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Can Paper Replace Plastic? KIND Pushes for Industry-wide Shift With Paper Wrapper Pilot
KIND Snacks is working to jumpstart the scale-up efforts of paper-based packaging materials and show a potential for these materials to succeed in the mainstream marketplace by sharing a look inside its ongoing pilot test.
Seven Sundays Acquires Longtime Manufacturer
Better-for-you breakfast brand Seven Sundays revealed it has taken a step toward vertical integration with the acquisition of its longtime manufacturing partner Birch Packaging. The transaction closed in June, and financial details were not disclosed.
Loopini: Italian Entrepreneur Cooks Up Protein Pizza On A Spreadsheet
Loopini is gearing up to roll out to its first chain retailer and close its first round of funding after a year of building the business online and within NYC indie grocers.
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New Center Takes On Non-GMO, Plant-Based Ingredient Research
Applied Food Sciences (AFS) is going “back to the very beginning” — the beginning of food before genetic modification, that is. In January, the Austin, Texas-based ingredient supplier opened a research and development center at the University of Iowa’s BioVentures Center to use plant-based science to examine how the evolution of food shapes the current and future food supply.
Cargill Strengthens Non-GMO Offering With Identity Preservation Process
Furthering its commitment to help food and beverage customers address growing consumer demand for non-GMO product offerings, Cargill has announced an identity preservation process and several additional Non-GMO Project Verified food ingredients.
Blue Pacific Flavors Launches Mission-driven Ingredient Sourcing
Blue Pacific Flavors, a leader in natural and organic fruit flavors, unveils its mission-based supply chain of sourced ingredients that create positive impacts on the local communities where they are grown. Kaibae® Baobab and SimplySpice™ Cochin Turmeric are the first two products in Blue Pacific’s mission-based product portfolio.
Global Organics Celebrates 25 Years
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Global Organics Ltd., a leading supplier of sustainable, certified organic, and fair trade food ingredients. Since the company’s founding in 1992, Global Organics has been dedicated to supporting sustainable agricultural projects that bring social and economic benefits to their communities.
Ciao Bella Launches its New Pint And Packaging
Along with the new logo, Ciao Bella, in an unprecedented move, is replacing its current 14oz jar with a larger, cylindrical shaped 16oz container without raising prices.
Glanbia Nutritionals Extends Strategic Partnership with Nutrition 21
Glanbia Nutritionals, a global leader in nutritional solutions for the food, beverage and supplement industries, and Nutrition 21, LLC are pleased to announce the extension of their long-time partnership to co-market Nutrition 21’s unique ingredient, Velositol. Glanbia’s sales organization is the exclusive distributor of Velositol and will support Nutrition 21 in North America, offering Velositol to the dietary supplement and functional food* industries.
PureCircle Completes $42m Stevia Plant Expansion
PureCircle, the world’s leading producer of high-purity stevia ingredients for the global food and beverage industry, today marked the completion of a $42 million expansion of its stevia plant in Malaysia.
YumEarth Unveils New Product Packaging
YumEarth will begin rolling out new packaging this week in conjunction with their retailers, nationwide. The updated packaging, fresh and familiar, comes as the brand expands their product line, revamps their website, and continues their effort to leave less of an environmental footprint.
RiceBran Technologies Showcases Full Line of Organic Rice Bran Products
RiceBran Technologies (NASDAQ: RIBT and RIBTW) (“RBT”), a global leader in the production and marketing of value-added products derived from rice bran, today announced that RBT will be exhibiting at Booth # 938 at the Natural Products Expo West 2017 trade show from March 10 to March 12, 2017 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
U.S. FDA issues GRAS No Objection Letter for SweeGen’s BESTEVIA Reb-M Stevia Sweetener
SweeGen, a nature based sweetener company, and Ingredion Incorporated, a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a GRAS No Objection Letter for BESTEVIA stevia sweetener for use as a general purpose sweetener for food and beverage applications in the US.