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Layn Natural Ingredients Acquires Wagott

Wagott is a Chinese exporter of green tea extract, and leading producer of tea and resveratrol extracts
December 3, 2020
Guilin Layn Natural Ingredient Corp, Ltd. (Layn), a vertically-integrated innovator of natural botanical extract ingredients and solutions, announced it has expanded its botanical extract portfolio through a majority acquisition of Chengdu Wagott Bio-tech Co.,Ltd. (Wagott), China’s largest exporter of green tea extract, and leading producer of tea and resveratrol extracts.
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Advanced Food Systems: Innovative Pre-coat

AFS’s new Seal ‘N Saucy is a flavored, dry precoating system that eliminates the need for a dipping sauce
December 3, 2020
Batter and breaded frozen food products are widely consumed both in restaurants and at home. Such products are usually accompanied with a variety of dipping sauces to add flavor and visual appeal.
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New Ajinomoto Campaign Challenges Assumptions About Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)

The company joins forces with Pepper Teigen, designer Zipeng Zhu, and Asian food brand Omsom to replace outdated "No MSG" signs with new "KNOW MSG" symbol
December 2, 2020
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., a producer of MSG committed to championing science and setting the record straight on the ingredient, announced a new campaign to address the heart of MSG's perception problem in the US: xenophobia-born misinformation.
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Malt Products: Oat Milk

Malt Products’ oat extract sweetener grows with surging oat milk demand
December 1, 2020
Malt Products Corporation (MPC), a manufacturer of malted barley extract and other natural, nutritious sweeteners, has recently experienced a surge in demand for its OatRite™ oat extract as an attractive sweetener for the burgeoning oat milk market. 
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Tate & Lyle Acquires Sweet Green Fields

Company's position as a leading global provider of sugar reduction and clean label solutions strengthened by acquisition of stevia sweetener solutions business
December 1, 2020
Tate & Lyle PLC, a leading global provider of food and beverage ingredients and solutions, announced the acquisition of Sweet Green Fields (SGF), a leading global stevia solutions business.
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MGP Ingredients: Food Safety Certified

MGP again earns highest BRCGS audit score for food and beverage safety
December 1, 2020
MGP Ingredients, Inc., production facilities in Atchison, Kan., and Lawrenceburg, Ind., achieved the highest possible score of Grade AA from BRCGS in 2020. BRCGS conducted virtual and on-site safety audits at the food ingredients and distillery operations in Atchison and at the Lawrenceburg distillery.
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2021 Predictions: FIBERS & GUMS

Hardworking Gums and Fibers

Functional gums and fibers are meeting new trends and consumer demands.
December 1, 2020

As consumers seek healthier options and greater convenience in prepared and packaged foods, gums and fibers are receiving new recognition as important ingredients for health and biological functions as well as stability and texture. Fibers and gums often provide added health benefits — including improvements in blood sugar regulation, weight loss, and gut health — while lending texture and structure to foods and beverages.


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Prayon: Phosphate Boost

New factory to boost Prayon production of food grade sodium hexametaphosphate
November 30, 2020
Prayon, a world leader in phosphate chemistry, will build a new factory and boost the company’s production of food grade sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP). This project is part of Prayon's growth strategy in several sectors (food additives, water treatment, industrial applications), and it will support the group's development worldwide. 
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2021 Predictions: FLOURS & STARCHES

Fine Grain

Flours and starches are stepping up their game for both function and health.
Kantha Shelke, PhD
Kantha Shelke PhD, CFS
November 30, 2020

Flours and starches are perhaps the hardest working ingredients in food manufacturing. For that reason, they’re ubiquitous in food products and relied on for their effect on texture, which is a signature attribute of many foods.


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2021 Predictions: SWEETENERS

Sweeter Times Coming

The search for sweetness is only natural.
Alexa Bosshardt
Alexa Bosshardt MPS, RDN
November 30, 2020

Consumer commitment to reduce sugar consumption continues to drive industry opportunities to develop non-nutritive sweeteners that perform and taste like table sugar. Blending nutritive sweeteners with high-intensity sweeteners (HIS) has become the standard, with stevia being the common go-to, typically in blends with everything from corn-derived sucrose or dextrose to maltose or tapioca sugar, or recent arrivals like coconut sugar.


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