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Amai Proteins finalizing initial closing of $100m round as it gears …
WEBDec 2, 2022 · Israeli food tech startup Amai Proteins is finalizing the initial closing of a $100m funding round as it gears up to launch its first product next year: a designer sweet protein up to 3,000 times ...
Coca-Cola-owned fairlife hits $1bn in retail sales driving new …
WEBFeb 11, 2022 · Throughout 2021 fairlife achieved double-digit sales growth week over week, culminating in the new annual record of more than $1bn in total US retail sales vs. $500m in retail sales registered in ...
SPECIAL REPORT: FDA doubles down on titanium dioxide safety as …
WEBDec 12, 2022 · While the European Commission recently banned the use of titanium dioxide (TiO2) in foods in the EU, and the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has just warned consumers to avoid it ...
Campbell Soup Co. sees more consumers switch to private label in ...
WEBSep 3, 2022 · Campbell Soup Co. reported a 6% net sales increase to $2bn in Q4 2022 (three months ended July 31, 2022) vs. the prior year, while volumes declined (-4%) for the quarter, revealing consumers may ...
JBS pulls plug on Planterra Foods US plant-based meat operation
WEBOct 2, 2022 · Meat giant JBS has pulled the plug on its US plant-based meat division Planterra Foods just over two years after debuting the ‘OZO’ brand at Kroger in summer 2020, and is closing a 189,000 ...
Superbrewed Food secures self-affirmed GRAS status for …
WEBMay 20, 2022 · Superbrewed Food has secured self-affirmed GRAS status for a new whole food, non-GMO ingredient - marketed as a ‘postbiotic cultured protein’ – that founder Dr Bryan Tracy is billing as ...
Nestlé’s innovation strategy: ‘We are faster now than many of the …
WEBDec 21, 2022 · Nestlé launched and tested 12% more innovations in 2021 vs 2020, most of which offered meaningful differentiation in the market place, he claimed. “We still have 30% of our growth coming from ...
WHO: Non nutritive sweeteners should ‘not be used as a means of ...
WEBJul 16, 2022 · The WHO advises consumers to limit added sugar consumption to less than 10% of energy intakes (50g/day), and ideally to below 5% (25g/day).. However, it does not believe we should try and have our ...
Dr Robert Lustig weighs in on WHO sweeteners guideline: ‘Diet ...
WEBJul 27, 2022 · According to a new draft guideline from the World Health Organization (WHO), non-nutritive sweetener consumption is associated with metabolic syndrome, something proponents of diet sweeteners say ...