| From 12-Jul-2019 to 19-Jul-2019 |
Soup-to-Nuts Podcast: A Radicle approach to investing could fuel faster change in food- and ag-tech Venture capital funding flooding the food and beverage industries in recent years has helped grease the wheels for many startups, but according to one investor a significant funding gap between pre-seed and subsequent early growth-stage rounds is holding back entrepreneurs in the space from reaching their full potential... Listen now Blue Aprons stock pops after partnering with Beyond Meat, but can it salvage the companys stock? Beleaguered meal kit company Blue Aprons stock price surged 36% overnight after announcing July 16 that upcoming menus would feature the popular plant-based burger from Beyond Meat, which also saw a 3.6% bump in its stock in the same period... Read A Dozen Cousins two-prong approach makes better-for-you food, healthy eating more accessible Frustrated that many premium, organic and better-for-you brands are marketed primarily to affluent consumers who already are healthy, rather than the people who need them the most, Ibraheem Basir decided to take a different approach when he launched his natural food brand A Dozen Cousins last year... Read Food & beverage entrepreneurs! Want a FREE place at the FoodNavigator-USA 2019 FOOD FOR KIDS summit? Were searching for trailblazing, entrepreneurial start-ups or established brands with new products to present their red hot food and nutrition innovations targeting expectant Moms, babies, toddlers, kids or teens at FoodNavigator-USAs FOOD FOR KIDS summit in Chicago in November... Read Wild Alaska Pollock gains traction and recognition as a sustainable 'superfish' As the most abundant certified -sustainable fish in the world (according to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations), Wild Alaska Pollock is not the first fish consumers may think of when it comes nutrition and sustainability, but that's about to change, says Trident Seafoods... Read Huel sharpens focus on US market: 'Were thinking America first' Huel, a "complete nutrition brand" making nutrient-packed powders and ready-to-drink products, has taken off in the US where founder Julian Hearn expects to hit $27m in revenue by the end 2019... Read US retail sales of plant-based meat up 9.6% YoY, but growth has decelerated US retail sales of plant-based meat were up 9.6% to $801.1m in the 52 weeks to April 21, 2019, significantly outpacing growth in conventional meat sales (+2%), although the pace of growth has decelerated from the previous year, when plant-based meat sales grew by 25%, new data shows... Read CHERRiSH solidifies its place in sports recovery category with added distribution and new products Tart cherry juice brand CHERRiSH has several health benefits that make it stand out against other sports drink brands (which primarily compete on hydration and electrolyte replenishment) including its ability to reduce muscle inflammation and purge the body of lactic acid following a tough workout, according to founder and CEO Dan Haggart... Read Chobani unveils new nut butter line as US yogurt category edges back into growth Chobani has unveiled a new nut-butter-infused line of yogurts it claims will add incremental growth to the sluggish US yogurt category, which edged back into positive territory in the latest four weeks (to June 29) after a dismal few years... Read DuPont opens worlds largest fermenter for probiotics to help manufacturers meet consumer demand With the opening of a massive, state-of-the-art probiotics fermenter in upstate New York this morning, DuPont hopes to secure its position as a market leader in creating and supplying clinically-backed probiotics to food, beverage and dietary supplement manufacturers looking to meet growing consumer demand for the ingredients... Read Campbell Soup to FDA: The term potassium chloride salt is not consumer friendly The FDAs proposal to permit the term potassium chloride salt on food labels as a more consumer-friendly alternative to potassium chloride has not gone down well with Campbell Soup, which favors the term potassium salt... Read Initial sales of low-carb cereal Magic Spoon have exceeded expectations, say founders Sales of new keto-friendly cereal Magic Spoon have exceeded expectations, say founders Gabi Lewis and Greg Sewitz, who claim to have sold far more than we projected even in our most aggressive projections, in the first three months... Read CBD is on fire, says Brightfield, but market remains dogged by regulatory confusion and unclear terminology surrounding hemp The US market for foods and beverages featuring hemp-derived CBD from relaxation drinks to gummies could be worth $2.5bn by 2023, or 10.5% of an estimated $23.7bn market for CBD products (spanning everything from pharmaceuticals to petfood), predicts a new report from Brightfield Group... Read What does Amazon Prime Day 2019 hold for grocery? Consumers are set to spend more than ever on Prime Day this year (July 15th and 16th) across every product category including grocery, according to e-commerce performance analytics platform Profitero... Read Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: DRY Soda Co. CEO shares tips for women to climb the ranks & be strong leaders Starting or running a business is undeniably hard for everyone. Even if someone appears to be strolling down easy street, chances are they still wake up panicked in the middle of the night, check their work email on their phones in the bathroom and stress over balancing budgets just like everyone else... Listen now Will PepsiCo counterattack Coca-Cola Energy with Pepsi Energy launch? With Coca-Cola Energy now rolling out across the world, will PepsiCo counterattack with a Pepsi Energy launch, or does it have a different take on the energy category to its biggest rival?.. Read | |