Chinese buns (bao) are on-trend yet still a little unconventional. This version, distributed frozen, focuses on ingredients from Northern China, where pork, wheat and cabbage are common. ...More
During this week’s Vitafoods Europe, DSM released three nutritional platforms designed to help manufacturers target emerging markets with specialized nutritional blends that can be incorporated into functional foods and beverages or dietary supplements. ...More
A new vegan shredded cheese analogue, set to be released this spring, reportedly gets closer to "the real thing" in terms of stretch and melt than any previous product. ...More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning the public not to consume unpasteurized soybean tempeh manufactured by Smiling Hara of Asheville, N.C., because it may by contaminated with Salmonella. Tempeh is a fermented soyfood used as a meat substitute in ...More
Starbucks is facing public scrutiny this week after it acknowledged that the red color used in its Strawberries & Crème Frappuccino and strawberry-flavored smoothies—cochineal extract—is derived from the cochineal bug that lives on the prickly pear cactus in South ...More
Just four months after its $30 million acquisition of Evolution Fresh, Inc., Starbucks has opened its first Evolution Fresh™ store, introducing customers to a unique, premium juice and food experience. ...More
As it turns out, the first food scientist was actually a caveman who made organic (certified, of course), probiotic, raw, natural, fermented soda. ...More
During Natural Products Expo West, companies launched natural food and beverage launches, including interesting entries in areas such as confectionery, ancient grains and veganism. ...More