Created by Ethiopian entrepreneur Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, Tefftastic is a 100% teff snack. Tefftastic™ Puffs are made in small batches from pure stone-ground black teff, Earth's Original Ancient Grain® and a gluten-free super foods.

Plant-based is here to stay. In fact, it likely will be even more of a wave in the future, due to the growing desire among consumers to cut down on, or completely eliminate meat consumption for health and/or out of concern for the environment.

Lightlife aims to make it easier for consumers to make healthier food choices by offering plant-based meat products made only with simple, recognizable ingredients, like pea protein, brown rice, dried red bell pepper, and beet and cherry powders.

The Brenntag Food & Nutrition business unit in North America, part of the Brenntag Group, announced a new collaboration with Axiom Foods for the distribution of plant proteins in the United States and Canada.

Califia Farms introduced an enhanced line of nutritious, plant-based milks made from pea, oat and sunflower proteins. The new milks deliver a complementary blend of nine essential amino acids.

Younger consumers are still the primary audience for sports nutrition products, and with Gen Z and Millennials expressing great interest in products that meet their individual needs or tastes, it is no surprise to see further segmentation of the sports category. 

Food processors using plant-based proteins are moving beyond beef. Several different companies are testing plant-based chicken nuggets, plant-based fish filets, plant-based salmon patties, and plant-based pork ribs. 

As part of Culinary Tides’ ongoing work, we have been tracking the political and economic unease here and abroad, well before the onset of COVID-19.  What the spread of COVID-19 has caused, is an amplification and acceleration of the Tide that was already rolling in.

More consumers are embracing vegetarian, vegan or flexitarian diets. For plant-based meat analogs, manufacturers are attempting to achieve the appearance of real meat to make the product more appetizing.