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Red Diamond® Coffee and Tea, an industry leader in the beverage space, is expanding its Simple Sweet Tea™ line with new Peach and Watermelon flavors. This innovative, pre-sweetened line improves operator efficiency and simplifies the sweet tea brewing process. It’s an ideal solution for foodservice operations and these new flavors will become summer staples.

In 2019, Mendelsohn co-founded PLNT Burger, a fast-casual chain dedicated to celebrating classic American comfort foods in a way that is better for people and the planet. His desire to make a positive impact on our food system also led to the founding of plant-based snack company Eat The Change with friend and fellow entrepreneur, Seth Goldman.

Calysta, Inc. World-leading alternative protein producer, Calysta, has appointed Herman Sloot as its new vp of commercial development to target opportunities in the pet and human food sectors.

New Wave Foods, a leader of sustainable, plant-based shrimp, recently appointed co-founder Michelle Wolf as the company’s full-time CEO. Wolf’s passion for food sustainability was her key motivator in co-founding the brand. Today she continues to drive the company’s mission to produce products that will reduce the impact on our overtaxed oceans.

One of the world’s top food and beverage flavor companies is growing its presence in the U.S. market with the opening of an expansive new Southern California facility dedicated to the production of sweet food and beverage flavors.

Planteneers used the recent IFFA meat and meat alternatives exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany, to show visitors new prospects beyond the meat category. This year’s event showed that plant-based alternatives and hybrid products are increasingly a matter of course for the meat products industry.

Nexira will use the IFT 2022 event to highlight a range of natural, functional ingredients with on-trend clean label appeal.

Kerry introduces the Kerry Discovery Hub, an online learning center for aspiring and growth-oriented entrepreneurs. It’s designed to help visitors learn about a variety of topics important to the food and beverage industry—and, of course, to their business growth.  

IFF announced that Nicolas Gebara has been named senior vice president, commercial and flavors, Nourish, effective July 1, 2022. In his 23 years at IFF, Gebara has held various roles, most recently serving as vice president, North America for Nourish.