A Ben & Jerry’s meets Betty Crocker idea for the baking section Boston — During the pandemic, Shelly Marshall wondered if powdered ice cream mix could be used as a shortcut for churning homemade batches while many Americans under lockdown started baking sourdough and banana bread. She had opened a Caribbean-themed ice cream shop in … Read more
Bars that are straightforward to understand Tennessee’s Nashville After removing sugar from her diet for three weeks, Amanda Ament started a brand of snack bars made of nuts that have no added sugar called Simple Bars. “I realized I was eating too much sugar a few years ago,” Ms. Ament, the Simple Bars founder and … Read more
Using food technology to transform the food sector Leading international food company JBS serves clients in more than 190 nations across six continents with premium products. As a leading processor of beef, poultry, and pork with expanding operations in lamb, seafood, plant-based, and value-added markets, innovation is the cornerstone of the business’s ongoing development and … Read more
Replicating the sweetness of sugar without adding any sugar Kansas City Sweet is one of the five basic tastes that the tongue’s gustatory cells can identify. The tastes are universal, regardless of the cuisine. On the other hand, flavor is the amalgamation of taste, texture, and aroma. Thanks to the emerging science of “sugary flavor,” … Read more
Keurig Dr. Pepper is expanding across several beverage lanes. Boston — Michael Phelps, the gold medallist at the Olympics, might not agree, but Robert J. Gamgort prefers to swim in different lanes. When Mr. Gamgort, the chief executive officer of Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc., spoke on September 6 at the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference … Read more
As sales decline, B&G lowers the price of Crisco. NJ — PARSIPPANY B&G Foods, Inc. executives are keeping an eye on the effects of price threshold crossing on brand sales. President and CEO Kenneth C. Keller stated, “There’s no doubt as you cross a threshold that consumers behave a little bit differently,” during a teleconference … Read more
Mars is buying a chocolate manufacturer in the UK. LONDON — Hive Bidco, Inc., a division of Mars, Inc., has reached a deal to buy Hotel Chocolat Group PLC, a high-end chocolate manufacturer in the UK with plans to expand globally. Operating in the United Kingdom since 1932, Mars claims that its worldwide supply chain, … Read more
Making it through Tyson Foods’ “shark tank” Sprnddale, Arkansas — At the second annual Tyson Foods Demo Day, Santtu Vekkeli, representing his firm SuperGround, joined ten other entrepreneurs with an emphasis on sustainability. On a whim, Mr. Vekkeli entered the worldwide competition, having no idea how far he would get. Tyson chose SuperGround, a firm … Read more
The most recent development toward a net-zero food system The recent UN climate conference COP27 gave us reason to celebrate and the impetus to push even harder to accelerate the transformation of our food system, with the addition of the first-ever Food Systems Pavilion. While the food system contributes significantly to emissions, it also holds … Read more
Veteran of PepsiCo named CEO of Wendy’s Kirk Tanner has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Wendy’s. Todd Penegor, who has served as president and CEO for the previous seven years, is succeeded by Tanner. Tanner comes to the organization from PepsiCo, Inc., where he most recently served as the five-year CEO of … Read more