Today’s consumer is on the hunt for organic products. According to a 2015 industry survey conducted by the Organic Trade Association, organic food sales now represent almost 5% of total US food sales and U.S. consumer sales of organic products exceed $39 billion.

As pricing for eggs and egg products continues to increase, the bakery industry is looking for ways to keep costs down while still producing the sweet baked goods consumers want. Function Plus 150W™, a new solution from Corbion Caravan, meets that need, allowing customers to replace 50% to 100% of egg whites in sweet baked goods.

The image of migrating water fowl as a natural sign of the changing of the seasons. But sometimes, there’s more to the picture. This year, a form of avian flu spread by those gracefully migrating birds led to the deaths of millions of Midwestern turkeys and laying hens—and a subsequent shortage of eggs.

With a growth rate outpacing all other meats, pork continues to be the fastest-growing protein in foodservice since 2011. According to Technomic, Inc.’s 2015 Volumetric Assessment of Pork in Foodservice, pork’s popularity in the food industry continues to grow.

RiceBran Technologies (NASDAQ:RIBT and RIBTW) is global leader in the production and marketing of value added products derived from rice bran.

Glanbia Nutritionals has expanded its HarvestPro™ line of vegan plant proteins with new Canada-grown Pea Protein ingredients. The new additions join the flax, chia and ancient grain ingredients in the company’s popular range of vegetarian proteins. Moreover, the new HarvestPro™ offerings offer significant flavor advantages over standard pea protein ingredients—relative to the desired application and desired flavor profile.

Newly formed Essentia Protein Solutions, a global ingredient provider, used the annual IFT expo to showcase its offerings for every food and beverage segment.

For more than 150 years, Delavau has been relied upon as a premier supplier of food, pharmaceutical, and nutritional technologies to major nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and food brands. Based on the substantial growth of its food division over the past decade, Delavau has branded its food business unit as “Delavau Food Partners,” through which it focuses on clean label, freshness, and fortification solutions for food manufacturing companies.

MGP offers specialty wheat proteins and starches that provide nutritional and functional benefits for a host of applications.

Nagase America’s Denazyme GEL-L1/R was determined to be GRAS for yeast extract applications. The enzyme allows yeast extract manufacturers to optimize yields and add value to yeast cell wall leftovers produced during yeast extract production.