A combination of explosive popularity of plant proteins and rapidly growing demand for foods manufactured with a much smaller carbon footprint is giving alternative proteins a big push.
Three small U.S. businesses recognized for leading vegan products, service
December 15, 2015
The winners of the $5,000 prizes are: Coconut Bliss of Eugene, OR; Neuaura of New York City; and Vegan Street of Chicago, IL. The three winners were selected by the public during a month-long online voting period.
National Restaurant Association officials recognized some of the industry’s most creative new offerings with NRA’s 2014 Food and Beverage Innovations Awards.
May 21, 2014
National Restaurant Association (NRA) officials have recognized some of the industry’s most creative new offerings with NRA’s 2014 Food and Beverage Innovations (FABI) Awards.
Silverland Bakery’s new Natural Food Bars curb hunger and offer more healthy benefits.
September 19, 2013
Silverland Bakery, Forest Park, Ill., says its new Natural Food Bars curb hunger and offer more benefits—thanks to a hand-crafted formula including fruits, nuts and natural enhancers, such as ginger, cocoa and turmeric.
Some 7% of consumers identify themselves as vegetarian; however, 36% indicate the use of meat alternatives.
August 12, 2013
Less than half of consumers who use meat alternatives are using the products in place of real meat, and 16% indicate using the products alongside meat offerings.
Some vegans may not be getting enough iodine in their diets, suggests a study published online ahead of print on May 25, 2011, in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
ON DEMAND: Remember a child’s kaleidoscope? You put your eye to a cylinder fitted inside with angled mirrors and—as soon as you twist the end of the cylinder—there’s a changing pattern with the shifting of small pieces of colored glass. That’s also something of an apt description for the plant-based food and beverage market, which continues to capture attention as it grows and shifts.
ON DEMAND: This “must-see” webinar will graphically demonstrate how this is accomplished with hard data including meat analog graphs, sample analyses, and sensory profiles.
ON DEMAND: Consumers continue to evolve when it comes to their expectations and choices with “clean label” food selections. Webinar panelists will discuss trends and technical solutions—for both today and tomorrow—involving clean label, plant-based, and processed foods and beverages.
ON DEMAND: This webinar will explore the steadily rising consumer interest in health and wellness. Moreover, natural and organic products are fitting consumer demand for healthier snacking, “functional” beverages as medicine, sustainability, and a new generation of plant-forward and/or plant-based meat and dairy alternatives.
ON DEMAND: We will discuss a portfolio of analytical instrumentation that helps to accelerate the formulation, development, production and quality control of novel, safe, shelf-stable and great-tasting plant-based foods.
ON DEMAND:There’s no more dynamic food and beverage ingredient market than that of protein. Join us as Elohi Strategic Advisors Founder, Stephanie Lind, leads an energetic panel discussion of all the emerging trends, twists, and technologies in protein.
ON DEMAND: This webinar will explore how specialty enzymes can be utilized by manufacturers to produce creamy, foamy plant-based milk, melty, stretchy cheeses, and buttery plant-based oils.
ON DEMAND: Successfully developing and producing these products means accommodating their unique needs in both R&D and production. We will take a high-level look at how these products differ from their dairy counterparts and how this affects the choice of process styles (indirect vs. steam injection), process and temperature requirements, homogenization location and pressure requirements.
ON DEMAND: Prepared Foods hosts its third annual Plant-Based Foods webinar and explores tastes, trends and technologies in the growing plant-based foods market.