28 Aug 2024 --- Global challenges such as inflation, environmental issues and health trends are prompting consumers to reconsider their daily food choices and consider plant-forward diets. Fruit... Read More

12 Aug 2024 --- Ingredion has innovated a minimally processed, clean label texturizer, which it says is the “first” functional native corn starch that provides unique gelling and... Read More

18 Jul 2024 --- Agrana, a global food and industrial goods supplier, launched new products from its fruit preparations and starch portfolio during IFT First in Chicago, US. These include novel ice... Read More

17 Jul 2024 --- Comfort, indulgence and excitement are significant trends within the desserts and ice cream space, as consumers want to escape the bombardment of politically and economically... Read More

18 Mar 2024 --- New Zealand-based start-up Andfoods has received a US$2.7 million investment for its fermentation technology that extracts plant-based milk from seeds or ‘pulses’ of a... Read More

08 Aug 2024 --- “Summer in Paris” and “Campfire Hot Chocolate” are among the “experiential” ice cream flavors Agrana showcased at IFT First in Chicago this summer. Rachel Grant, product development lead at Agrana, explains how encapsulating multisensory moments in flavors can excite consumers. She also notes that vegan ice cream development has slowed, but brands are still keen to keep at least one in their portfolio. 

12 Sep 2023 --- Agrana presents fruit-forward ice cream concepts inspired by desserts like Southern peach cobbler and spiced banana bread. The company shows how inclusions like the cherry halves in its black cherry bourbon can bring a “fruit identity” to the product. Rachel Grant shares how brands can create unique textural experiences while tapping into new ice cream formats like tiny cones and single-serve portions.

20 Feb 2023 --- Michael Wieland, regional innovation manager for Agrana, presents the company's latest developments at Biofach 2023, showcasing plant-based ice creams such as vegan coconut with red berries and chai spices, a sustainable, creamy hemp vanilla yogurt and new breakfast options. He also talks about savory options such as tomato lentil and bell pepper cashew spreads.

19 Oct 2020 --- Agrana Fruit has published its latest trend blog entitled “Act for Future,” which focuses on developing future-proof sustainability solutions. In 2019, 87 percent of consumers expected companies to invest in sustainability – 22 percent more than in the previous year, according to data from Innova Market Insights. This year, global consumers have become even more concerned about environmental issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Melanie Sturm, Agrana Fruit's global market & consumer insights manager, shares insights on the issues surrounding sustainability.

02 Dec 2019 --- Agrana was highlighting its plant-based options at the show and how its technologies, such as High Pressure Processing (HPP), are able to mask the off-notes of plant-proteins and offer a nutritional benefit. The request for plant-based products are increasing, Michael Wieland says, and companies are seeking to offer plant-based options next to traditional ones.

16 Feb 2016 --- In the quest for increased efficiency, a major European industrial bakery partnered with his fruit supplier to reduce production time, limit raw material loss and guarantee constant quality of his tartlets. Creativity in an industrial context with a stunning result: productivity doubled.

11 Jul 2016 --- France's Danone is to buy WhiteWave Foods, the US organic food maker, in a $12.5bn deal including debt. The acquisition of WhiteWave, based in Colorado, marks Danone’s biggest deal in the past 10 years. The world’s biggest yogurt maker said it would pay shareholders in WhiteWave $56.25 per share in cash. Shares in WhiteWave were valued at $47.4 at the time the deal was announced, valuing the company at $8.33bn. Other companies mentioned are ABF, Agrana, Barry Callebaut and Bunge.