Benson Hill, one of the fastest-growing food tech companies in the country, placed St. Louis at the forefront of the future of food with the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art headquarters located in the 39 North Innovation District.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the 20 finalists for year two of Grow-NY, a food innovation and agriculture technology business challenge focused on enhancing the emerging food, beverage and agriculture innovation cluster in Central New York, the Finger Lakes, and the Southern Tier.

New consumer insights reveal that the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the way Americans are eating. Carbs are back, snacking is up and home cooks are experimenting with more partially plant-based, where meat or poultry may be blended with veggies, nuts or whole grains.

Hormel Foods, the makers of Hormel® Pepperoni, and the maker of the Happy Little Plants® products, introduced new Happy Little Plants® pepperoni style topping at select Papa Murphy's locations across the country.

After two decades of global sales leadership in the specialty food and ingredient sectors, Kris High has joined the executive team at hemp-derived non-psychoactive cannabinoid manufacturer Folium Biosciences as the company’s first chief commercialization officer. 

Elo Life Systems, a food and agriculture company with a mission to improve human health and wellness, announced that Alec Hayes, Ph.D., has joined Elo Life Systems as vice president of technology and products.

The need for new natural food colors is increasing due to growing consumer awareness and demands for healthier food colors to replace the synthetics that may have adverse effects on our health.

CP Kelco, a global leader of nature-based ingredient solutions, launched a new virtual experience, allowing customers, partners and other industry stakeholders to discover CP Kelco's insights and unique portfolio of offerings through an innovative, virtual reality environment.

Jorgen Kokke, executive vice president, global specialties and president of North America, and Jim Zallie, Ingredion’s president and CEO, officially unveiled the company’s latest state-of-the-art plant-based protein manufacturing facility in South Sioux City, Neb., with members from the company’s senior management team as well as its board of directors. The newly opened facility will produce high-quality protein isolates primarily for the nutrition, health and wellness categories.

According to the United Nations, to curb the devastating effects of climate change on the global food supply, the world must halve greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030.