FFP’s new clean label antimicrobial ingredient, VegStable® Secure, helps brands naturally protect a variety of foods from pathogens and spoilage—with no compromise to functionality or taste.

“One of the most significant industry challenges today is concern about rising food costs,” said Courtney Schwartz, Marketing Director, Kemin Food Technologies – North America. 

As consumers continue to seek solutions for health and wellness needs, food and beverage product developers deliver a dizzying array of innovations across categories. While many sophisticated R&D teams work to refine formulations in supplement and energy segments, others have shifted their focus to product applications that do not traditionally feature vitamins and minerals. Take a look at some of the most cutting edge introductions from some of the industry's best product development teams.

In the company’s latest downloadable “Flavor Flash” report, T. Hasegawa explores the latest emerging flavor trends in the functional ingredients category.  

You might be starting from scratch in a kitchen, or perhaps you already have a recipe you like. Either way, now is the time to think forward. You’re going to be choosing the ingredients and packaging you need to meet consumer expectations, support the statements and claims you want to make, and match way you expect to manufacture it.    

In addition to helping open the conversation on the uncomfortable realities of digestion – including bloating, burping, pooping, farting and the like – Wonderbelly is also amplifying the conversation around eating disorders and highly prevalent digestive health issues like GERD (chronic acid reflux), which have massive impacts on the digestive system, yet are seldom discussed.

It’s always good to start a dairy report with a tall glass of milk. While it’s safe to say reports of dairy milk’s demise in the face of the plant-based boom are premature, unit sales slipped again in 2022 by 3.3%. Luckily for the industry, dollar sales increased by more than twice that percentage (7%) due to price-per-unit increases of 11 cents.

Despite the rising popularity of plant-based protein, meat still reigns supreme, with a majority of the population still consuming traditional meat products. 

Nexira invites Natural Expo West 2023 attendees to Booth #4531 where they can experience an innovative range of powerful ingredients, designated as POW(D)ER from Mother Nature.

Bell Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (Bell) unveiled its Bell Technology and Innovation Center (BTIC), a state-of-the-art facility at the intersection of innovation, engineering, technology, research product development, and applied sciences. This innovation incubator and collaborative workspace unites diverse expertise under one roof.