Otsuka buys Daiya Foods to expand plant-based food products
In Canada, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. acquired Daiya Foods Inc. a privately held Vancouver-based company specializing in the manufacture of plant-based foods. The 405 million...
Purdue teams with industry leaders to modernize the freeze-drying process
In Indiana, Purdue University researchers and industry leaders are teaming up to transform the freeze-drying process, formally known as lyophilization, used to make everything...
TerraVia notches another food-use approval for algal protein
In Canada, the country’s department responsible for public health, Health Canada, has approved TerraVia’s Whole Algal Protein for food use.
With the approval, TerraVia has...
The Beyond Burger is coming to Safeway stores in Northern California, Nevada and Hawaii
In California, Beyond Meat announced that the Beyond Burger will be available in the meat section of Safeway grocery stores, beginning Memorial Day weekend...
Emulate to qualify Organs-on-Chips as toxicology testing platforms
In Massachusetts, Emulate, Inc. entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Foods and Veterinary...
Grubhub buys Tapingo to streamline campus food order and delivery
In Illinois, Grubhub, the nation's leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace, acquired Tapingo, a leading platform for campus food ordering. With over...
DuPont announces second microbiome strategic partnership
In Denmark, the DuPont Nutrition & Health Microbiome Venture announced its second strategic research and development partnership with the Center of Food and Fermentation...
Probiotic combination reduces seasonal allergy symptoms
In Florida, University of Florida research shows a particular probiotic combination can reduce seasonal allergy symptoms if taken during allergy season. Lactobacilli and bifidobacteria...
sho Nutrition releases easy-to-swallow vegetarian supplements in a portable click dispenser
In New York, sho Nutrition released two new vegetarian formulas of their premium supplement line in small, easy-to-swallow sphere gels that are metered out...
General Mills leads $6 million investment in Rhythm Superfoods
In Texas, 301 INC, the new business development and venturing unit of General Mills, led a $6 million investment in Rhythm Superfoods, an Austin-based...