Vegan brand ramps up restaurant and foodservice distribution of its meat alternatives
May 4, 2021
egan food manufacturer, Upton's Naturals, teamed with Dot Foods, a food industry re-distributor. The new relationship will increase availability of the brand's popular 100% vegan meat alternatives for distributors, restaurants and foodservice customers nationwide.
The partnership will accelerate the availability and adoption of zero-calorie, nature-based sweeteners and other clean labeled fermentation-based food ingredients
May 4, 2021
The combination of Amyris’s synthetic biology technology platform to develop, scale and produce fermentation-based products with Ingredion’s global market and customer reach, formulation capabilities and commercial teams will accelerate the availability and adoption of zero-calorie, nature-based sweeteners and other clean labeled fermentation-based food ingredients to the world’s leading food and beverage companies.
Stefan Kozak, former Red Bull North America CEO, added to team in order to further drive company's growth and sustainable operations
April 30, 2021
Guayakí, a maker of yerba mate beverages, announced that Stefan Kozak will be its new CEO, taking over for one of the company's founders Chris Mann, who will move to its board of directors. Kozak is the former CEO of Red Bull North America. Under his leadership, it grew to become the second-largest non-alcoholic beverage brand in the United States.
buzzbox cocktails are fresh and natural with no chemicals or preservatives
April 30, 2021
buzzbox, maker of single-serve, handcrafted cocktails in eco-friendly boxes, onboarded a state-of-the-art production facility and a dynamic, new management team.
The new 55,000 square foot space in Itasca, Ill., includes a customer engagement center , sensory evaluation laboratory and more to drive innovation, improve customer experiences and support customer needs
April 29, 2021
Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc., announced the opening of its new North American corporate headquarters at 250 East Devon Avenue in Itasca, Ill. The new space is designed to accelerate Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition's commitment to delivering high-quality ingredient solutions that drive value for customers.
Move will accelerate market development strategy for cell-cultured seafood in Asia
April 29, 2021
BlueNalu, an innovative food company developing a variety of seafood products directly from fish cells, announced the signing of Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with two leading seafood providers in Asia — Thai Union, a global seafood producer with branded products sold worldwide and a dedication to sustainability and innovation, headquartered in Thailand, and Mitsubishi Corporation, a globally integrated business enterprise, headquartered in Japan, with a network of around 1,700 group companies across 90 countries.
Nascent’s two flagship brands have become global category leaders in the commercial food, beverage, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, and personal care markets
April 29, 2021
Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, Nascent Health Sciences, creator of the SoPure™ and PureQQ® brands, is unveiling a new corporate identity and a new strategic vision for the company.
Batory Foods assumes critical supply chain role for major US processor
April 29, 2021
Batory Foods, a national sales and supply chain management solutions provider of commodity and specialty food ingredients, has undertaken a major supplier source streamlining effort on behalf of a leading US company.
Univar and Novoenzymes will supply enzymes, microbioal process aids to high-performance food, beverage categories
April 27, 2021
Univar Solutions Inc. and Novozymes announced a new agreement to expand the partnership into the United States and Canadian food ingredients markets. The new food ingredients agreement takes effect May 1, 2021, one month after the companies announced an exclusive agreement expanding the partnership into the United States and Canadian beverage production, homecare, and industrial cleaning markets.
The company’s stateside expansion is fueled by consistent 400% YoY growth since launching in 2017
April 27, 2021
waterdrop®, a consumer packaged goods brand in Europe, made its debut in the United States through its eCommerce site (waterdrop.com) and a soon-to-open retail flagship in Miami.