Made from mango seeds and peel that normally go to waste, Manguifer is an insoluble fiber that can partly replace fat and sugar, making processed foods healthier and cheaper, says Genius Foods.
Stevia supplier PureCircle has unveiled a new management team following a probe into accounting irregularities that has delayed the publication of its full-year results and prompted a suspension of its shares.
Millions is wasted on celeb marketing campaigns that could be redirected to help the world’s poorest achieve a living income through blockchain tokens, says Fairchain and the UNDP.
Plant-based meat name, Beyond Meat, and plant-based ingredient and vegetal producer, Roquette, collaborate in formal multi-year pea protein supply agreement.
Global bioscience player in the nutrition and food space, Chr. Hansen, reveals that its Latin American operations saw the most positive results in Q1 2019/2020. Speaking to NutraIngredients-LATAM, a spokesperson for Chr. Hansen shared why the region is...
Researchers have noted ‘clear shifts’ in global food supply since the 1960s, including a decline in the supply of animal sourced foods and sugar in high-income English-speaking countries.
Brazilian dairy producer Languiru continues to expand its commitment to connected pack technology with the commissioning of a third filling line from Swiss aseptic packaging company SIG.
As the AgFood landscape sees a move away from animal protein, we asked Francisco Jardim, Co-Founder, SP Ventures what consumers are seeking from the meat and dairy alternative markets and how this is impacting investments in alternative protein sources.
Leading organic brand Korin is supplying GMO-free chicken to Carrefour Brazil, which will help it bring healthy, certified sustainable meat to a large number of people, its managing director says.
In a bid to pursue growth in the worldwide dairy industry, global science-based nutrition and health company, DSM, has purchased specialty dairy solutions provider Koninklijke CSK Food Enrichment C.V. (CSK).
Farmer Connect and IBM are partnering with leading coffee manufacturers and brands to improve ‘traceability, efficiency and fairness’ in the coffee supply chain by leveraging blockchain technology.
Replacing traditional fertilizer use with animal manure-based options is so important for agriculture and nutrition around the world, including Latin America’s dairy farms, says FrieslandCampina.
As the stevia sweetener producer works towards the commercialization of stevia-based protein and fiber ingredients in 2020, we caught up with Alina Slotnik, Vice President of Global Marketing at PureCircle to find out more about its latest developments.
Global ingredient provider, Ingredion, has opened its new manufacturing facility in Mexico, to produce allulose, the first of its kind for the company in the region.
A mega-merger between International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF) and DuPont nutrition & biosciences unit will create a new industry giant worth more than $45 billion (€40.4 billion), say those involved in the deal.
Xargo, a Nicaraguan food and beverage manufacturer specializing in coconut liqueurs and tropical roots and fruits native to the country, is expanding its plantation operations to include 1,000 acres of breadfruit trees.
Brazilian firm R&S Blumos is investing US$5.5 million to supply wet extruded pea protein that it says is best for mimicking the texture of fresh meat and fish analogs.
Dairy cooperative Chortitzer is firmly established as the number one dairy brand in Paraguay and, after investing in a milk powder plant, is now looking to export markets.
Native to Patagonia, maqui berries are packed with polyphenols, have a ‘rounded’ flavour and definite superfruit potential, says freeze-dry specialist SouthAm.
Tate & Lyle has opened an application center in Sao Paolo - one of its largest in the world - to serve all Latin American countries as it enjoys double-digit growth in the region.
Pesquera Lacks is making it easy and convenient to eat fish and seafood with its healthy on-the-go snacks and gourmet smoked salmon pieces that are colored with natural vegetable extracts.
Brazilian supplier Duas Rodas has developed an aromatic herbal extract that allows beverage manufacturers to create botanical-based ingredients and drinks with an "expressive" taste profile.
A Colorado-based producer of bulk hemp-derived CBD products, backed by an ambitious state government plan, is looking south to new markets in Latin America.
Brazilian meatpacking giant JBS has stopped providing specific details on the sources of its beef supply even in the wake of raging Amazon forest fires sparked by cattle ranchers and loggers in the name of agribusiness.
Hemp and CBD have caught the public's imagination as ingredients offering a host of health benefits. But, from regulatory ambiguity to consumer confusion, uncertainty remains. FoodNavigator speaks to Agropro - Europe's largest hemp grower –...
Suiker Unie, a Royal Cosun Company, officially took its green protein demo plant into operation last week when it started producing protein from sugar beet foliage.
As a new emergency project is set up to address affected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, we speak with Fazil Dusunceli, Agriculture Officer at FAO and Fenton Beed, Team Leader, Rural and Urban Farming Systems at FAO, to find out what actions...
We know what emotions feel like – but what do they taste like? Consumers associate specific feelings with certain flavors, which can help manufacturers make multi-sensory products with 'an emotional design'.
The organic food and beverage market in Brazil is growing but not without its growing pains, including ingredient supply chain constraints to consumer distrust over large multinational companies launching organic products in the region, notes Euromonitor...
Dietary sodium intake has become a public health priority in Costa Rica and can been linked back to the prevalence of high sodium content in many packaged food categories, wrote researchers in a recent study which analyzed the sodium content across a...
Air Protein – one of a new wave of startups producing proteins via microbes rather than plants or animals – is gearing up to commercialize consumer products featuring a Non GMO whole food ingredient with 80% protein that it claims could blow rivals out...
From sugar reduction to fiber fortification, LATAM manufacturers are increasingly under pressure to make their products healthier. We caught up with some suppliers at this year's Food Tech Summit in Mexico City to find out more.
American ingredients business Rousselot is to reshuffle its segments in a move that places its collagen-based products at the forefront of the firm’s growth and direction.
Blends of several plant-based proteins will become popular among Latin American consumers as they demand “meaningful combinations” from a nutritional perspective, according to DuPont.
Plant-based ingredient player Roquette has released its fiber consumer survey results in a bid to increase our understanding of the perceptions around fiber in our diets.
The path forward for the sale of CBD consumer products in Latin America may be constrained by high price points and the region's patchwork of regulations, but a few countries are setting the stage for a CBD retail market, according to Brightfield...
Mexico has increased its wheat production by 63% in the past year thanks to a "price guarantee program," which has subsidized several agricultural commodities to better support Mexican farmers.
Toasted babassu oil is a perfect substitute for coconut oil thanks to its delicate flavor profile, lower price, and similar nutritional and functional qualities, says Concepta Ingredients.
Illinois-based Van Drunen Farms has acquired a majority stake in Santiago, Chile-headquartered SouthAm Freeze Dry, allowing for further integration of South and Central America into the Van Drunen Farms/FutureCeuticals supply chain.
Produza's culinary oil, a blend of chia and extra virgin olive oil flavored with Mediterranean herbs, provides a good mix of healthy omega-3, 6, and 9 fatty acids and taste, it says.
