Food & Beverage

Traditionally, chemically modified starches have been the go-to solution for texture and stability, as native, clean-label starches were not reliable for maintaining textural stability in response to harsh conditions such as freezing and high heat.

By blending coffee with ingredients like botanicals and protein, marketers are giving consumers a boost beyond caffeine.

Synergy Flavors Inc. launched a new portfolio of custom taste solutions called Dairy by Nature, combining the firm’s all-natural flavor expertise with the proprietary dairy technology of its parent company Carbery. 

Most U.S. adults take one or more dietary supplements. With a growing number of users, it is imperative that more is done to ensure that consumers are protected. One expert explains how to improve traceability in dietary supplement production using a manufacturing operations management (MOM) system.

Archer Daniels Midland Company has opened a new, state-of-the-art flour mill in Mendota, IL, the largest flour mill ever built from the ground up in North America.

The certification verifies that Nutiva’s chia seeds do not contain the herbicide glyphosate, which is widely used, and considered a probably human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. 

Kerry Taste and Nutrition launched Radicle by Kerry, what the firm says is the broadest portfolio of plant-based food solutions on the market. It includes taste, nutrition, and functional solutions that can be paired with plant-based proteins and dairy alternatives. 

PureCircle announced that it was been granted a Chinese patent for the proprietary process the firm uses to scale up production of its flagship Reb M stevia leaf sweetener. 

AAK has acquired a majority stake in Manchester, UK-based Soya International to form AAK Soya International Ltd.

New research and new delivery formats are shaking up the men’s supplements space as more men turn to healthy-aging products.

Arla Foods Ingredients received a “no objection” GRAS (generally recognized as safe) notice from FDA for the use of alpha-lactalbumin in infant formula. 

The GNT Group has developed an improved range of Exberry liquid and powdered red coloring foods that do not contain any sugar ingredients, but offer higher color intensities and contain only two raw materials for clean label formulations. 

The enhanced portfolio builds upon the firm’s original non-GMO stevia platform to tackle specific formulation challenges and save time and costs in product development. 

Today’s sweetener suppliers and manufacturers have developed a number of creative solutions for clean-label sugar reduction. Much of this work involves finding the right combination of high-intensity sweeteners, and bulking agents, to replicate the flavors and textures we get with sucrose.

Cargill has invested an additional $75 million in Puris, the largest North American producer of pea protein, enabling the firm to more than double its production of pea protein using an existing 200,000 square-foot facility in Dawson, MN. 

Wixon is launching a new taste modifier for hemp-derived CBD called Green-Away. 

Goya Foods’ dedication to provide clean label products translated into tangible gains in the marketplace, when it partnered with SaltWorks Inc. to replace refined iodized salt with sea salt. 

The Simply Good Foods Company has announced that it will acquire Quest Nutrition LLC for $1 billion in cash, or approximately $870 million net of tax benefits, on a cash-free and debt-free basis.

Flavorchem Corporation says its natural vanilla extract enhancers can be a good solution for formulators dealing with the volatility of the vanilla market. 

Four Sabinsa manufacturing sites in Kunigal, Dobaspet, Hyderabad, and Nelamangala, India have received Foundation Food Safety System Certification 22000 (FSSC 22000) certification.

PureCircle, a producer of stevia sweeteners, is launching a branded gourmet PureCircle ice cream in Chicago as a way to demonstrate the quality and efficacy of its Reb M stevia ingredient. 

It may come as no surprise that the meat alternatives space is a burgeoning and profitable market, but the market intelligence firm Numerator has shed some light on who is buying these products and what is motivating them. 

SPINS will be releasing its first-ever “State of the Natural Industry” report.

A new addition to the firm’s Lentein product line, the ingredient contains 65-70% hydrolyzed protein, a complete amino acid profile, is highly functional, and can even be used in meat analogues, a burgeoning market. 

Changing consumer interests are bringing alcohol elements into the healthy products marketplace.