AAK USA highlights virtual, on-trend tastes for IFT20
July 14, 2020
AAK USA Inc., one of the world’s leading manufacturers of value-adding specialty vegetable fats and oils, featured a wide range of specialty fats and oils solutions for the 2020 Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting and Food Expo (IFT20) virtual event.
The strategic acquisition will expand ABITEC’s functional lipid product offerings and scientific capabilities
July 8, 2020
ABITEC Corporation, an ABF Ingredients company, announced that it has acquired Larodan AB, a manufacturer and international marketer of state of the art, high-purity research grade lipids. This strategic acquisition will expand ABITEC’s functional lipid product offerings and scientific capabilities to better serve the pharmaceutical, nutritional and industrial market sectors.
Anthony Jalijali to take on role as head of finance
June 24, 2020
AAK USA Inc., one of the world’s leading manufacturers of value-adding specialty vegetable fats and oils, announced that Anthony JaliJali has joined as head of finance and a member of AAK USA’s leadership team.
The facility is on track to be fully operational in the fourth quarter of 2020
June 23, 2020
Construction of Merit Functional Foods’ 94,000-square foot production facility is underway.Merit’s facility will produce the high purity and quality pea and canola protein
EPOGEE receives additional GRAS Status for new alternative fat
June 19, 2020
Epogee LLC said that its revolutionary new alternative fat, EPG, has achieved additional GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) status by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Company expands product portfolio with next generation product candidate anticipated in 2022
June 4, 2020
Calyxt, Inc., a plant-based technology company, announced that its high oleic low linolenic (HOLL) soybean has been deemed a non-regulated article under the “Am I Regulated?” process by Biotechnology Regulatory Services of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Vegetable oils still lead the field over animal-based fats when it comes to new food oil developments. Perceived as healthier in that they contain more unsaturated fatty acids, they have faced challenges when it comes to cooking or baking, as they are not normally robust at the high temperatures needed in heat processing.
Bunge Loders Croklaan introduces Sweetolin, a total fat system solution to achieve unprecedented levels of sugar reduction in confections
May 13, 2020
Confectionery players now have a solution at hand to achieve unprecedented levels of sugar reduction without the worry of compromising on product taste.
American Egg Board’s new eight-lesson online course helps food scientists, research chefs learn more about egg functionalities and contributions to taste, texture and sensory properties
April 8, 2020
To broaden the understanding and benefits of egg functionality in food matrices, the American Egg Board (AEB) has developed a one-of-a-kind, online Egg Functionality curriculum in collaboration with premier online culinary school, Rouxbe Global Food Group.
The Soy Innovation Challenge calls on ag-tech startups and teams to create value for soybean farmers through innovation and technology
March 31, 2020
US soybean farmers principally are price takers in the existing soybean supply chain, without transparent access to market signals originating from end users. Similarly, the complexity of the value chain makes it difficult for end users to buy raw materials that meet their needs.