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News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology03-May-2024
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Kellanova’s return to ‘full commercial activity,’ debut of Netflix’s Unfrosted movie promise strong results for full year
Kellanova’s ramped up commercial activity is paying off – helping the snack giant drive higher volume and sales amid challenging macro and industry conditions, which in turn helped convince retailers to accept price hikes, smaller pack sizes and other revenue growth management strategies, executives reported yesterday during the company’s first quarter earnings call.... Read more
 From New Zealand to the US: Non-alc brand Free AF spurs international growth with Walmart, Target deals
New Zealand-based non-alcoholic (NA) beverage brand Free AF is expanding in the US in Walmart and Target stores, company Founder Lisa King told FoodNavigator-USA in a Startup Spotlight interview.... Watch now
Kraft Heinz sales, volume slip after emergency SNAP benefits were slashed, but executives remain optimistic for full year results
Kraft Heinz executives are optimistic that the company will hit its full year financial goals despite a rocky start to the year in which organic sales and overall volumes dropped, due in part to a one-two punch of higher prices and less government support to help low-income consumers buy groceries.... Read more
Mondelēz maintains positive outlook for 2024 on back of strong Q1
Mondelēz International has maintained the company expects Organic Net Revenue growth of 3% to 5% in its 2024 Outlook after the Cadbury parent beat market expectations for first-quarter sales and profit.... Read more
Olipop benefits from social media buzz following accidental early launch of Barbie-inspired flavor
Olipop commemorates Barbie’s 65th birthday with a new Peaches & Cream flavor of its gut-friendly soda, as the brand expands into the convenience and gas channel, Steven Vigilante, the company’s director of growth and partnerships, told FoodNavigator-USA.... Read more
Choppy! blends animal, plant-based ingredients to bridge alternative protein taste gap
Choppy!, an alternative meat brand that combines textured plant protein with animal byproducts like collagen, beef tallow and bone broth, provides consumers with "the sensory experience of meat" in its hybrid product with the long-term goal of reducing meat consumption, the company's founders Saba Fazeli and Brice Klein told FoodNavigator-USA.... Read more
Coca-Cola fights ‘flat to modest growth’ in North America with innovation, in-store displays & RGM
The Coca-Cola Company anticipates “flat to modest growth in volume” in North America despite characterizing the US consumer as “in good shape” with only modest “compression” among lower-income shoppers, and reporting positive response to stepped-up innovation, increased distribution and “bigger” in-store displays.... Read more
Ofi Cocoa partners with USAID to deliver enhanced supply chain transparency
Major cocoa supplier ofi (olam food ingredients), has claimed recent developments in data and technology are behind its progress towards creating a more sustainable supply chain.... Read more
Supergut rolls out nationwide in GNC stores as part of GLP-1 nutritional support section
Supergut is expanding nationwide as part of GNC’s new section dedicated to GLP-1 nutritional support, as the brand has quadrupled its sales in the last two quarters due to consumer interest in gut health and products to alleviate symptoms from drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.... Read more
KEY unlocks potential of ketones in energy-drink category with help of $4m investment
KEY is providing consumers an alternative to sugar-laden energy drinks through ketones, as it seeks to deploy $4m in funding to grow its brand.... Read more
Plant-based 3.0: Industry insiders share strategies for pushing alternative proteins forward
After a challenging few years in which falling sales and units dragged plant-based protein into the trough of disillusionment, stakeholders are finding ways up the other side of the Gartner Hype Cycle by leveraging emerging technologies, novel ingredients and new culinary techniques, which FoodNavigator-USA explores in an upcoming free webinar.... Read more
Moving beyond finger-pointing: Creating healthier products that deliver on taste, indulgence
Packaged food, especially ultra-processed, is a popular scapegoat for the ongoing struggle with diet-related chronic disease in America, where 70% of adults are overweight or obese, 50% have diabetes or prediabetes and 50% have heart disease – but what if rather than blaming packaged food, it was looked at as part of the solution?... Read more
Unilever’s food and beverage growth driven by price, not volume sales
Unilever’s first quarter sees growth in all of its categories, including nutrition and ice cream. However, growth in these two categories is driven by price, with volume sales falling.... Read more
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Ingredion sweetens stevia portfolio with PURECIRCLE Clean Taste Solubility Solution
Ingredient company Ingredion’s PURECIRCE Clean Taste Solubility Solution (CTSS), a natural stevia-based sweetener, can reduce and replace sugar without the lingering bitter notes typically associated with Reb A.... Read more
North Coast Seafoods charts course for sustainable seafood with Naked product line
With its vertically integrated supply chain, family-owned North Coast Seafoods connects directly with its fishing partners around the world while providing transparent communications around seafood sourcing to consumers, as Christian L'Heureux, the company's marketing manager, told FoodNavigator-USA.... Read more
Scaling alt-protein production: What to know about moving from lab to commercial scale
Alt-protein companies scaling their fermentation processes beyond the lab face numerous challenges that require them to think through production processes, raw ingredients, and the design of a manufacturing facility to create a commercially viable product.... Read more
When will the price of cocoa come down?
As cocoa prices continue to soar, we ask the question on every chocolate maker’s lips.... Read more
UPCOMING SUPPLIER WEBINARS
Unpacking the Impact: What State Color and Food Additive Bans Mean for Your Products
California’s adoption of AB 418 to prohibit Brominated Vegetable Oil, Potassium Bromate, Propylparaben and Red Dye 3 has led other U.S. states to follow with their own proposals for color and food additive bans. This growing patchwork of state and federal regulations will create significant...
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Plant-based 3.0: Emerging from the trough of disillusionment
After a challenging few years in which falling sales and units dragged plant-based protein into the trough of disillusionment, stakeholders are looking for a way up the other side of the Gartner Hype Cycle where the promise of full integration, success and fulfillment await and...
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The easy path to “dry” cleaning & sanitization
Mitigating residual moisture is an ever-present food safety and quality goal in any food processing environment. Yet there’s a Catch-22: Most conventional cleaning & sanitization protocols involve large amounts of water, leaving residual moisture that feeds—rather than fights—food safety and quality risks. These risks compound...
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From Labeling to Leading: A Cost-Effective Approach for Empowering Innovation
Food and Beverage companies need better food labeling solutions. Beyond that, most in the industry understand that “labeling” starts at the beginning, not the end of the process. Explore a digital platform that revolutionizes collaboration and automates critical aspects of the New Product Development process...
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Real-time Brix monitoring - the secret ingredient your process needs for quality and efficiency
Scaling to meet the need of the rapidly growing global population while providing functional, nutritious, and diverse cuisine requires process optimization that goes beyond getting the maximum amount of product out the door. Join Vaisala for an upcoming webinar to learn why inline brix measurements...
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Sweet Solutions: Exploring the Future of Sugar Reduction
Eager to reduce the sugar in your products by up to 50%? Don't miss out on an engaging discussion with Dr. David Tsivion, CO-CEO & CTO, Incredo®, a global food-tech powerhouse and the creators of Incredo® Sugar, and Melissa Tisoncik, R&D Vice President, Blommer Chocolate, the...
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Free-From
The free-from category is changing shape as more and more people follow restricted diets. These days consumers are not only turning away from common allergens gluten and shellfish, but also other widely used ingredients from soy to nuts and dairy. As an increasing number of...
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Food for Kids
Europe continues to struggle with high levels of childhood obesity. But as understanding around the importance of early years nutrition grows, so too does the opportunity for manufacturers to meet demands for health and functionality. How can industry best support carers and babies in the...
14-Mar-2024
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MARKETS
Why is the price gap between private labels and national brands narrowing?
Price has always been a key appeal of private labels compared with national brands. Now, because of factors such as inflation, commodity pricing, and sustainability investment, this gap is narrowing.... Read more
Navigating the US ingredient bans: Strategies for bakers to ensure smooth interstate trading
The proliferation of state legislative initiatives has placed a critical obligation on bakers to meticulously scrutinize their formulations, ensuring that banned ingredients are excluded to enable marketing in specific states. Failure to comply could result in penalties of up to $10,000 per violation.... Read more
Which plant-based alternatives are healthier than animal products?
Are plant-based meat and dairy substitutes healthier? Well, yes. And no. It depends. A new study investigates which substitutes do best, and worst, when pitted against animal products.... Read more
US recycling laws ‘a growing pain point’ for food producers, says FoodChain ID
With regulators pushing for improved recyclability and reduced packaging waste, how should manufacturers navigate the latest regulations and packaging trends?... Read more
Finding the most accurate way to measure the environmental impact of coffee
A new scientific review offers recommendations on how to measure the environmental impact of coffee – with the hope of also standardizing how this is done in the future.... Read more
 NPD Trend Tracker: The functional beverage edition
This week’s new product development round-up is celebrating all things functionality in the beverage category. From mushrooms to adaptogens and CBD, we profile the latest drinks and ingredients promising much more than hydration.... See more
Sustainability: More than just preventing climate change
Sustainability focuses heavily on the protection of the planet and the prevention of climate change. But there’s so much more to it.... Read more
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