Adrianne DeLuca
Adrianne DeLuca is the Assistant Managing Editor - Newsletters for BevNET and NOSH.
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GFI: Alt-Protein Fermentation Tech Ramps Up With Sights Set On Eggs and Seafood
During The Good Food Institute’s State of the Industry presentation on fermentation-enabled meat, seafood, eggs, and dairy yesterday, panelists broke down multiple areas of interest including investments, tech innovations and regulatory progress while highlighting its potential to create viable climate solutions over the long term.
The Checkout: Nowadays Raises $7 Million; Gerber Launches Plant-protein Baby Food
In this week’s The Checkout: Nowadays raises $7 million to scale plant-based chicken nugget tech; Gerber launches new baby food line with a focus on plant-based protein; functional food category see new entry, Adapto Foods; and Halo Top reformulates and adds new flavor.
Upside Foods Raises $400 Million To Launch Cell-Grown Chicken In The U.S.
As it looks to a commercial rollout of cultivated chicken later this year, pending regulatory review, cell-grown meat, poultry and seafood brand UPSIDE Foods announced $400 million in new funding, bringing its total capital raised to-date to over $1 billion.
IRI Says Variety and Impulse Are Driving Growth While U.S. Snacking Swings In A ‘Seesaw State’
Market research firm IRI hosted a webinar yesterday, titled “Solving the Seesaw State of U.S. Snacking,” that broke down how inflation, consumer interests, supply chain disruptions, channel opportunities and innovation continue to bring new obstacles and opportunities into the segment.
FDA Looks To Issue Guidance On Non-Listed Food Allergens
The Food and Drug Administration is now soliciting public comments to evaluate the importance of guidance on food allergens not named in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). The final guidance aims to identify and rank allergens capable of inducing anaphylaxis.
The Checkout: SnackMagic Launches CPGpulse; General Mills Invests In Women And Minority Entrepreneurs
In this week’s Checkout: SnackMagic launches data platform CPGpulse, General Mills invests $15 million for minority and female entrepreneurs, Misfits Market launches private label line and Evol introduces carbon neutral frozen meal line.
Judge Rejects Whole Foods’ Claim That $15 Million Breach of Contract Suit Is Invalid
AtlantaFresh Artisan Creamery’s case against Whole Foods Market is moving forward after U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Thrash denied Whole Foods’ motion to throw out a $15 million breach of contract lawsuit. The case alleges the natural grocery chain prematurely and ‘abruptly’ broke a seven-year distribution contract with grass-fed dairy producer AtlantaFresh Artisan Creamery and caused the business to go under.
Beyond Meat Settles With Investors On Derivative Suit Amid Ongoing Don Lee Litigation
Beyond Meat has settled a lawsuit, filed by a group of its stockholders in March 2020 alleging the company’s senior management team, including co-founder and CEO Ethan Brown, former executive chairman Seth Goldman and former CFO Mark Nelson, “breached their fiduciary duties.” The litigation was a derivative action related to an ongoing legal dispute brought against the company by its former co-packer, Don Lee Farms.
Mikuna Foods Raises Funds With “Mission-Aligned” Investors To Boost Chocho Awareness in U.S.
Mikuna Foods is looking to introduce Americans to Ecuadorian plant-protein ingredient chocho, announcing today the closing of a $5.6 million seed funding round backed by a “mission-aligned collective of private individuals.” The California-based company plans to use the capital to scale operations, expand its supply network and drive brand awareness.
People Moves: Laird Names New COO and SVP of Sales; Coconut Secret Appoints New CEO
In this People Moves: Laird Superfood names new COO and SVP of Sales; Nutiva and Coconut Secret Brings on New CEO; Petit Pot Promotes Eric Lallart to CEO and Lonna Borden joins Monogram Capital Partners.