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Researchers Predict 3 Shifts Influencing Food
At this year’s IFT, research firms Mintel and Innova shared data on new consumer desires and innovation areas for target age groups that food brands should keep in mind in order to see long-term success.
Bulletproof Raises $40 Million in CAVU-Led Series C
Nutritional supplement company Bulletproof 360, makers of Bulletproof Coffee and bar products, has raised $40 million to fund the company’s continued growth as an omni-channel lifestyle brand.
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Elevator Talk: Fruit Bliss Reinvents Age-Old Dried Fruit with New Technology
In this week’s episode of Elevator Talk, meet Fruit Bliss — a brand that’s trying to reinvent the age-old dried fruit category using new technology. Tune in to hear Susan Leone, president of FruitBliss, discuss how the Brooklyn-based brand is using clean-ingredient lists and convenience to bring new consumers to the category.
Brazi Bites Sells Majority Ownership, Will Build Latin-American Platform
San Francisco Equity Partners plans to use the brand as the start of a Latin-American platform.
Taste Radio Ep. 122: How Rip Van Wafels Tore Up the Playbook and Took the Tech World By Storm
In this week’s episode, we’re joined by the young, ambitious leaders of two trendsetting brands: Rip Pruisken, the co-founder and CEO of fast-growing snack company Rip Van Wafels, and Ely Key, the co-founder, president and CEO of innovative beverage maker Up Mountain Switchel.
Bundle Acquired by 1908, Expands Product Portfolio
Boulder-based 1908 brands announced today that is has acquired prenatal and lactation nutrition brand Bundle Organics. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal comes as Bundle announces new products to take the company beyond teas and beverages and into other popular food categories.
Regulatory Update: California to Block CBD Sales; FDA Tackles Alt-Dairy
In California, a revised FAW issued by the state Department of Public Health effectively prohibits the sale of hemp-derived CBD products, while the debate over defining an identity for the plant-based dairy category moves forward.
A Sweetener Struggle: Polarizing Views on Sugar Alcohols Shape Bar Industry
The collision of seemingly complementary consumer preferences — the desire to cut sugar and the desire to have a “clean label” — has actually created a conundrum for nutrition bar makers, and they’re making tough strategic decisions regarding the use of sugar alcohols as a result.
Plant-Based Foods Face Opportunities and Challenges in Busy Week
It was a busy week for the plant-based food industry and some of its leading brands. From new investments to FDA statements, here are some of the top stories you need to know.
How Urban Remedy Plans to Escape the Kiosk — and California
Crack the code of fresh, convenient food? Paul Coletta, CEO of fresh food and juice brand Urban Remedy, thinks he may have done it — and he’s taking radical risks in his manufacturing, distribution and retail operations in order to prove it.