits play a key role in consumers' purchasing decisions in Latin America.

ChickP Protein Ltd. launched a non-GMO native starch ingredient made from chickpea for food and beverage applications.

GanedenBC30, a spore-forming probiotic ingredient by Kerry, was approved by Brazilian regulatory agency, ANVISA, for the following health claim: “Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086 can contribute to the health of the gastrointestinal tract.”

Plant proteins may allure consumers with their clean and green attributes, but dairy proteins are increasingly competing on this front, in addition to offering their own undeniable health and formulating benefits.

Creating nutritious and clean-label plant-based products remains a challenge for manufacturers.

Following FDA's ruling to allow supplements containing whole fruit cranberry to carry a qualified health claim, Fruit d’Or wants its customers to know the importance of reliable tools and standards to deliver consistent quality and efficacy to consumers.

Gadot Biochemical Industries has developed a manufacturing process to make special grades of Tri Potassium Citrate and Tri Sodium Citrate to enable customers to meet stringent requirements for chlorate content in infant food.

While powders continue to be the primary driver in the BCAA market, other formats are quickly growing in response to new interest in the benefits of BCAAs.

As consumers demand clean-label products, innovative native starches make it easier for manufacturers not to sacrifice quality.

myAir, Ltd. developed a series of plant-based nutrition bars tailored to the consumer's unique stress profile and cognitive needs.

The wellness industry faces a double-edged sword: its products have never been more popular, but production hurdles have never been higher.

Diving into the most important findings of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s 2020 Scientific Report.

Insufficient caloric absorption can cause developmental delays in children, chronic malnutrition in adults, and can accelerate the progression of lung disease in patients with cystic fibrosis.

SōRSE Technology created SōRSE Clear, a stable, clear emulsion with a minimal sensory profile.

SweeGen expanded its portfolio of natural sweeteners with Bestevia Reb I, a high-purity stevia sweetener and flavor.

Innova Market Insights will be presenting its Top Ten Trends 2021 report for manufacturers, retailers, and brands via webinar on Wednesday, November 11, 2020.

Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria (ANVISA), Brazil’s national health surveillance agency, certified Gencor’s (Irvine, CA) Levagen as a novel food.

A panel of the National Advertising Review Board recommended GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, LLC discontinue “100% natural” and “clinically proven to curb cravings” claims for Benefiber Original and Benefiber Healthy Shape (Benefiber).

Given the tide that’s sweeping CBD into the mainstream, more retailers may choose to begin stocking products made with the superstar cannabinoid.

One market researcher talks about emerging categories for turmeric.