KANSAS CITY — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published draft recommendations in 2023 for the naming of plant-based foods that are marketed and sold as alternatives to milk. The draft guidance, “Labeling of plant-based milk alternatives and voluntary…
GARDENA, CALIF. — Instant ramen noodle manufacturer Nissin Foods USA has named Brian Huff as its president and chief executive officer. Huff succeeds retiring president and CEO Mike Price, who held the position since 2018. Huff will oversee the US division…
NEW YORK — Kyowa Hakko Bio, Co., Ltd. and Kyowa Hakko USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Kirin Holdings Co., has opened its expanded citicoline manufacturing facility at its Kyowa Hakko Bio Yamaguchi Production Center in Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.…
Home » Thriving US dollar continues to weigh on wheat Source: Sosland Publishing Co. Recap for January 3 The US dollar’s rise to a two-month high made export prospects for US commodities more expensive, and wheat futures were mostly lower…
SEATTLE — Starbucks Corp. is adding three food products to its menu as part of its winter menu launch. The items include a chicken, maple butter and egg sandwich; potato, cheddar and chive Bakes; and a vanilla bean custard Danish.…
Home » Brazilian rains, rising dollar weigh on futures Source: Sosland Publishing Co. Recap for January 2 A strengthening dollar helped pull most agricultural commodity futures lower Tuesday on the inaugural trading day of 2024. Traders monitoring Black Sea supply…
WASHINGTON — The top spot in the annual diet rankings from U.S. News & World Report was not a surprise, but the rankings this year were different in that they included information on weight-loss drugs and social influencers. The Mediterranean…
BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. — Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. has named Gary Schubert as its new chief financial officer. Schubert succeeds Richard Tang, who has been CFO for three years. Before joining the company, Schubert was most recently senior director of…
KANSAS CITY — With every season that passed in 2023, food and beverage manufacturers introduced a spate of unusual limited-time offerings (LTOs), each trying to up the ante on each other and garner news and social media attention. Spring saw…
KANSAS CITY — Investments in early-stage food technology companies continued to shrink through the third fiscal quarter of 2023, according to data from Pitchbook. Food tech funding reached $2 billion in the quarter through 205 venture capital deals, an approximately…
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