Whole Foods Market global buyers and experts unveiled their top 10 anticipated food trends for 2021 in the retailer’s sixth annual trends predictions. Hard kombucha, upcycled foods, leveled-up breakfasts and jerky made from produce are among the food influences expected to take off in the next year.

Mediterranean cuisine often brings to mind classical examples like Italian food, and easily adaptable ingredients such as olive oil and pasta. But today's Mediterranean is represented by less familiar dishes and ingredients from all over the region.

As demand for alternatives to animal products is at an all-time high among omnivores, vegetarians, and vegans alike, Zero Egg, San Francisco, is cracking the US market by boldly taking over the decades-old traditional World Egg Day on October 9 to introduce the first plant-based egg replacement that tastes, looks, and functions like an ordinary egg, but is entirely made with plants. 

In the pantheon of snack foods, "salty and crunchy" stands on the highest pedestal of cravings. "Salty snacks are supremely satisfying to all consumers," says Elisa Maloberti, director at the American Egg Board.

PLT Health Solutions announced today that the company and its manufacturing and technology partner Nutriati, LLC (Henrico, Va.) are introducing a new ingredient – based on Artesa® Chickpea technology – that will become the basis of next-generation meat analogue solutions in applications ranging from hamburgers, meatballs and pizza toppings to chicken, fish and pork products. 

Founded by Canadian youth entrepreneurs and recent University of Ottawa graduates, Peacasa is preparing for an official launch of its 100% Chickpea based chips in Sea Salt and Mediterranean Herb flavors.

While Sabra sources chickpeas from family-owned farms in the Pacific Northwest, the vast majority of sesame seeds have grown in the US have not met Sabra’s ‘gold standard’ for use in tahini until now.

Daiya recently introduced an array of new plant based products. The new additions to Daiya's line of crave-worthy plant-based foods invite consumers to forget what they think they know or have heard about plant-based foods.

EVANESSE CB6194 clean label emulsifier is a vegan chickpea broth that delivers the emulsification performance of traditional additives and the appeal of a single, recognized ingredient—without compromising taste and texture.

According to a 2019 Innova Consumer Survey, 63% of global consumers are increasingly trying to incorporate plant ingredients in the diet. Not surprisingly, sauce, dressing and spread manufacturers have been finding creative ways to address the trend as well.