The expansion of a meat alternative line
30 Oct 2018
Oumph! is a meat alternative product made with soy protein. “Plant-based food is one of the strongest food trends at the moment and it’s growing stronger by the minute,” says Henrik Åkerman, Marketing Manager at Food for Progress, the company behind the brand. “We strive to encourage more people to eat plant-based foods. We want to drive the plant-based category. It is, therefore, our ambition to create foods that appeal to vegetarians, vegans, flexitarians and meat eaters. Even if we are in a ‘free from’ category, we still believe that great taste is the key to success and that is why our focus is 100 percent on making good plant-based food that has excellent taste as well as texture,” he adds. The products are all seasoned with unique blends of organic herbs and spices.
Artificial food colorings remain under heavy scrutiny by label-conscious consumers, which propels brands such as GNT’s Exberry range of natural “Coloring Foods” into the spotlight. Comprising minimally processed food grade pigments sourced from freshly harvested crops, Exberry responds to the coloring needs... Read More
Nadine Salhani of Doehler highlights at Anuga 2019 some of the key sub-trends within the wider plant-based movement, such as naturalness, clean-label, plus-minus claims and functionality. Regarding customer demand, the volume is low compared to dairy, but the CAGR is growing in double-digits. In some... Read More
ADM Wild’s heaving booth was exhibiting solutions for a range of market categories, ranging from the meat-free trend to sugar-reduction in beverages. Speaking to FoodIngredientsFirst, Jochen Heininger spotlighted the growth of the plant-based market, and how customer requests in this domain have seen... Read More
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Corteva Agriscience, a newly formed entity that was based on the agricultural division of DowDupont that has now been spun out on June 1, 2019. The company used IFT 2019 to show how food and agriculture all connects. Trevor Jones at the company notes that it has a strongly developed oils portfolio, including... Read More
Cargill has expanded its SimPure line with the introduction of a new waxy corn-based starch. “The SimPure line is being launched to replace modified starches in the clean label space, while still offering a richer thicker texture that native starches cannot. Last year, we launched a potato-based line for... Read More
A new line of cannabidiol (CBD) ingredients by Guilin Layn Natural Ingredients Corp. (“Layn”), a global producer best known for its plant-based sweeteners, debuted at the IFT19 Food Expo in New Orleans. The company has invested an estimated US$60 million in a new US-based CBD manufacturing facility, expected... Read More
Cosucra continues to strengthen its position in the North American market through their pea protein expansion. At IFT 2019, the company presented a vegetarian plant-based muffuletta slider [a New Orleans classic] containing their Swelite, Pisane M9 and Swelite ingredients as a system. A dairy alternative... Read More
Agrana presented several concepts featuring oat milk, including a cold brew with an oat milk base, a cinnamon toast cereal and a protein enriched plant-based dairy alternatives, with pea-based, hemp-based solutions. “We are really seeing a lot of movement into oat because of how close it is to milk. If you... Read More
Prova has expanded its flavor masking platform to mask offnotes in hemp-based proteins. The move follow initial work in the pea protein arena, which is now being taken to market. Powder form and organic compliant options are now available for pea protein masking options. “We did an extensive work on pea... Read More
The US Dairy Export Council (USDEC) showcased how US dairy ingredients can deliver benefits that both food companies and consumers are seeking via innovative prototypes. The aim was to show formulators that with US dairy ingredients, they have the tools to provide consumers with high-quality nutrition... Read More
Tapping into the demand for sugar-free indulgence and cleaner labels, Belgian-based start-up The Ice Crime Factory was exhibiting its range of sugar-free ice creams at the PLMA show in Amsterdam. Available in vanilla, salted caramel and chocolate, the ice creams are naturally flavored with stevia but still... Read More
CP Kelco notes that there is a major trend towards protein fortification, but this presents new technical challenges for product developers. “One of the key trends that we see happening right now relates to alternative proteins beyond soy, including pulse, oat and potato. So one of the issues relating to... Read More
Sweet Green Fields (SGF), one of the largest global, fully integrated stevia ingredient companies, has launched the new stevia-based natural flavor. The ingredient is aimed at helping North American food and beverage manufacturers keep the sweet taste, mouthfeel and flavor of sugar when reducing most or all... Read More
Chr. Hansen scored an innovation prize at the IFT 2019 Food Expo. The company’s FruitMax reds are based on the Hansen sweet potato and are claimed to “deliver a red like no other.” They are minimally processed, bright, beautiful and stable plus 100 percent plant-based with no off-taste, which is often... Read More
Inventor of the modern plant-based emulsifier Palsgaard has cemented its position as an “early mover” on the carbon production front. The Danish company has achieved its aim of total carbon-neutral production two years prior to its 2020 goal, describing the achievement as a “milestone for the whole... Read More
