Creating lower-sugar alternatives to high-sugar dairy products has becomes especially important considering that, according to the CDC’s 2022 National Diabetes Statistics Report, some 130 million Americans—around one-third of the total population—have diabetes or pre-diabetes, and more than 10% don’t even know it. But the dairy industry has not been asleep at the wheel when it comes to this crisis.

Florida Food Products (FFP), a leader in clean label food and beverage ingredient solutions, is exhibiting at SupplySide West 2023 (SSW23) in Las Vegas, October 25–26, 2023. FFP is helping inspire SSW attendees to create the next generation of health and wellness products with a menu of great-tasting concepts. 

Oterra, the world’s leading supplier of natural colors for food and beverage, is pleased to announce the immediate launch of its groundbreaking Simply Brown range. Expertly crafted from apples, the new range heralds a new era in Oterra's clean label caramel replacement solutions as part of our flagship FruitMax® coloring food range.

ROVITARIS® Binding Solution powered by Rubi Protein™ is a one-of-a-kind functional protein system that can replace most chemically processed binders in plant-based meat and seafood formulations without compromising the authentic taste and texture consumers crave.

AAK will showcase its portfolio of multi-functional fat and oil solutions at SupplySide West (SSW) in Las Vegas, October 23-27, 2023. Attendees are invited to visit the AAK team at SSW booth #2165 where they can learn how to make better tasting, healthier and more sustainable food and nutritional products using AAK’s line of plant-based fat and oil solutions.

While 88% of active users have a moderate to high commitment to continue their plant-based purchases, one-third of shoppers say they would like to see more plant-based offerings at stores, according to research.

The past decade has seen the rise of natural, botanical sweeteners of all types and abilities flooding the market. These plant-derived sweeteners range from zero-calorie HIS products such as stevia and monkfruit to monosaccharides like unrefined plant sugars which offer only a slight reduction in calories but bring other advantages to the table. The challenge for product formulators is to meet the demand for products with less sugar but make them as indistinguishable as possible from their full-sugar counterparts.

Offering a childhood favorite reimagined, NotCo’s NotChicken™ Dino Nuggets feature a combination of ingredients including fava beans, bamboo and peach powder to deliver a crispy, plant-based chicken.

Kroger® Mercado celebrates the tradition of Latin American foods with authentically inspired products. The line includes a range of items including core Hispanic ingredients needed to make a favorite treasured recipe to sweet and refreshing beverages.

Consumers today seek healthy ingredients, which is a key reason the organic products market is on the upswing. In spite of some controversies over whether organic foods are healthier than mainstream versions of the same foods, consumers continue to hold fast to that belief.