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Batory Foods acquires Sweetener Solutions

Acquisition brings Batory Foods enhanced ingredient offerings, added expertise in sweetener formulation, blending and packaging.

May 4, 2022

Batory Foods, a national distributor of food and ingredients, has acquired Sweetener Solutions, a Savannah, Ga.-based company specializing in custom sweetener formulation, precision blending and specialty portion packaging.

MycoTechnology’s proprietary fermentation platform harnesses mushroom mycelia to create transformative ingredients. Photo courtesy Myco Technology

Alternate Protein

Protein via upcycled, discarded dates

Joint venture will use locally grown dates from Oman to produce high-quality mushroom-based protein

May 4, 2022

Rather than use discarded dates for animal food, this process upcycles them into useful protein.

Frozen ready-meal market expected to grow

May 4, 2022

Read up on the growing frozen ready-meal market as well as how inflation has accelerated private label share and penetration in this installment of Nuts & Bolts.

Iowa-based West Liberty Foods announced CEO Ed Garrett will retire on May 31, 2022

People News

West Liberty Foods announces CEO’s retirement

Ed Garrett has nearly 23 years with the company

May 3, 2022

Iowa-based West Liberty Foods announced CEO Ed Garrett will retire on May 31, 2022.

FFP invests in T-Bev, expanding platform into nutraceutical ingredients

Mergers & Acquisitions

Florida Food Products invests in T-Bev, expanding platform into nutraceutical ingredients

The acquisition strengthens FFP’s presence in value-added, natural tea products

May 2, 2022

Florida Food Products (“FFP”) has invested in T-Bev Inc., a provider of high-quality, all natural ingredients focused on botanical extracts and tea related products.

Green bean recall food safety Hippie Organics

Recalls

Alpine Fresh issues voluntary recall of Hippie Organics French Beans

May 2, 2022

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.

Packaging equipment demand to grow through 2026

April 29, 2022

The largest industry continues to be the food industry for packaging equipment.

FDA moves to limit lead in juice

April 28, 2022

The intention is to reduce the potential for negative health effects from dietary exposure to lead.

Idahoan joins CBA’s Ukraine relief efforts

Company donates 322,560 pouches of RTE sweet potatoes, joining a list of charitable companies that have donated more than $60 million to date

Sharon Spielman

April 27, 2022

Idahoan Foods has joined the Consumer Brands Association’s (CBA) Ukraine relief efforts by donating 322,560 pouches of its ready-to-eat Honest Earth brand Mashed Sweet Potatoes to CBA partner World Central Kitchen (WCK).

Remilk to build precision fermentation facility in Denmark

Food-tech disruptor prepares to vastly scale dairy-identical, non-animal milk protein production in a sustainable industrial park

April 26, 2022

Following the close of $120 million in Series B funding, Remilk announced it will build the world's largest full-scale precision fermentation facility on more than 750,000 sq.-ft. of newly acquired land within The Symbiosis project, a pioneering sustainable industrial ecosystem, in Kalundborg, Denmark.

On Demand Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.

Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.