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
CFO and additional key hires prepare company for initial market test
June 19, 2020
BlueNalu, Inc., a food technology company developing cell-based seafood products, announced several key strategic developments including a substantial expansion of the company’s operations, the hiring of a chief financial officer, and the enhancement of its R&D, project management, and engineering teams.
Oumph! is a multi-award winning plant-based brand from Sweden
June 18, 2020
The LIVEKINDLY co., a collective of heritage and startup brands on track to become one of the world’s largest plant-based food companies, announced the acquisition of Oumph!, a multi-award winning plant-based brand from Sweden.
Aunt Jemima, Mrs. Butterworth and Uncle Ben’s are among the brands under review
June 17, 2020
Aunt Jemima, one of the long-time brands of The Quaker Oats Company, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, Inc., announced it will remove the image of Aunt Jemima from its packaging and change the name of the brand. Packaging changes without the Aunt Jemima image will begin to appear throughout Q4 of 2020.
Designation acknowledges the company's contributions in the field of food technology
June 17, 2020
Air Protein, a modern food company which makes meat from CO2 and renewable energy, received the Technology Pioneer Designation for its contributions in the field of food technology.
Yoplait is latest General Mills brand to support the company’s commitment to advance regenerative agriculture on 1 million acres of farmland
June 17, 2020
General Mills has partnered with consultants Understanding Ag and dairy cooperative Foremost Farms to pilot regenerative practices and provide support to participating dairy farmers. Implementing regenerative practices on dairy farms requires a holistic approach to managing land, cows and manure.
Peggy Davies to become president of the association
June 16, 2020
The Board of Directors of the Private Label Manufacturers Association announced that Peggy Davies has been named acting president of the association. Her appointment follows the death of Brian Sharoff, president, who passed away last month after a brief illness.
Organization launches Spark Change to guide the community through a virtual journey of product discovery, education and connection
June 16, 2020
New Hope Network misses gathering with the natural & organic products community, and we are sad to announce that we will need to wait until 2021 for us all to be together in person again due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 crisis on events and travel.
The newly acquired 100,000 square foot production facility is SQF-certified and manufactures high-quality ice cream and frozen novelty products
June 15, 2020
Turkey Hill LLC, a manufacturer and distributor of branded ice cream and refrigerated drinks, announced that it has acquired an ice cream and novelty production facility in Searcy, Arkansas from Yarnell Ice Cream, LLC, a subsidiary of Schulze & Burch Biscuit Company.