Supplier News

Golden State Foods (GSF), one of the largest diversified suppliers to the foodservice and retail industries, is pleased to announce the promotion of Shellie Frey to vice president and chief branding and communications officer, effective this week.

KeHE Distributors announced that as part of an ongoing succession process, Deb Conklin will become KeHE’s President & CEO on April 1, 2023, and Brandon Barnholt will move into the Executive Chairman role.

Merit Functional Foods is setting a new standard for transparency and sustainability in the plant protein market with the launch of its first USDA Certified Organic protein ingredient, Organic Peazazz C 850. 

BeyondBrands announced that Cynthia Tice, best known for her role as the founder of Lily’s Sweets and a trailblazer in the no-sugar-added sweets category has joined BeyondBrands as a partner.

SCS Global Services (SCS), a pioneer and global leader in third-party environmental and sustainability certification, auditing, testing, and standards development, announced it has been approved as an authorized certification body to the Bee Better Certification Standard.

CuliNEX, the country’s top clean label food product and plant-based development consultancy, announces that Jesse Lyon and David Lusk will join the Advisory Board of CuliNEX effective January 1, 2023, for a two-year term.

SCS Global Services, an international leader in third-party certification, announced the launch of its Plant-Based Certification Program.

ChickP Protein, Ltd., a food-tech startup, introduces chickpea protein isolate for plant-based ice cream. Protein from this ancient crop zeroes in on the non-dairy category to make a tasty plant-based frozen dessert with a creamy mouthfeel just like dairy ice cream.

Kerry, the world’s leading taste and nutrition company, has announced that it had released Acryleast Pro, the advanced iteration of the company’s signature acrylamide-reducing non-GMO (non-genetically modified) yeast, Acryleast.

HowGood, an independent research company with the world’s largest ingredient sustainability database, announced the release of its new Scope 3 Emissions Reporting feature for CPG food brands and foodservice companies to meet the growing demands of ESG reporting.