Oterra completes deal for Diana Food’s color business; acquires Food Ingredient Solutions
January 3, 2022
Founded in 1999, Food Ingredient Solutions (FIS) is a leading U.S. producer of colors and natural antioxidants, with a strong exposure to, and growth from, natural colors. FIS serves more than 400 customers annually and has two certified processing facilities located in Teterboro, N.J., and Marshfield, Mo.
Plant-based dairy company to accelerate international growth
December 21, 2021
Oddlygood Global, a spinoff of Valio, one of Finland's premiere food companies, closed its first round of funding with an investment of $28 million from the private equity division of Helsinki-based Mandatum Asset Management.
Members pledged to reduce sodium in their global portfolios by 2025 and 2030 in key categories of products
December 21, 2021
Members of the International Food & Beverage Alliance (IFBA) have developed a collective commitment by the food industry to implement globally set standardized targets for sodium reduction in manufactured foods.
For centuries, cooks have artfully cross-pollinated cultural elements of flavor, and now culinologists are combining Latin and Asian ingredients and cooking techniques to launch innovative and flavorful prepared foods. Today’s retail shelves display a world atlas of culturally inspired experiences that might not be authentic yet answer the consumers’ desires to nourish themselves with fresh new takes on flavorful foods that simply taste good.
Addition of nature-based ingredients portfolio extends Vertellus’ reach into fast-growing markets
December 20, 2021
With this acquisition, Vertellus expands its offering of environmentally friendly ingredients and serves a growing global base of customers in high-growth specialty, personal, home and health care markets.
Chris Antal to take on role as strategic marketing manager
December 20, 2021
Innophos, a global leader of specialty ingredient solutions that delivers far-reaching, versatile benefits for the food, health, nutrition, and industrial markets, announced an addition to their marketing team. Chris Antal has recently joined Innophos as strategic marketing manager.
The company is a provider of conventional and organic ingredients to the food and baking industry throughout the United States
December 20, 2021
Capitol Food Company headquartered in Cerritos, Calif., announced that it has made significant financial investments resulting in improved efficiency in their blending and packaging facility located in La Mirada, Calif. CFC is a provider of conventional and organic ingredients to the food and baking industry throughout the United States.
Looking at the position fibers and gums are playing in everyday foods and beverages reveals product developers paying closer attention to these key ingredients for their dual functions as both texturants and nutraceuticals. This has become especially evident where those two functions merge—in plant-based products designed to mimic meat and dairy.
As the experts work toward divining the best strategy for quantifying protein needs across the lifespan, and how to utilize protein to prevent sarcopenia, novel protein sources have been cropping up.