The plant-based market is one that’s filled with choice but has historically also been filled with sacrifice when it comes to taste, of nutrition, and of sustainability. EverGrain® by AB InBev is disrupting this tradition with EverPro® barley rice protein, the first upcycled barley protein available to the world.

In the food industry, the circular bioeconomy is being realized as agricultural by-products and food waste are captured as value-added ingredients to reformulate existing products, and in the development of new products and brands.

The ANINA pod is a complete meal made from vegetables that have been rejected for sale due to a less-than-perfect appearance—a major source of fresh produce waste. 

According to a study by ReFED, 35% of all foods in the United States goes unsold or uneaten and leaves a greenhouse gas footprint equivalent to 4% of total US emissions. 

Demand for rPET currently exceeds supply, so the first step to scaling up use of 100% rPET across a portfolio is building a sustainable pipeline of high-quality material.

Anheuser-Busch announced that EverGrain, a sustainable ingredient company backed by AB InBev, is officially operational with its barley protein, EverPro®. The new full-scale plant protein production facility will support EverGrain’s mission to revolutionize sustainable ingredients since the company broke ground and began the renovation of the historical Stockhouse 10 landmark on the Anheuser-Busch St. Louis Brewery Campus in March 2021.

When broadline foodservice distributor US Foods Holding Corp., introduced as many as 18 “Spring Scoop” products this March, it embraced the theme, “Do More with Less” and emphasized versatile items to help operator customers manage labor shortages and other operational challenges.

Watch this video to learn how third-party organizations, such as the Upcycled Food Association, have developed a certification program for companies seeking to highlight efforts to reduce food waste.

In this video interview, Prepared Foods Chief Editor Bob Garrison talks to UFA Chief Executive Officer Turner Wyatt about UFA’s start, its third-party certification program, upcycled food ingredients, new products and more.

Kellogg Company senior vice president, Dr. Nigel Hughes, recently shared a blog post with tangible strategies that the food industry can implement to overcome the challenges facing today's food system.