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At the Good Food Institute’s “The Business of Alt Protein” webinar on Tuesday, panelists discussed how alternative protein founders can find new investment during a possible economic downturn and the best ways to strategize a food tech startup.

In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Pocket Latte co-founder and CEO Chris Young took to LinkedIn to open up about the “prejudicial hurdles and preconceived notions,” his founding team has faced as “perceived foreigners” in the chocolate category.

Bioscience company Brightseed has spent years trying to identify bioactive compounds in plants proven to improve human health. Now, the company is ready to monetize its research by investing in a new ingredient manufacturing plant and bringing products to market later this year.

As leading mass retail chains Walmart and Target face excess inventory and margin pressures amid high inflation, food and beverage emerged as one of the strongest CPG sectors during the retailers’ Q1 earnings reports last week. How Did Mass Retailers Perform in Q1? Walmart grew global revenue 2.4% to $141.6 billion in its Q1 of… Read more »

This week’s new products saw brands releasing better-for-you versions of cozy weekend treats, jumping on the sheet pan meal trend and spicing things up with chili-infused honey. Check out this gallery for new items from Ben & Jerry’s and Vital Proteins as well as Jurassic Park-themed packaging from LesserEvil.

Food tech-focused company Tomorrow Farms is bringing its first product line to market with the launch of Bored Cow, an animal-free dairy milk produced in partnership with Perfect Day. Formally announced on Thursday, Bored Cow is made with Perfect Day’s animal-free whey protein, which is produced via a precision fermentation process that creates replicas of… Read more »

In this week’s Checkout: Motif Foodworks rolls out products and secures new investment partner, KIND announces progress toward almond sourcing goals, BOOMCHICKAPOP launches its most expensive product and Abbott Nutrition reaches an agreement with the FDA to resume infant formula production

How can a brand offer a unique personalized experience to an increasingly diverse consumer base if the people developing and marketing products aren’t also diverse? TaChelle Lawson, Founder and President of FIG Strategy & Consulting, examines the connection between people and product.

For about three years, the Los Angeles-based Uplifting Results Labs’ consumer brand Muniq has consisted of just a single product: a meal-replacement protein shake. But in a signal the company’s success and growth strategy, Muniq has launched two new products in the last month – Empowerfull Prebiotic Fiber Blend sticks and Muniq Bars – in hopes of reshaping how consumers understand the role of the gut’s microbiome and healthy eating.

There was concern among U.S. egg and poultry producers in January as the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) began to report cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the eastern half of the country. In 2015, an outbreak of H1N5 strain of bird flu ravaged the industry killing about 43 million egg-laying hens and pullet chickens, according to the agency.