05 Mar 2021 --- Cell-based meat cultivated by Aleph Farms will be hitting Brazilian tables. The slaughter-free proponent has inked a new deal with global Brazilian meat and food company BRF to co-develop and produce cultivated... Read More

01 Mar 2021 --- Loryma is introducing a vegan fish product concept using various functional wheat ingredients, such as starches and proteins, to authentically replicate the mouthfeel of fish muscle tissue. Using a modular... Read More

26 Feb 2021 --- Beyond Meat has struck two high-profile deals with fast food giants McDonald’s and Yum! Brands, the corporation that operates KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. The moves will see plant-based products... Read More

26 Feb 2021 --- This week in industry news, Chr. Hansen Natural Colors selected Barentz as a strategic partner for UK and Ireland distribution. Meanwhile, Heineken, The Coca-Cola Company and The Coca-Cola System in Brazil... Read More

25 Feb 2021 --- Agri-food-tech start-ups raised US$26.1 billion in 2020, according to the venture capital firm AgFunder. This 15.5 percent year-over-year increase is anticipated to balloon to more than US$30 billion as new deals... Read More

Global Tastes for the Modern World. Key suppliers offer their thoughts on ready meal trends to look out for in 2020. What twists will industry see on global cuisine as the plant-based revolution powers on?

The plant-based boom is accelerating at a rapid pace with plentiful NPD across a multitude of food and beverage categories. Simultaneously, casual restaurants and fast food chains are getting in on the plant-based action with “next-generation” burgers rapidly gaining traction. This is evidenced by Burger King recently strengthening its foothold in the booming market for plant-based foods served in restaurant chains by partnering with Unilever’s The Vegetarian Butcher on the launch of its Rebel Whopper.

Key suppliers offer their thoughts on trends to watch out for in ready meals. What is the role for the ingredients sector in helping to formulate concepts with potential?

30 Oct 2020 --- Brazil ranks as the world's third-largest meat-consuming market, behind China and the US. Despite this, Future Farm – known as Fazenda Futuro in South America – highlights how the plant-based revolution has already begun to carve out a stronger foothold in the region. Andrew Sheldon, business development manager, further comments on the meat analogs manufacturer's foray into the European market and how it has dealt with bans on "meaty" terminology from plant-based offerings.

06 Jul 2020 --- DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences has rolled out a new eco-centric food and beverage brand, Danisco Planit, with new offerings in solutions for plant-based beverages, dairy alternatives, meat, fish and seafood. Meat shortages throughout the COVID-19 pandemic are noted by company executives as having an upswing effect on the appetite for meatless offerings. As this grows more prominent, the diversification of products is now key for meat and dairy alternative producers to retain this viability.

05 Jun 2020 --- Kerry's Radicle portfolio of integrated solutions is pegged by the company as "one stop shop" for plant-based development. With a growing number of formulators rushing to the burgeoning market of meat and dairy alternatives, the company partners with food companies to help deliver authentic taste and texture with clean and shorter labels.

03 Apr 2020 --- Algae has taken on a starring role in product development in recent years, particularly in plant-based and flavor-boosting applications. Dominic Skowronek, Marketeer at algae-based company Viva Maris, tells FoodIngredientsFirst at Biofach 2020, hosted in Nuremberg, Germany, about integrating the functionalities of organic sea plants in a broad range of nutritional foods that tap into consumer’s natural associations between algae and health.

20 Feb 2020 --- Netherlands-based Meatless supplies fibers for the plant-based industry, as well as for fish and meat producers who want to create hybrid products with reduced meat content. CEO Jos Hugense predicted at FiE 2019 that while the vegan and vegetarian market is growing, it is still small. Regardless, much higher volumes can come from the hybrid space. At the show, the company was showcasing its extended portfolio with tapioca and quinoa-based offerings.

09 Jun 2017 --- This webinar that looks to the future of plant-based proteins and meat alternatives including the marketplace, consumer insights, nutrition benefits, sourcing and suitability, and how nutrition and food science can work together to improve the nutritional profile of plant protein products and solve application challenges.