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Hearthside Foods to Acquire Greencore USA

Hearthside was acquired in May 2018 by Charlesbank Capital Partners and Partners Group on behalf of their clients.

Lakeview Farms to Partner with The Cheesecake Factory

The Cheesecake Factory At Home branded dessert line will be packaged in iconic Cheesecake Factory brand packaging with stand-out graphics.

Glanbia to Acquire SlimFast for $350 million

In 2017, SlimFast delivered $212 million net sales, adjusted EBITDA (before non-recurring costs) of $24 million and, after non-recurring ...

DowDuPont Specialty Products Names 2017 Lavoisier Award Medalists

The medal is named in honor of the 18th century French chemist, Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, who is considered the father of modern chemist...

Berner Showcases RTD Coffee Beverages, Clean Label Dips at 2018 NACS

Berner is one of the largest producers of retort dips, sauces, aerosol cheese and shelf stable RTD coffees and teas beverages.

CROP to Infuse 'CannaDrink' Functional Beverage With Naturally Splendid's HempOmega™

HempOmega™ is a unique and proprietary homogenous powder created from microencapsulated hemp seed oil. It is a high-quality and sustainab...

Bonduelle Fresh Americas Names New CEO

"Mary's appointment ushers in an exciting time for Bonduelle Fresh Americas. Her experience leading multi-billion dollar agribusinesses i...

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Vegetarian

Plant-Based Analogs of Animal Proteins are Sizzling

David Grotto RDN

David Feder, RDN, Executive Editor

While the media are abuzz with news of meat and dairy analogs from sources such as such as algae, insects, microbial biomass, and cultivated animal, plants still rule the meat …

Meat, Poultry & Seafood

SeaPak On-the-Go Seafood Snack

Requiring virtually no prep work, this dippable shrimp cocktail is SeaPak’s response to consumer snacking demand, making it a convenient frozen seafood snack. Beginning this month, SeaPak On-the-Go Shrimp Cocktail …

First Person Q&A

Q&A with Lisa Phelps, Impossible Foods Inc.

Prepared Foods talks with Lisa Phelps, senior manager of concierge services at Impossible Foods Inc., Redwood City, Calif. …

Product of the Day

OHi Plant-Based Peanut Butter Superfood Bar

This California-based superfood bar brand, formerly known as bRAW, was founded in Hawaii in 2013 where the company’s strong values, inspiration, and mission is derived. OHi in Hawaiian means “To …

First Person Q&A

Road to Rich Products Corporation

Rich’s has annual sales exceeding $3.8 billion and operates in more 100 locations globally. Its refrigerated and frozen products range from cakes and icings to pizza, appetizers and specialty toppings …

Foodservice

New Soup Products for Foodservice

Prepared Foods showcases new soup foodservice products entering the foodservice marketplace in October 2018. …

Bakery

La Brea Bakery Unveils Lineup of Holiday Breads

The new breads are set to bring a combination of sophistication and taste to the holiday table this season. …

Cargill: Reduced Sugar, Clean Label

Cargill experts also will be on hand to discuss such topics as the shifting global dairy market, exploring the rise of dairy alternatives, the importance of label-friendly ingredients and transparency, and tracking other key consumer trends.

Proteins, Collagen, Amino Acids & Peptides

Virginia Dare: Cold Brews, Plant Proteins

As the experts in delivering consumer-preferred taste, Virginia Dare’s flavorists and food scientists provide individualized assistance and expertise for formulators looking to develop applications with challenging ingredients.

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Blogs

Major Food Industry Trends: Plant Proteins & Cannabis

By David Feder, RDN, Executive Editor

Speaking at the IFT Legalized Cannabis & Hemp Edibles session, Linda Gilbert, managing director of consumer insights for BDS Analytics, branded legalized cannabis a “game changer for the food and beverage industry,” noting that legalized cannabis is one of the fastest growing industries.

Rice: Grown in the United States

By Nicholas Roskelly

Foodservice: New Face, Pace of Innovation

By Robert Garrison

Retail Market Trends

Online Grocery Sales Will Quadruple by 2023

Between 2018 and 2023, Packaged Facts forecasts online grocery sales will more than quadruple as online options become more available and consumers become more open to trying online shopping or using online options more frequently to purchase their groceries.

Better for You

Black Belt CBD for Martial Arts Competitors

Black Belt CBD officially announced the Black Belt CBD Invitational, an inaugural Jiu Jitsu tournament featuring the industry’s first ever gender-equal fight purse.

Functional New Products

Kona Gold Solutions Extends Hemp Energy Drink Line

The new 12-ounce Hemp Energy drinks will be available in late October and will include Kona Gold’s popular Classic, Sugar Free, and all new Platinum flavors.

Dairy

Dairy-Free Alternatives: The New Greek Yogurt

"With Greek yogurt having already refashioned the yogurt category, the question becomes what's the next disruptor? The longer-term answer is dairy-free yogurt," says David Sprinkle, research director for Packaged Facts. "The segment is following more familiar dairy-alternative beverage ingredient trends, especially as dairy-free yogurt moves beyond soy to feature coconut, almond, and cashew as well as more exotic variations such as pea-based yogurt."

Prepared Foods

2018 October

The October 2018 issue of Prepared Foods features our cover story on formulating with nutritive sweeteners for clean label appeal, winners of the 2018 Spirit of Innovation Awards, and much more.

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