Marcum seeking the next standout startup

CHICAGO — The 2023 Marcum Food & Beverage Summit took place Sept. 7 at the Convene Conference Center in Midtown Manhattan. The annual event brings together Marcum’s accountants and advisers, along with investors and entrepreneurs, to explore the evolving food and beverage marketplace and identify opportunities for all participating parties. An emphasis this year was […]

FNB News – Assam signs MoU with QCI to improve food safety ecosystem

The Assam Government and Quality Council of India (QCI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve the food safety ecosystem in the state. According to reports, the MoU aims to create quality infrastructure through conformity assessment framework based on training and capacity building of stakeholders. According to the state officials, the MoU marks […]

Ofi combines cocoa with Asian flavors using AI

Dive Brief: Olam Food Ingredients (Ofi) have developed a set of trending flavor pairings for its deZaan line of cocoa products using artificial intelligence. These include Asian-inspired tastes like lychee, miso, matcha, yuzu, mochi, and spicy chili. In an interview with Food Dive, Ofi pastry chef Andrew Pingul said the pairings will allow the company to bring […]

Elmhurst releases apple pie, pumpkin spice LTOs

ELMA, NY. — Elmhurst 1925, a plant-based beverage producer, is introducing a limited-time offering to its seasonal product lineup. Elmhurst’s apple pie spice blend is formulated from six ingredients, including an oat-cashew base and the company’s lavender vanilla botanical blend, to deliver baked apple and buttery piecrust flavor notes. The product was developed as a […]

FNB News – ICAR-IIHR sees wood apple and bael processing key to add value addition to native fruits

ICAR-IIHR (Indian Institute of Horticulture Research) arm Business Entrepreneurship and Start-up Support through Technology in Horticulture (BESST-HORT) sees promising prospects of wood apple and bael processing. The fruit which is native to India is abundant in antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre. They are looking at preservation of wood apple, which is a highly perishable […]

Troubled Beyond Meat reduces 2023 outlook, as revenues plummet by almost a third

Dive Brief: Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown told analysts on Monday that there is a “considerable gap between the strong health credentials of our products and a broader color narrative that is now a foot, and this gap appears to have widened,” as the brand saw revenues plummet by almost a third in second quarter […]

Haribo opens first US production plant

ROSEMONT, ILL. — Gummi products manufacturer Haribo has opened its first production plant in North America. The 500,000-square-foot facility is located in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., and is focused on production of Haribo Goldbears. While it is Haribo’s first US plant, it is the company’s 16th global facility, supporting production of more than 160 million Goldbears […]

FNB News – nurture.retail celebrates Kharif season by launching online-exclusive products

nurture.retail, India’s largest B2B ag-input e-commerce platform, has launched a comprehensive range of crop protection products which will be made available only online via its mobile app. These online-exclusive products comprise herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and bio-stimulants; these products are Uniquat, Turf, Lancer, Yieldwin, Manzate, Amerex, Ricebac, Imidastar and Lambda Star. The launched product portfolio consists […]

Leftovers: Pepsi puts pineapple on top; Pillsbury stuffs banana bread in a tube

Leftovers is our look at a few of the product ideas popping up everywhere. Some are intriguing, some sound amazing and some are the kinds of ideas we would never dream of. We can’t write about everything that we get pitched, so here are some leftovers pulled from our inboxes. Pepsi puts pineapples on top […]

LA POPULAR CDMX OPENS THIRD U.S. LOCATION INSIDE PALMS CASINO RESORT IN LAS VEGAS

Mexico City’s premier restaurant group, Grupo Carolo, and California-based Eureka! Restaurant Group, officially opens the third La Popular CDMX location inside Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.  Located on the casino floor, the upscale chef-driven Mexican restaurant is anchored by authentic dishes from Mexico City with a modern twist, an extensive agave-centric cocktail program and […]