Food & beverage trends, regulation, labeling, innovation
WEBDaily news about food and beverage trends, food regulation and labeling, gluten-free, clean labels, GMOs, stevia, ancient grains, food M&A in North America.
Retailers using Apeel invisible edible skin have experienced a 50% ...
WEBApr 10, 2021 — Apeel Sciences – the Santa Barbara-based firm behind an invisible plant-based edible skin proven to dramatically extend the shelf-life of fresh produce - has announced an expanded partnership ...
‘We’ve done something truly disruptive...’ Chobani launches zero …
WEBJun 14, 2021 — While several yogurts – including Chobani’s new protein-packed ‘Complete’ range, General Mills’ :ratio line, and Danone’s Oikos Pro, Triple Zero and Two Good products – now feature ...
Amai Proteins finalizing initial closing of $100m round as it gears …
WEBDec 2, 2022 — Israeli food tech startup Amai Proteins is finalizing the initial closing of a $100m funding round as it gears up to launch its first product next year: a designer sweet protein up to 3,000 times ...
Consumer Reports releases updated report on high levels of heavy …
WEBOct 27, 2023 — Consumer Reports based its cadmium and lead threshold on California’s heavy metal standard levels and found that 71% of the dark chocolate bars “were above our levels for lead, cadmium, or ...
SPECIAL REPORT: FDA doubles down on titanium dioxide safety as …
WEBDec 12, 2022 — While the European Commission recently banned the use of titanium dioxide (TiO2) in foods in the EU, and the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has just warned consumers to avoid it ...
FDA unveils dietary fibers guidance: Good news for inulin, …
WEBJun 14, 2018 — Long-awaited guidance from the FDA spelling out which isolated or synthetic non-digestible carbohydrates it believes should be classified as ‘dietary fiber’ on the Nutrition Facts panel brings ...
FDA Phase II sodium reduction goals could reduce daily intake by …
WEBAug 20, 2024 — FDA is asking packaged and prepared food manufacturers to further slash sodium in their products over three years to help Americans reduce their daily intake of the nutrient by 20% as part of a ...
Flavors, authenticity, consumer connection to drive food & beverage
WEBAug 15, 2024 — According to the report, 53% of Millennial, Gen X and Baby Boomers look for a brand to align with personal values and 47% for authenticity, even for sponsored content. However, only 35% of Gen Z ...
Sustainable ancient grains move from standalone products to …
WEBAug 16, 2024 — Sustainable ancient grains decline as a standalone product. In the webinar, SPINS highlighted seven major sustainable ancient grains that are growing in popularity in the US — quinoa, farro ...