Veggie Waffles Are Pulling New Shoppers Into the Frozen Aisle
Evergreen's veggie-packed frozen waffles hit 9,000+ stores, and Kroger data suggests they're growing the category, not just stealing share.
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Muscle Milk Drops Artificial Ingredients to Chase Core Power
PepsiCo's Muscle Milk rebrand cuts artificial colors, sweeteners, and flavors as the protein drink market gets more competitive.
Cargill and Voyage Foods Want to Replace Cocoa
Their cocoa-free chocolate brand NextCoa just hit North America, two years after Cargill and Voyage Foods partnered to decarbonize the cocoa supply chain.
Cargill’s Cocoa-Free Chocolate Bet Skips the Bean Entirely
Cargill and Voyage Foods launch NextCoa, a cocoa-free chocolate alternative made from grapeseeds, targeting US food manufacturers facing volatile cocoa supply.
Big Candy’s New Playbook: Flavor Is Out, Experience Is In
Confectionery innovation trends 2026 are pushing the industry's biggest players past flavor launches toward texture, health, and consumer experience.
Bond Pet Foods Wins FDA Nod for Yeast-Brewed Lamb Protein
Bond Pet Foods and Hill's Pet Nutrition cleared FDA review for a yeast-brewed lamb protein, marking a milestone for precision fermentation pet protein.
Finland’s Fungi Protein Just Entered the Dog Bowl
Finnish startups Enifer and Rovio Pet Foods have co-developed a semi-moist dog treat using Pekilo mycoprotein, a fungi-derived protein ingredient.
The EU Just Bet €10M on Mycelium Steak
Adamo Foods wins a €10M Horizon Europe grant to scale whole-cut mycelium meat using food industry byproducts as feedstock.
Finland’s Mycoprotein Hits Pet Treats Before Human Food
Finnish biotech Enifer and Rovio Pet Foods debut a PEKILO mycoprotein dog treat, signaling a commercial path for fungi-based protein in pet food.
EU Bets €10M on Fungal Steaks That Actually Look Like Steaks
Adamo Foods' mycelium whole-cut steak platform just landed €10M in EU funding to reach industrial scale via a 12-member consortium.
LanzaTech Is Brewing Jet Fuel From Factory Smoke
LanzaTech and DTU's new biofoundry uses carbon emissions gas fermentation to produce biofuels, materials, and more from industrial waste.
IFF Moves Its Vanilla Lab to Madagascar
IFF's new 650-square-meter facility in Toamasina puts vanilla innovation at origin, closer to the crop's climate, curing, and post-harvest variables.