AQUA has chosen Ginkgo to help optimize its innovative fermentation technology to elevate the quality of its fish-free seafood products that authentically replicate the look, feel, and taste of fresh-caught seafood. Leveraging Ginkgo's microbial characterization and analytics, along with AQUA's proprietary strains and processes, the partners aim to transform the future of alt-seafood production.

Cargill will be the exclusive B2B global distributor for Voyage Foods, expanding its traditional chocolate portfolio to bring even more sustainable alternatives for cocoa-based products to its customers for the first time. 

The Committee on Sustainability Assessment (COSA), a global player in sustainable agriculture and food systems, announced the election of four new members to its Board of Directors.

Implementing this change across its entire beef hot dog portfolio is expected to contribute to the regeneration of six million acres of grasslands, which could increase the current regenerative acreage of Applegate suppliers by more than 2,200%.

Discover brands that are integrating sustainability into product development through evolutions in food and beverage packaging.

Oenbring brings a wealth of experience in community collaboration, climate philanthropy, and global growth and has a proven track record of movement building, previously scaling international membership at 1% for the Planet and leading environmental nonprofit network expansion at EarthShare. 

Prepared Foods talks clean label snack trends and technology with Simon Sacal, CEO of Solely Inc. Since 2018-2019, this La Jolla, Calif., company has converted upcycled fruits and vegetables into a growing line of snacks (bars, jerky, dried fruit), confections (gummies) and even meal/side dish offerings (pastas).

At the top of the trends hierarchy are five macro forces that impact consumer needs and behavior: focus on health, increased cost of living, potential political and global threats, technology transformations, and health of the planet.

"Though plastic remains the dominant material, it will face stronger headwinds going forward as the green movement stays strong and past efforts to improve the material's image like light-weighting have run their course," Joseph El-Hage, lead analyst, The Freedonia Group.

The acquisition marks a major milestone in RIND's evolution from a leading dried fruit brand into a vertically integrated healthy snack platform.