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IFF: enzymes can boost bakery sector with label-friendly solution

13 Apr 2021

Enzymes are the key to anchor clean label formulation strategies in the bakery sector, International Foods & Fragrances (IFF) said in a recent webinar. With demand from consumers for natural ingredients reaching new heights, the flavor company posited ...

Flavor company Givaudan crowdsources flavors with its Aroma Kiosk

12 Apr 2021

Swiss flavor giant Givaudan has rolled out its Aroma Kiosk, a digital sensory tool that crowdsources flavor preferences. These kiosks are located globally in grocery and retail stores as well as universities where shoppers can interact with the technol...

DSM acquires Amyris’ bio-based flavors and fragrances business

9 Apr 2021

Netherlands-based Royal DSM acquired the flavor and fragrance bio-based intermediates business of California-based Amyris in order to extend the Dutch corporation’s presence in bio-based flavor and fragrance ingredients. The transaction was completed o...

Danone Manifesto Ventures makes first UK-based investment

8 Apr 2021

Danone’s VC arm, Danone Manifesto Ventures (DMV) made its first investment in a UK-based business with its commitment to a £2.5m funding round for the healthy drinks brand Moju. Moju said the French Dairy giant’s minority investment in the company will...

‘Bread as good as veg’: Modern Baker makes bread better with science-based Superloaf

8 Apr 2021

Packing in 12 high-fibre, plant-based ingredients and no additives, Modern Baker’s Superloaf claims to be as healthy as eating vegetables, and has won the praise of ‘gut guru’, Dr Tim Spector.

AeroFarms goes public through merger with Spring Valley Acquisition

5 Apr 2021

Vertical farm company AeroFarms merged with the publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Spring Valley Acquisition in order to continue the expansion of the greens grower both in terms of production and distribution. The transaction ...

Topo Chico finally debuts its hard seltzer

1 Apr 2021

Molson Coors Beverage Company, which is exclusively manufacturing Topo Chico Hard Seltzer through a brand authorization agreement with Coca-Cola, finally released the concept onto shelves on March 29 after announcing the development of the brand in Jul...

Chobani enters into pilot program with PepsiCo

30 Mar 2021

Greek yogurt maker Chobani recently entered into a distribution partnership with PepsiCo to sell its new yogurt drinks at convenience stores, colleges and universities in the northeastern part of the U.S. In the original report on this news, Bloomberg ...

Unilever and Nestlé petition to phase out caged hens in Europe

29 Mar 2021

In a letter to the European Commission, major food titans called on the government to end the practice of raising hens in cages in the European agricultural sector. To accomplish this push, industry heavyweights Unilever and Nestlé partnered with the o...

Swiss cultivated meat start-up raises $2.2m; aims for 2022 product launch

26 Mar 2021

This month, Swiss cell-cultured meat start-up Mirai Foods announced it raised US$2.2 million in a second seed round, bringing the total seed financing raised in 2021 to $4.5m.

Alaska takes on 21 companies in a $1 billion price-fixing lawsuit