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Milk Specialties Global Acquires Kay’s Processing

Nutritional ingredient manufacturer plans to create new jobs as it expands its protein extrusion business
August 24, 2021

Milk Specialties Global (MSG), a manufacturer of nutritional ingredients for the health and wellness, performance nutrition and functional food industries, has acquired the 96,000-square-foot, gluten-free certified Kay’s Processing facility, located in Clara City, Minn., along with the Kay’s Naturals consumer brand.


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Bell Flavors & Fragrances Announces Strategic Promotions

Bell Flavors & Fragrances secures an integral role within the savory team and announces new promotions within quality control and flavor creation
August 20, 2021

Bell welcomed Peter Gollmer to its headquarter location in Northbrook, Ill., as director of business development for Bell’s savory business unit. He will be working within the company’s commercial team to accelerate growth in the clean label savory flavor category, optimizing Bell Flavor technologies while working closely with the culinary and sales teams.


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Quorn to Open New Culinary Development Center

The new center will be able to test culinary equipment and coating on mycoprotein
August 19, 2021

The culinary kitchen is modeled to replicate operations in a variety of restaurant environments, from quick service restaurant to fine dining. The space will also feature a state-of-the-art new product development lab to accelerate innovation to market for the North American business.


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Kroger Announces 2021 Go Fresh & Local Supplier Accelerator Cohort

America's largest grocery retailer creates retail partnerships with five standout small businesses
August 13, 2021
Earlier this year, Kroger invited growers and producers to join the retailer's first Go Fresh & Local Supplier Accelerator. In collaboration with Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing and RangeMe, Kroger reviewed more than 1,000 applications, selecting 15 finalists to participate in a pitch competition. 
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SKU Selects Later-Stage Startups for Dallas 2021 Cohort

The startups represent a range of categories, including a cashew vegan queso, inventive mocktails and a subscription company
August 12, 2021
SKU, an accelerator for consumer packaged goods (CPGs), has selected six companies for the second cohort of SKU Dallas. The startups represent a range of categories, including a cashew vegan queso, inventive mocktails and a subscription company that provides unique games for couples to connect.
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Real California Milk Excelerator Announces Semi-Finalists in Personal Health & Wellness Product Innovation Competition

3rd Annual California Milk Advisory Board and VentureFuel Initiative showcases emerging dairy-based functional food, beverage and beauty products for consumer's changing lifestyles
August 11, 2021
The 2021 Real California Milk Excelerator taps into the thriving functional foods market, which has grown significantly, and is projected to reach more than $275 billion globally by 2025. In this year's competition, each semi-finalist's product is made with cow's milk dairy as the first ingredient, while making up at least 50% of the formula.
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SKU to Expand into Atlanta

The accelerator now operates BeyondSKU in New York for natural products, ImpactSKU in the Twin Cities for purpose-driven brands and SKU Dallas
August 11, 2021
SKU, a CPG accelerator, will expand into Atlanta in Spring 2022 to help serve as a catalyst for the Southeast's consumer-products industry.
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2021 Paqui One Chip Challenge

This year’s tortilla chip is coated with two totally peppers, the Carolina Reaper and Scorpion Pepper
August 10, 2021
This year’s tortilla chip is coated with two totally peppers, the Carolina Reaper and Scorpion Pepper
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Flavorman Appoints New Strategy Leadership

Louisville-based beverage developer welcomes industry veterans to leadership team
August 10, 2021
Flavorman, a beverage development company, announced that Scott Weddle and Peter Eberle have been named chief operating officer (COO) and chief strategy officer (CSO).
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