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BodyArmor energizes its brand with caffeinated sports beverage
15 Feb 2021
Sports drink brand BodyArmor released a new addition to its lineup that is fortified with 100 mg of natural caffeine as well as 1,000mg of electrolytes. Called BodyArmor Edge, the beverage comes in four flavors: Berry Blitz, Tropical Chaos, Power Punch...
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Aleph Farms cultivates ribeye steak with 3D-Bioprinter
12 Feb 2021
Aleph Farms, the Israeli cultivated meat company, announced that it printed a ribeye steak using three-dimensional bioprinting technology. The slaughter-free steak is a follow-up to Aleph’s first attempt to print meat in 2018, when it revealed that it ...
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Hellowater partners with agricultural company on toxin-fighting beverage line
5 Feb 2021
Functional water brand Hellowater and the agriculture company Brandt are partnering to launch a line of beverages that employ Brandt’s toxin-elimination and immune-protection technology. In addition to co-producing a line of functional water, Brandt is...
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GEA join Better Juice to disrupt the global juice industry
2 Feb 2021
Better Juice, Ltd., the sugar-reduction FoodTech start-up, has signed a joint venture with GEA Group AG, a world leader in process engineering for the food and beverage sectors, in a push to expand its global footprint. This move comes as part of Bette...
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SweeGen expands its stevia portfolio with new Reb N
28 Jan 2021
Stevia manufacturer SweeGen commercialized its newest steviol glycoside Bestevia Reb N. The company says the zero-calorie sweetener has a “unique sensory profile” that makes it especially attractive for beverage applications, which is an application sp...
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Cultivated fat is a potential popular addition to plant-based products
21 Jan 2021
Cultivated fat might be the next ingredient to melt the hearts of fans of plant-based products, with two-thirds of plant-based meat companies interested in incorporating the ingredient into their recipes, according to a survey Peace of Meat.
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Swedish ice cream maker snags $30 million, partners with Perfect Day
20 Jan 2021
Swedish sugar-free ice cream brand, Nick’s scooped up $30 million in a funding round led by Stockholm-based investment group Gullspång invest, an early investor in Oatly. Along with a sizeable infusion of cash, the better-for-you ice cream brand also s...
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Pepsi debuts its own “Cocoa” Cola flavor
13 Jan 2021
PepsiCo is fanning the fires of the cola wars with the release of its new Pepsi “Cocoa” Cola flavor. The new soda reportedly has a taste that blends the classic Pepsi soft drink with flavors of hot cocoa and marshmallow.
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Gotham Greens expands its local greenhouses with $87M in funding
7 Jan 2021
Indoor greenhouse company Gotham Greens raised $87 million in a Series D round led by Manna Tree, bringing its total funding to $130 million while also doubling its revenue in the past year. Retail volume growth has jumped 80% year over year for the co...
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Singapore becomes first country to approve lab-grown meat
4 Jan 2021
The Singapore Food Agency, the city state’s regulatory body for food, approved San Francisco startup Eat Just’s cell-based meat chicken product, paving the way for its sale in the country.
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Abbott launches infant formula with immune component
10 Dec 2020
Infant nutrition company Abbott Nutrition launched its new Similac line Pro-Advance which is its “closest formulation to breast milk” and includes added 2’-FL HMO prebiotic for infant immune support. The company is launching this product in Canada wher...
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Terra Kaffe closes funding for single-serve, podless espresso machine
1 Dec 2020
Superautomatic espresso maker Terra Kaffee closed a $4 million funding round with the New York-based venture capital fund The Seed Lab, bringing its total funding to just shy of $5 million since its debut in 2019.
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