Increased costs are being experienced through every step of the supply chain—from farm to table—and they don’t appear to be easing. Consumers feel the pain in their pocketbooks, making it paramount that formulators employ best practices to keep production costs down and food waste at a minimum. Explore ingredient technologies that assist with producing the highest-quality products while keeping the health of consumers and the planet top of mind.
Our revolutionary MicroDried® process preserves the natural integrity of over 40 different varieties of dried fruits and vegetables, keeping the superior taste, color and texture you want and allowing us to offer them as Ready-to-Eat. We offer a single-ingredient clean label with field-to-delivery traceability. MicroDried can furnish ingredients in a wide range of sizes: whole pieces, chewy and crunchy fragments, and coarse or fine grind powders.
Consumer demand for plant-based protein is fueled by an interest in health, unique flavors and sustainable choices, as well as the desire to enhance human and animal welfare. Ardent Mills' expansive portfolio of plant-based ingredients can help you create great-tasting, plant-forward products both you and your customers feel good about. Learn more about powering your foods and beverages with plant proteins.
ADM has released its second annual report of global consumer trends. Based on proprietary in-depth research as well as a network of trend spotters and industry experts around the world, the company highlights and analyzes the key growth spaces poised for takeoff, helping customers stay competitive and plan for emerging opportunities in the ever-evolving marketplace. Learn about the top global trends that will impact innovators in 2022.
The need to control and contain a data security cyber-attack is not dissimilar from measures to prevent and/or contain a food safety incident. Minimizing data security risk (cyber-attack) is about knowing the event is likely to occur and taking steps accordingly. Taking a holistic, technology-first strategy can mitigate data risk and cyber liability by containing an attack and limiting the damage that occurs.
Alternative Dairy represents one of the largest growth markets in plant-based foods. Who is best-poised to win? The food manufacturers who deliver on the largely untapped and unmet taste and texture expectations of consumers. With one of the world’s largest collections of dairy building blocks, and over a century of experience in delivering distinctive flavor solutions, Edlong Corporation is sharing its expertise on how food developers can replicate the world’s regionally distinct tastes of dairy in plant-based food and beverages.
Ingredion’s new 360 Value program is about engaging with their customers’ teams to make brands more profitable, sustainable and better-for-you. It’s a new mindset for the future of food and beverage innovation. See how Ingredion can identify the toolbox of ingredients that make sense for your business, the consumer and the planet.
Today’s fast-paced world of product development can benefit from a systems approach to innovation. A system is a specific medley of ingredients with proven functionality and recognized strengths and limitations. It can be designed to keep labels on trend and simplified, while still delivering a strong nutritional profile, along with trending flavors and formats. Learn how systems can improve your product development process.
Trying to formulate for freshness, safety and shelf life comes with challenges. How do you accomplish this while keeping ingredients simple and clean? Learn what ingredients make it possible to reduce food waste and extend product shelf life, all while producing on-trend products for today’s consumers of tortillas and flatbreads, meat and poultry, plant-based alternatives and salty snacks.
Studies about the COVID-19 virus have shown that the most common underlying condition in the mortality rate of patients is cardiovascular disease (CVD). The overconsumption of sodium leads to CVD, the #1 cause of death globally. Learn how NuTek Natural Ingredients is improving global health through sodium reduction using potassium salt that provides a 1:1 substitute for sodium in foods and results in a clean-label, great tasting, healthier balance of salts.