Items Tagged with 'upcycled food'

Prepared Foods discussses upcycling's progress—and prospects for 2025 with Amanda Oenbring, chief executive officer at the Upcycled Food Association; and Kathryn Britton director of innovation for UFA’s certifying partner, Where Food Comes From, Inc.

Prepared Foods editors looked for cocoa ingredient alternatives during this year’s Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) annual expo. Interestingly, one solution came from a seemingly unlikely source on the show floor: POM Wonderful Specialty Ingredients. Following is a conversation with POM Wonderful’s Jason Horvath, sales manager for Specialty Ingredients. 

As we move into 2025, the food industry is poised for significant transformations. Reducing sugar in kids' cereals, embracing the snack revolution, and innovating in the bakery sector will shape the future of food. These trends reflect a broader shift towards health, sustainability, and consumer satisfaction, paving the way for a more nutritious and delicious future.

The innovative and award-winning mini flatbreads are baked with upcycled flour, made from barley, wheat and rye rescued at the end of the beer making process. 

Ingredion Incorporated announced that its Kerr by Ingredion division will offer a selection of products from its fruit and vegetable portfolio that are Upcycled Certified. 

Each bite delivers an indulgent snacking experience that supports sustainable farming practices, as Diana’s upcycles small, single, and irregular bananas from Ecuador that would otherwise be discarded for cosmetic reasons. 

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).

Upcycled cheese products are quickly gaining popularity with consumers, yet manufacturers face challenges achieving consistent firmness and meltability.

Each year, New York University’s Stern Center for Sustainable Business (CSB) partners with Circana (formerly IRI) to examine consumer purchases of sustainability-marketed consumer packaged goods (CPG). Last March, the partners released their fourth annual report, which summarized 2022 consumer insights and behaviors data.