Konscious Foods™, a plant-based seafood brand, announced its plan to expand its foodservice offerings across North America in 2024. The brand is now officially entering the US foodservice market, while appointing Affinity Group Canada as broker for the Canadian market.

In the plant-based meat alternative category, high moisture texturates offer great potential due to their authentic, meat-like structure.

Customers can enjoy increased flexibility, from meal kits to single-serving prepared meals, for ultimate convenience and variety. The Prepared & Ready menu will continue to expand in 2024.

Ingredient innovator EVERY debuted its flagship EVERY Egg – a liquid egg made without the hen – at an exclusive dinner at the restaurant Eleven Madison Park in New York City. Made by yeast fermentation, 

Highlander Partners, L.P., a Dallas-based private investment firm, announced the merger of its portfolio company, Benestar Brands, with Palmex S. de R.L. de C.V., a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners. In this strategic move, Wind Point will become the majority shareholder of the combined business, while Highlander will retain a significant minority position.

Lamb Weston Inc., Eagle, Idaho, introduced Mini Waffled Hash Browns, billed as a “mini mashup of magnificent proportions.” Officials say product developers created a “hash brown that eats like a waffle” for on-the-go snacking as well as all dayparts. 

General Mills Foodservice, Minneapolis, plans February 2024 to start distributing its Pillsbury Mini Cinnis pull-apart line with a new caramel flavor. 

Accenture joined forces with Unilever as part of a strategic initiative to leverage Unilever's AI research and implementation of technologies that enhance productivity, drive efficiencies, and accelerate disruptive and AI-powered innovations at scale.

General Mills, Inc. announced several changes to its senior leadership team to further advance the company’s enterprise strategy, Accelerate.