Articles Tagged with ''plant based foods''

WEBINAR ALERT

Plant-Based Dairy Advances in 2026

Prepared Foods event will examine innovation, consumer behavior and growth opportunities in 2026

March 18, 2026

Industry leaders will discuss advances in plant-based dairy, from protein systems to product development. The March 26 webinar offers insights into trends shaping the category’s future.

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The Prepared Foods Video Podcast

Sugar Reduction in Plant-Based Dairy

David Feder , RDN

October 16, 2025

Sugar reduction is vital for weight-conscious consumers, and the plant-based food market, especially dairy alternatives, is expected to hit USD 43.6 billion by 2028. However, combining sugar reduction with plant-based dairy is challenging. Rachel Zemse, a food scientist, offers insights on sweeteners for plant-based milk, yogurt, and ice cream.

Makin' Bakon

This Next-Gen Bacon Analog is Thrilling

The key challenges in crafting analogs of animal proteins are matching flavor, texture, nutrition profile, and conformity to the same utility in preparation and cooking as its animal analogs

David Feder , RDN

June 27, 2025

While the die-hard vegetarians and vegans put up some resistance to the idea of mimicking animal protein, the creation of true analogs of meat, poultry, and seafood ushered in the huge plant-based boom driven by “flexitarians."

White Paper | Walnuts: New Product Development Guide

November 18, 2020

Walnuts are a versatile ingredient with applications throughout food and beverage categories, ranging from plant-based meat alternatives to snack bars. Recent developments in health, food science and flavor research have caused product developers around the world to examine how walnuts can be used in new product formulations.

Plant Based Foods 2.0

How research chefs are moving consumers closer to plant-centered eating

Amelia Levin

August 28, 2020

Plant-based is here to stay. In fact, it likely will be even more of a wave in the future, due to the growing desire among consumers to cut down on, or completely eliminate meat consumption for health and/or out of concern for the environment.

Oatly to Expand with $200 Million Equity Investment

Oatly’s founders will reinvest in the company’s growth by providing additional capital

July 17, 2020

As minority shareholders, the new investors will join the company’s existing partners, including Verlinvest-CR JV and the company’s founders, on Oatly’s dynamic journey. As part of this transaction, Oatly’s founders will also be reinvesting in the company’s growth by providing additional capital.

Home Chef Announces Collaboration with Impossible Foods

Home Chef will offer recipes for customers to exchange traditional animal-based proteins for the plant-based Impossible Burger

July 17, 2020

Home Chef, one of the leading meal kit delivery companies with 3.5 million meals delivered each month, announces a new collaboration with Impossible Foods. Each week, Home Chef will offer several recipes where customers can choose to swap out traditional animal-based proteins for the award-winning, plant-based Impossible Burger as part of its "Customize It" feature.

DSM & Avril: Plant-Based Proteins

DSM and Avril form Olatein joint venture to produce canola (rapeseed) proteins for global food market

July 16, 2020

Protein is a crucial part of a healthy diet. As the world’s population heads towards 10 billion by 2050, more protein will be needed that is produced within planetary boundaries. To help meet the growing demand for proteins, DSM and Avril have established a partnership (75/25) and formed Olatein.

Sweet Earth Foods Awesome Bacon Burger

The Sweet Earth Awesome Bacon Burger is a smoky plant-based burger infused with vegan bacon bits

July 15, 2020

The Sweet Earth® Awesome Bacon Burger is a smoky plant-based burger infused with vegan bacon bits. Made of textured pea protein, this plant-based burger contains 26g of protein per serving (27% DV) and is non-GMO project certified.

Butter Buds: Best of Both Worlds: Dairy, Non-Dairy

Butter Buds showcases dairy, non-dairy, organic and clean label ingredients at IFT20

July 14, 2020

Butter Buds® Inc. used the 2020 Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting and Food Expo (IFT20) virtual event to showcase its on-trend, better-for-you flavor ingredients. Virtual attendees can discover new solutions made possible with Butter Buds plant-based dairy-alternative ingredients. Other non-dairy, certified organic and clean-label ingredients will also be on show.

ON DEMAND: Whether you're in R&D, formulation, or innovation, this session will provide enzyme-driven insights to improve your plant-based dairy portfolio.

ON DEMAND: Once targeted at athletes, active nutrition products with benefits like energy, focus, hydration, and protein are now winning over everyday consumers seeking support for their busy lifestyles.