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#Innovation in children's #food and #beverage has hit a 10-year low. Discover what's holding the industry back and how it can turn things around ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/ex8McFbY Mintel #health #wellbeing #trend

Food and drink manufacture is burying its NPD and innovation, yet trends with obscure names are trotted out and celebrated, argues FoodNavigator editor Nicholas Robinson. Read the full piece here: https://lnkd.in/ejAZhF_y

What's the next phase of palm oil alternatives? One group of researchers for Tunley Environmental claim to have found a rational solution, but should the market be focused on replacement or bringing online complementary options? Get the full story in the comments below

#Pitching pumps the lifeblood of most #startups as a fundamental strategy for receiving funding, securing shelf space and earning consumer engagement -- but it doesn't come naturally to most #entrepreneurs, which is why Startup CPG created a safe space at the Specialty Food Association's Winter #FancyFoodShow in Las Vegas where #FemaleFounders could hop on stage to tell their story and receive feedback from a panel of judges. Patricia Menegoto from StartupCPG, Sarah Nathan from NOOISH and TUYYO #Founder Stefanie Garcia Turner share tips for perfecting the pitch in this episode of FoodNavigator-USA's weekly #StartupSpotlight series. Watch the full video for their concrete takeaways and advice: https://lnkd.in/ezxWkTuY

BREAKING Unilever sells The Vegetarian Butcher brand as part of a 1bn food portfolio clear out. Find out who the buyer is and what's next https://lnkd.in/eM4XfRyT

Ingredient company Savor has created a new kind of #butter that skips the animal and #plantbased inputs and is made directly from carbon, hydrogen and oxygen -- offering a more Earth-friendly and supply chain resilient option than existing options, but without compromising taste, texture or function. At Future Food-Tech in San Francisco last week, Chiara Cecchini explained how this is possible, why it is necessary and where to try it. Watch the full video: https://lnkd.in/eEggQ9i3 #Foodtech #sustainability #climatechange #palmoil #cocoabutter #fats #oils Andrew Noyes #dairyfree #supplychain #tarrifs

Children's food and beverage brands like Earth's Best Organic Baby Food (The Hain Celestial Group), Once Upon a Farm and Cerebelly focused on function, format and fun with their latest innovations, during #ExpoWest earlier this month. Learn how these children's brands are tapping into functional and clean-label demands with the link in the comments. ⬇️ #ExpoWest25 #NaturalProductsExpoWest #NaturalFoods #FoodandBeverageIndustry #OnceUponaFarm #HainCelestial #ChildrenFood #NewProducts

London-based precision fermentation company Better Dairy’s dairy #proteins – primarily casein and osteopontin – address the growing demand for infant #nutrition and #health foods. The company showcased one, three and nine-month aged animal-free cheese made with four casein proteins last week at Future Food-Tech San Francisco. https://lnkd.in/e7yVGjJf

🎧 New podcast alert! Growing retail distribution and securing shelf space often comes down to a startup knowing their metrics and developing a data strategy. Andrew Henkel of SPINS and Kenny Juskowiak of NielsenIQ share their thoughts on data, changing channel dynamics and emerging #CPG trends, during a special #ExpoWest edition of the Founders' Fundamentals podcast. Listen to the full episode with the link in the comments. ⬇️ #ExpoWest25 #NaturalProductsExpoWest #DataStrategy #BusinessPodcast #B2Bpodcast #NaturalFoods #CPGstrartups

The price of #orangejuice was rising for quite some time, due to adverse #weather and #disease. Now, it is falling. Why? 🍊