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Why a leading infant formula brand trusts GAR to mitigate palm oil contamination concerns
11-Jan-2021 Last updated on
People have been safely consuming palm oil for thousands of years. However, as testing methods have improved scientists have found contaminants in various edible oils, including those made from palm. Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) responded to early evidence of contaminants by investing in improved processes. In doing so, GAR gained the ability to create palm oil that contains contaminant levels far below safe limits and satisfies even infant formula manufacturers concerns.
The trend of consumers seeking out foods as medicine, one accelerated by the pandemic, is set to blossom in 2021, as is demand for locally-sourced food and beverages, believes the AI-powered food intelligence start-up Tastewise.
Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Mood boosting beverages, non-alcoholic options rise with ‘sober curious’ movement For many Americans in 2020, pouring a stiff drink at the end of the day – or in the middle of it – was less about socializing with friends and more about coping with the chaos of the pandemic, and while many of the challenges from last year remain – research shows fewer people plan on turning to alcohol in the New Year and instead are embracing non-alcoholic and functional beverages as a healthier alternatives.
At least temporarily.
According to research from the alcohol alternative beverage brand DRY Botanical Bubbly, 33% of the Americans plan partake this year in a traditional or modified ‘dry January,’ a month in which participants hit a hard reset on the indulgences that typically come with the holiday season by giving up or drastically cutting back on alcohol consumption.
Maple Leaf Foods and its wholly-owned subsidiary of plant protein products, Greenleaf Foods, has acquired a 118,000-square-foot facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, which will increase the production of Lightlife tempeh products to meet rising consumer demand.
Outstanding Foods, maker of PigOut Pigless Pork Rinds, has raised $10m in a recent Series A financing round led by existing investor SternAegis Ventures to fuel rapid retail expansion and new production innovation.
In addition to SternAegis, which led a $5m funding round for Outstanding Brands last year, other investors include: Kenneth Harris, former chairman of the board of Enjoy Life Foods, and Javier Valéz-Bautista, former CEO of Mission Foods and current CEO of El Dorado Foods.
Outstanding Foods will use the $10m in capital to accelerate its retail footprint and build out its research & development team in order to introduce