The James Ford Bell Technical Center will gain a new two-story pilot plant wing, boosting R&D space by 20% and reinforcing the company’s commitment to long-term growth and breakthrough product development
The expansion will provide flexible spaces to accelerate research and innovation across the company’s business units, offering greater flexibility to meet evolving demands and providing more space for both core growth and new business initiatives.
The move expands JPG’s West Coast presence and unites its strategic insight and commercialization expertise with CuliNEX’s culinology-driven product development and plant-forward leadership
Known for its leadership in clean label and plant-based innovation, CuliNEX is headquartered in Seattle and will continue operating there to support existing and new clients.
Ten brands, including Smucker’s, BeeUp and Walmart’s Bettergoods, earn recognition for innovative new products that highlight honey’s versatility, bold flavors and functional appeal
This year’s Queen’s Choice lineup mirrors an industry riding high on functional ingredients, bold flavors and a consumer demand for immersive experiences. The awards recognize the product development teams behind some of the most cutting-edge new product launches of the last 12 months.
Tripling its public datasets since 2025, HHS launches new tools and a dynamic, collaborative data strategy aimed at breaking silos, driving innovation, and maximizing taxpayer return—while safeguarding privacy and empowering public trust
The Living HHS Open Data Plan will continue to be refined to empower stakeholders with HHS data with the goal of delivering improved services, maximizing the nation’s return on Federal investment through public transparency.
The strategic collaboration aims to accelerate startups at the intersection of nutrition science and entrepreneurship, fueling innovation in sustainable agriculture, precision nutrition, and public health equity
Together, the two organizations aim to catalyze a new generation of entrepreneurs whose ventures will shape the future of sustainable and equitable food systems, precision nutrition, and public health.
Now in its 30th year, the report highlights the top food, beverage, and nonfood launches that resonate with today’s consumers—driven by convenience, functionality, and powerful brand storytelling
This year’s report underscores consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies’ commitment to consumer-centric innovation, prioritizing solutions that solve for evolving lifestyle and occasion needs.
The family-owned, privately held company is a scale North American platform with diverse product capabilities across dressings, sauces, mayonnaises, syrups, and beverage mixes for application in foodservice, retail, and food processing channels
The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association announced the winners of its annual Penguin Pitch: Emerging Brand Contest, created to spotlight up-and-coming brands reshaping the frozen and refrigerated aisles through innovation, flavor, and purpose.
The nine-week hybrid accelerator program will connect early-stage, revenue-generating companies of products using blueberries as a prominent ingredient with top blueberry, food and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry leaders to fast-track growth through expert mentorship, tailored commercialization support and strategic guidance.
This year, a record number of products – more than 400 total – were submitted for consideration in a variety of categories, with retail leaders specializing in these powerhouse categories serving as judges.