Adrianne DeLuca

AYO Foods is looking to bring the flavors of West Africa to every aisle while prioritizing the expansion of its frozen set to enable user-friendly experience when consumers try its recipes.

As food brands made their way to Natural Products Expo East in Philadelphia last Wednesday, organizations across both the public and private sector convened at the White House for the first Hunger, Nutrition and Health conference in 50 years.

After six years of discussion and controversy, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is one step closer to finalizing a definition for the word “healthy” for use on food and beverage packaging.

Impossible Foods founder and chief visionary officer Pat Brown is leaving the c-suite to lead the company’s new research arm, tentatively dubbed Impossible Labs. This will be Brown’s second title change this year.

Unilever CEO Alan Jope will retire at the end of 2023. Jope has worked for the global CPG giant for 35 years, beginning as a trainee, and worked his way up to hold a range of senior leadership positions before being named CEO in 2019.

In this roundup: Grocers embrace new technology to streamline online and in-store shopping; Mondelez opens application process for CoLab Class 2023 program; New clean label emulsifier launches amid sunflower lecithin shortages; and Guacamole pioneer Don Bowden dies at age 90.

In this roundup: KIND is cleared in ‘All-Natural” class action suit, Kashi sued for misleading consumers with pear-filled, strawberry-flavored bars, Kellogg’s served for not putting enough whole grains in crackers and Sabra sued to remove its Kosher mark.

A California district court judge ruled last week that food manufacturers cannot rely exclusively on QR codes to disclose if their products contain bioengineered ingredients.

The Plant Based Food Association has created a new nonprofit arm, dubbed the Plant Based Food Institute, to address industry-related policies and effect change along every step in the industry’s value chain.

In this week’s roundup: Brazi Bites launches an accelerator programs for Latino business owners, PepsiCo and ADM team up on a new regenerative agriculture initiative, Kroger consolidates its low-price private label lines and Barkley acquires Smiths Agency.