New facility will showcase advances in nutrition and technical food applications
June 21, 2018
The Application Center features a variety of versatile bench-top scale and pilot scale equipment that can be used alone or in combination, giving BENEO the ability to cover a wide range of applications.
Ketchum studies issues of food technology and consumer trust
June 20, 2018
The food industry, more than any other consumer sector, is built molecule by molecule on trust, and the harder it is for consumers to get and understand the information they want, the less likely they are to trust. Real transparency is answering the questions people are actually asking – not telling people what you want them to hear.
New product is the first from the Tyson Foods team tasked with brining products to market within six months
June 13, 2018
Given the scale of the food waste problem, Tyson Innovation Lab sought partnerships with like-minded food companies. The first product under the ¡Yappah! brand, Protein Crisps, is crafted from rescued and up-cycled vegetable and grain-based ingredients that might otherwise be left behind.
Chicago is home to a number of food and beverage incubators and accelerators, which provide invaluable support to young companies struggling to navigate early growth stages.
Prepared Foods readers select Enjoy Life Foods Grain & Seed Bars as their favorite new product launch from April 2018
June 4, 2018
Readers ascribed 44% of the vote to Enjoy Life Foods Grain & Seed Bars. Blake's Hard Cider New Kinder Cider Series finished as the runner-up, while third-place was shared evenly by Green Giant Fresh Vegetable Meal Bowls, Purely Elizabeth Single-Serve Vibrant Oats & Grain-Free Superfood Bars and Hostess Baseball CupCakes.
With “A Fresh Take on Taste,” Tastepoint by IFF will provide food and beverage industry representatives with multiple opportunities to learn about what the future has in store. The experience begins on the evening of September 26 with a special trend trek event and continues on September 27 with keynote speeches and more.
Incubator products include antioxidant lemonades, avocado-based sauces, egg-white chips, fermented kraut, and South-African biltong & droëwors
May 22, 2018
Over the course of the next 16 weeks, the selected startups will participate in a dynamic program composed of learning, funding, infrastructure access, and mentorship in Chicago.
New ideas, inspiration and innovation are essential in the modern marketplace. In recent years, food and beverage companies have placed an emphasis on these aspects of business by creating such roles as “director of innovation,” “chief innovation officer” and “vice president of product innovation.”
Prepared Foods readers select Blue Bunny Load'd Sundaes as their favorite new product launch from March 2018
May 4, 2018
Seafood Power Bites from Handy Seafood finished in second place with 23% of the vote, while Dole Slawesome! Kits attracted 17% of readers confidence for the third-place position.
IRI research shows that small companies now account for one-quarter of New Product Pacesetter dollar sales; Millennials heavily influence innovation trends
April 16, 2018
Thousands of new brands hit retail shelves during 2017, with 49% of the top-ranking brands hailing from small manufacturers — defined as those earning less than $1 billion annually — and accounting for 26% of Pacesetter dollars. Overall, the top-selling 200 new brands captured cumulative year-one sales of more than $4.6 billion across IRI’s multi-outlet geography.