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New Wave Foods, a leader of sustainable, plant-based shrimp, recently appointed co-founder Michelle Wolf as the company’s full-time CEO. Wolf’s passion for food sustainability was her key motivator in co-founding the brand. Today she continues to drive the company’s mission to produce products that will reduce the impact on our overtaxed oceans.

In 2021, plant-based meat’s dollar share equated to 2.7% of retail packaged meat sales, or 1.4% of the total meat category (including random weight meat), according to data released by the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA), The Good Food Institute (GFI), and SPINS.

Planteneers used the recent IFFA meat and meat alternatives exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany, to show visitors new prospects beyond the meat category. This year’s event showed that plant-based alternatives and hybrid products are increasingly a matter of course for the meat products industry.

Innophos will return as a presenter at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Event and Expo from July 11 – 13, 2022 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, IL. IFT22 is one of the largest events of its kind bringing together thousands of attendees, including scientists, food professionals and exhibiting companies from around the globe.

Kemin Industries will showcase its complete line of clean label ingredient solutions for foods during the Institute of Food Technologists 2022 Annual Meeting and Exposition (IFT22) in Chicago, IL, July 11-13. Attendees are invited to visit booth #S0421 and discuss opportunities to reduce food waste, improve yield and extend product shelf life, while maintaining a clean label.

Last year saw Applegate take that farm-to-fork commitment to change one step further. With the October launch of Applegate Naturals Do Good Dog hot dogs, it became one of the first and few to appeal to consumers on the basis of regenerative agriculture.

Royal DSM, a global purpose-led science-based company, invites food and beverage producers to discover the latest consumer-inspired healthier snacking formats and indulgent, plant-based taste experiences at IFT FIRST.

Inspired by iconic chicken dishes, the Tastes Just Like line boasts four varieties of fully-cooked chicken sausages that suggest a variety of cuisines, giving consumers a convenient meal solution or cooking staple with flavor.

White Castle and Bellisio Foods announced a partnership to bring White Castle's popular Chicken Rings to retail outlets across the US.

Florida Food Products (FFP), a leader in clean label food and beverage ingredient solutions, recently added a new “Insights Report” to the company’s website. The free download titled, “Harness the power of plants to clean up your processed meat labels,” shares results of FFP’s latest proprietary consumer research.