Whether it’s post and pre-workout fuel or a midday snack, Simply Delish Protein Powder is safe for most diets, including gluten-free, plant-based, vegan, sugar-free, allergen-free, and Kosher.

With plant-based, vegetarian and vegan food products meat becoming more common, formulators hope to create more complex applications and address health-conscious consumers’ demands for variety and good taste.

For the past few years, the Innova Market Insights list of Top 10 Trends has included a plant-centric trend. This acknowledges the growing presence of plant-based foods and beverages, as well as alternatives to traditional animal-based products. 

The product generates a chocolate-y taste from premium cacao), and also contains ingredients such as pea protein, ancient grains and seeds.

It’s no longer enough for dairy alternatives to simply be plant-based. Increasingly, new product development is focused on products that replicate the taste, texture and nutritional content of their conventional dairy equivalents.

Royal DSM, a global purpose-led science-based company, invites food and beverage producers to discover the latest consumer-inspired healthier snacking formats and indulgent, plant-based taste experiences at IFT FIRST.

Ripple Foods uses gluten-free oats and pea protein in the new Oatmilk + Protein, ensuring the beverage is both gluten-free and 100% vegan.

LesserEvil, the better-for-you snack brand on a mission to make healthy, organic, less-processed, and sustainable snacks more accessible to everyone, announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Portland, Maine-based R.E.D.D. Bar. 

The growing trend for vegetarian or flexitarian diets has created a need for more plant-based protein options, especially when it comes to familiar products such as burgers, sausages or meatballs. Consumers are looking for the same taste, texture and experience of traditional meat products while feeling like they are eating healthier and being more sustainable.

It's January, which means it's time to take a look at new cereal offerings now available on retail shelves.