Brad Avery

Natural products are swiftly outpacing conventional products across retail channels, growing 13% in conventional grocery in the 52 weeks ending March 22, according to SPINS.

Startup meat snacks brand BUFFS is preparing to launch next month following the close of a $1.1 million pre-seed funding round.

The food technology business announced today it has partnered with ADM to begin commercial-scale production of its OvoPro precision-fermented egg white proteins, utilizing ADM’s Clinton, Iowa, facility.

A lack of provable causation between the consumption of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) and dietary illness led a Pennsylvania court to dismiss a lawsuit targeting 11 major food and beverage manufacturers this week, on grounds that the plaintiff has failed to establish that their products contributed to his pediatric diabetes.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Ingredion will pay £5.95 (roughly $7.94) per share of Tate & Lyle, representing a 59% premium to the British company’s last closing price before the M&A discussions were disclosed in May.

Tyson Foods has named Jeff Schomburger as president and CEO, effective October 4, assuming the role from outgoing chief executive Donnie King.

David Protein, the bar brand founded by RXBAR creator Peter Rahal, is expanding its line of wild caught fish with Cod 2, a canned cod product intended to complement the flash frozen filet line it launched last year.

Fenton Food and Beverage, a company formed by Yahya Abbas, the founder of Toronto-based Ya Ya Foods Corp., has secured a grant to begin building a roughly 100,000 sq. ft. plant-based milk factory in Fenton, Mich.

Could the small-format grocery store be the way of the future? It’s a trend that numerous independents and established retail leaders have been seeking to make work for years. With several new expansions in the segment this week it seems that smaller may still be a big opportunity.

When Beyond Meat announced in January that it had developed its first ever beverage product, a protein drink line called Beyond Immerse, it was a move that appeared to come out of left field.