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Megan Poinski@meganpoinski

Nov. 18, 2020

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Unilever set a sales target of 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) from plant-based meat and dairy alternatives in the next five to seven years, the company announced. 

The sales will come from both potential new offerings and plant-based versions of brands it already owns — including Hellmann’s, Ben & Jerry’s, Talenti and Magnum […]

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02-Nov-2020 Last updated on 05-Nov-2020 at 16:37 GMT

Chili peppers play an important role in the food industry today. They enhance the flavor—heat, pungency, warmth and bite—as well as the color of prepared foods. For food manufacturers, these ingredients often come in the form of an extract. As regional cuisines have become more globalized, consumer preference for foods […]

By Jesse Newman and Kirk Maltais

Updated Oct. 28, 2020 2:23 pm ET

The U.S. cheese industry is reeling from seven months of chaos as the coronavirus pandemic causes upheaval in prices and demand.

Prices for cheeses from mozzarella to cheddar hit near-record highs this month, but cheese makers are on edge after sharp swings in demand have thrown their production […]

Chicory, a digital shopper marketing platform for CPG and grocery companies, has released the results of a new national grocery consumer research study, “Online Grocery Usership Changes from Pre-Pandemic to Present.” The results of this fourth quarterly consumer survey quantify the impact of COVID-19 on online grocery usage by comparing current results to past quarterly […]

Source: Brian Amick

The coronavirus pandemic has led to a rise in consumers’ cravings for comfort foods and indulgent items like baked goods. A new nationwide survey conducted by The Harris Poll and commissioned by General Mills Foodservice finds that more than one in four Americans (28 percent) are eating more baked goods as a result […]

Source: Dairy Management Inc.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Signaling bold climate change action, the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy today unveiled the Net Zero Initiative, an industry-wide effort that will help U.S. dairy farms of all sizes and geographies implement new technologies and adopt economically viable practices. The initiative is a critical component of U.S. dairy’s environmental […]