Food Wire

Chocxo, the chocolate brand made with simple organic ingredients, high in cacao, and low in sugar, and Chewters Chocolates, a leading supplier of turndown chocolates, branded chocolate gifts, amenities, and in-suite boutique items, has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Kristen Mandel as Vice President of Marketing, effective at this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo. In this role, Mandel will be responsible for marketing strategy, brand campaign development, and leading future innovation for Chocxo.

Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, announced its latest expansion of its plant-based portfolio by adding dairy-free organic chocolate to its North American portfolio. Barry Callebaut’s continuous expansion and innovation in this space solidify Barry Callebaut’s position as the most comprehensive supplier of plant-based solutions due to breadth of offerings. Barry Callebaut is amplifying its entire, wide-ranging plant-based solution range, called Plant Craft, just in time for the 2022 Sweets & Snacks Expo Trade Show. This sends a strong signal to the industry and its customers of Barry Callebaut’s commitment to having the most versatile and broad range of solutions to meet consumer needs.

TFL Brands, a leader in innovative branded products and services that consumers can taste, feel, and live, announced the appointment of Morgan Mulvihill, a 16 year veteran of Procter & Gamble, and highly respected business leader and brand strategist, as General Manager. Mulvihill is set to lead GummiShot Energy Gummies, the first brand to launch under TFL Brands, which most recently announced its expansion into over 4,000 convenience stores nationwide. In addition, Mulvihill will bring her notable experience in business strategy, branding, and media to oversee additional supplement brands and portfolio expansion under TFL Brands as they emerge as an industry leader in innovation and performance.

Covico announced that they will debut 4 new products at the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show in Chicago May 21-24, 2022. The new line of products includes coconut cheese, coconut chips, coconut salsa, and coconut BBQ sauce. Each suitable as a finished good or as an ingredient, these products are vegan, organic, gluten-free, and made from coconuts that are sustainably grown in India. 

Next Gen Foods – the food tech company behindTiNDLE, the popular chicken made from plants – has appointed two new board members: Jenny Lee, Managing Partner at GGV Capital; and Mathys Boeren, CEO of the Asia Sustainable Foods Platform at Temasek Holdings.

Caribou Coffee, a national premium coffeehouse and Panera Brands portfolio concept, announced the debut of its first-ever, fully plant-based menu offering, the JUST Egg Roasted Tomato & Pesto Flatbread, available now for a limited time at Caribou Coffee locations nationwide. Nearly 400 Caribou coffeehouses will offer the flatbread starting Thursday, May 5. The nationwide distribution makes Caribou the largest coffeehouse chain to feature JUST Egg’s plant-based product.

Joyfull Bakery, the artisan Parmesan Crisps company, announces its crisps will be available in all Sprouts Farmers Market stores nationwide. Beginning in May, Sprouts will carry Original and Everything Parmesan Crisps, as well as Joyfull Bakery’s newest flavor, Jalapeño, exclusive first to market.

Hembal is the first US-based completely vegan, soy-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, GMO-free and organic hemp seed-based Hypoallergenic Infant Formula! We are a wife/husband co-founded start-up that is proud to be made in the U.S. We’ve seen huge interest since the recent major infant formula recalls

SunOpta (Nasdaq:STKL) (TSX:SOY), a U.S.-based, global pioneer fueling the future of sustainable, plant-based and fruit-based food and beverages, is proud to release its 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report. This annual update outlines progress made in the 2021 fiscal year, and the steps the company is taking to identify a path forward across four key areas: products, planet, people and governance.

District Ventures Capital (“District Ventures”) today announced the closing of a $6.2 million equity investment in Three Farmers Foods Inc. (“Three Farmers”), Canada’s leading brand and provider of whole roasted bean snacks. The round was led with $3 million from District Ventures and included $3.2 million from existing investors including Export Development Canada (“EDC”), Golden Opportunities Fund Inc., and PIC Investment Group.