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As today's culinary teams explore exciting flavor combinations and innovative menu opportunities, they're finding more and better places for mango. This distinctive fruit helps create new foods from the sweet and familiar to the surprisingly savory. Mango also serves as a complement or refreshing contrast.

ADM has identified four key trend spaces capturing consumers’ desire for optimism, surprise and discovery, as well as wellness (both for themselves and the environment).

ERYTESSE™ Erythritol has 70% the sweetness of sucrose and a similar temporal profile, with zero[1] calories[2]. It can be used in a range of categories, including beverages, dairy, bakery and confectionery.

Global bakery manufacturer and ingredients distributor Dawn Foods announced two additions to its North America leadership team. Ahmet Hepdogan joins the company as vice president of procurement in North America and Josh Bruketta has been promoted to Vice President of People, North America.

NuttZo's Limited Edition Gingerbread Seven Nut and Seed Butter is gluten free, non-GMO, kosher, vegan, and contains no palm oil. Each jar provides a great source of protein and nutrients, complete with the rich taste of cashews, almonds, Brazil nuts, flax seeds, chia seeds, hazelnuts, and pumpkin seeds. 

Nuts have become a critical tool to help product developers meet consumer needs in the well-being space.

Solely's Organic Green Banana Fusilli Pasta opens culinary possibilities, all with just one nutritious ingredient. Green Bananas are a good source of fiber, high in iron and potassium, contain no added sugar, and are grain- and gluten-free. 

Florida Food Products (FFP) shared a new insights report from the company’s website. The free download titled, “Meet the Demand for Function and Flavor in Today’s Beverages,” investigates the latest flavor and functionality trends in the beverage industry among today’s consumers.

GNT has secured U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for use of spirulina extract in beverages. This will help beverage formulators achieve vibrant blue shades and maintain clean labels.

Product launches with more than 30% fat content—such as high-fat dairy—are up, and butter sales have jumped, outpacing the growth of margarines and spreads by 360%.