By 2025-05-13 Off “Motif FoodWorks Launches Hemami: A Game-Changing Plant-Based Ingredient with FDA Approval” Motif FoodWorks has long anticipated the launch of its Hemami ingredient, which is among the first products it aimed to introduce to the market. This week’s announcement, along with the FDA’s designation of Hemami as…
By 2025-05-13 Off “Rising Demand for Adaptogens in Food and Beverage Wellness: Innovations and Challenges” In the food and beverage wellness sector, adaptogens are increasingly in demand. In 2020, PepsiCo unveiled Driftwell, a functional water infused with L-theanine, an amino acid believed to aid relaxation. Later that May, they introduced…
By 2025-05-13 Off “Coolhaus Acquisition by Perfect Day: A Milestone in the Rise of Animal-Free Dairy” This year, animal-free dairy has been gaining significant attention through new product launches and innovations. The acquisition of Coolhaus by a Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) company linked to Perfect Day demonstrates that this sector also…
By 2025-05-13 Off Title: Class Action Lawsuits Shine Light on Misleading Food and Beverage Labeling: A Case Study of Canada Dry Ginger Ale When Leroy Jacobs resided in St. Croix, locally produced ginger beer served as a remedy for digestive issues. Now living in Illinois, he finds that Crucian ginger beer is not easily accessible. However, he discovered…
By 2025-05-13 Off Title: “Kellogg’s Class Action Settlement: The Impact of Misleading Health Claims on Consumers and the Rise of Food Industry Lawsuits” In 2016, Kellogg faced a lawsuit in a California court from consumers who protested against the company’s extensive use of health claims on its products. The initial complaint highlighted that labels on approximately 50 packages…
By 2025-05-13 Off “Emerging Trends in the Food Industry: Functional Ingredients, Immune Support, and the Rise of Clean Living” Functional ingredients, immune support, and clean living have all experienced significant growth over the past few years, influencing innovation within the food industry. According to Flavorchem’s analysis, this upward trend is expected to accelerate in…
By 2025-05-13 Off “Tagatose: The Promising Low-Cost Sweetener Set to Transform the Food Industry” Tagatose was first granted Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status by the FDA two decades ago, yet it has not been widely adopted. This sweetener possesses many qualities that manufacturers desire: it is 90% as…
By 2025-05-13 Off “Key Trends Shaping the Ingredients Sector: A Review of Consumer-Driven M&A Deals in 2021” Curious about the direction consumers are taking? A review of some of the most significant deals in the ingredients sector from 2021 reveals key trends influencing the development of food and beverages. This year, numerous…
By 2025-05-13 Off “Emerging Food and Beverage Trends for 2022: The Influence of Generation Z, Health Consciousness, and Sustainability” As many consumers look forward to a fresh start in 2022, the ongoing pandemic will significantly influence food and beverage trends, regardless of whether COVID-19 eventually fades into the past. The virus’s impact will be…
By 2025-05-13 Off Title: New GMO Labeling Regulations in the U.S.: Consumer Reactions and Market Trends As of this week, most food products sold in the United States that contain ingredients with detectable genetically modified DNA must now indicate this on their labels. Although GMO labeling has been a contentious issue…