This investor has seen the plant -
based foods industry grow from a rag - tag group of brands serving a niche customer base to a powerful mainstream market force.
We are proud to be founding members of the Plant Based Foods Association, a trade organization formed with the following mission: to ensure a fair and competitive marketplace for businesses selling plant - based foods intended to replace animal products such as meats, dairy, and eggs, by promoting policies and practices that improve conditions in the plant -
based foods industry, and educating consumers about the benefits of plant - based foods.
The Plant Based Food Association's mission is to ensure a fair and competitive marketplace for businesses selling plant - based foods intended to replace animal products such as meats, dairy, and eggs, by promoting policies and practices that improve conditions in the plant -
based foods industry, and educating consumers about the benefits of plant - based foods.
Our impression, from a variety of sources, is that GFI has been involved in one way or another in a large proportion of the major developments in the plant -
based food industry in the past year.
Last week, the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA), a trade interest group of 80 members, and The Good Food Institute, a nonprofit organization, published Nielsen data about the growth of the plant -
based food industry over the last year.
Based in Robesonia, Pa., the company supplies equipment for the grain
based food industry, including cookies, crackers, pretzels, baked snacks and bread.
The American Society of Baking brings together individuals in the grain -
based food industry for professional development, recognition, education and leadership.
The members include commercial bakers, engineers, food technologists and the suppliers of equipment, ingredients, and services in the grain -
based food industry.
The summit was organized and sponsored by beef, egg, and other animal -
based food industry groups, but it also generated a set of scientific reports that were independently published a special supplement to the June issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN).
Not exact matches
• Align Capital Partners completed the majority acquisition of Barrow - Agee Laboratories, a Memphis, Tenn. -
based company in the
food safety and testing
industry.
The time has never been better to enter the subscription -
based food service
industry, according to experts.
John Martin, the publisher of the Brooklyn -
based company's Munchies
food vertical, told Inc. on Tuesday that Vice drew some inspiration from the growing meal kit
industry, which has seen popular services like HelloFresh and Blue Apron attract large amounts of money from investors.
• Rosewood Private Investments made a majority equity investment in ProTec Laboratory, a Quitman, Texas -
based provider of contract manufacturing services to consumer brands in the dietary supplements, sports nutrition, functional
foods, and pet care products
industries.
And Brooklyn Brewery has benefited from their home
base of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where there are so many different and innovative things happening across the arts, the
food industry, and the startup world.
Katz has hit on a growing — if still small — market, says Darren Seifer, a
food and beverage
industry analyst for the New York City -
based research firm NPD Group.
Founded by a
food science professor, the Swedish oat milk company spent decades as a niche player in the plant -
based beverage
industry.
Everyone from medical equipment suppliers to software producers to
food services companies — all of these sectors service the oil and gas
industry, and many of the largest happen to be
based in the U.S.
In the interview, McDevitt talks about Terra's Kitchen, a Baltimore -
based food delivery service, why he thinks retail grocery is the last «fat and happy» retail
industry and how his company is tapping into an unmined
industry.
Oakland -
based Revolution Foods (# 2) is growing at a 5 - year compounded annual growth rate of 144 %, and is setting a new standard in the
food industry by offering profit sharing to its employees.
NEW WAVE
FOODS Cofounded by a marine biologist, New Wave is making an algae -
based shrimp alternative that it started selling through the
food service
industry in July.
Anheuser - Busch birthed the global beer
industry and Purina the worldwide pet
food market; Energizer batteries and the largest car rental company, Enterprise, launched in St. Louis; and say what you want about GMO crops pending your politics, but St. Louis -
based Monsanto has ensured for a generation of
food production while global farmland dissipates and worldwide population numbers soar.
Pepperoncini were among several items submitted for inclusion in the tariff - reduction bill by the Association of
Food Industries, a New Jersey - based trade association for the U.S. food import indus
Food Industries, a New Jersey -
based trade association for the U.S.
food import indus
food import
industry.
«One reason we created FMI Connect was to put together this event on an annual
basis to fulfill a need for collaboration that most sectors in the
industry really crave right now,» President and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin told
Food & Drink International last year.
In addition, the company in 2016 won the Ohio Grocers Association Pinnacle Award, which is given annually to single - store and multi-store operations
based on «operational excellence and significant contribution to Ohio's
food industry,» the Association says.
The Chicago -
based food research and consulting firm says: «The restaurant
industry is evolving faster than ever.
Our subscription
base consists of
industry decision - making professionals including
Food & Beverage Directors, Wine Directors, Independent Restaurant Owners and Executive Chefs.
Indeed, the use of the investigative journalist stories to provide a
basis for complaint allegations is the newest challenge for
food industry clients facing an ever - increasing number of product labeling and advertising lawsuits.
Based in Kent, Wash., SGF serves the gourmet
food industry with several lines of products, including chocolates, baked goods, breath mints, soups and chili, tea cookies, and jams and preserves.
Based in Elgin, Ill., PFI is a dry
food packaging and blending company that provides stabilizers and emulsifiers for the
food industry.
Generally, this goal is achieved in both countries through a risk -
based food safety evaluation system supported by both governmental inspection and obligations of the
food industry to evaluate risk areas in the
food chain.
«We are different from our competitors in that we are focused on the
food industry — that's where we want to be and what we want to do,» says Renee Cangemi, vice president of operations for the Richardson, Texas -
based company.
The Birmingham, Ohio -
based company also manufactures
food preparation equipment for restaurants and commercial kitchens in the foodservice
industry.
The study, titled «Economic Impact of the U.S. Grocery Manufacturing
Industry,» is based on 2009 government data and examines food, beverage and consumer products companies» impact on U.S. employment, labor income, gross domestic product, and the industry's impact on related sectors of the nation's
Industry,» is
based on 2009 government data and examines
food, beverage and consumer products companies» impact on U.S. employment, labor income, gross domestic product, and the
industry's impact on related sectors of the nation's
industry's impact on related sectors of the nation's economy.
Thorsten Kühn has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the Schur Flexibles Group, a company
based in Wiener Neudorf / Austria specialising in packaging solutions for the
food, tobacco and pharmaceutical
industries.
Mark A. Kastel is cofounder of The Cornucopia Institute, a Wisconsin -
based farm and
food policy research group that acts as an organic
industry watchdog.
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and the
Food Marketing Institute (FMI) today announced that «Facts Up Front» will serve as the theme for the consumer education campaign in support of the food and beverage industry's fact - based front - of - pack nutrition labeling system that was launched in January as Nutrition K
Food Marketing Institute (FMI) today announced that «Facts Up Front» will serve as the theme for the consumer education campaign in support of the
food and beverage industry's fact - based front - of - pack nutrition labeling system that was launched in January as Nutrition K
food and beverage
industry's fact -
based front - of - pack nutrition labeling system that was launched in January as Nutrition Keys.
Through legalising the sale of hemp seed
based foods in Australia and New Zealand, the hemp
industry is expected to quadruple in the next few years.
At the time, a Kerry statement read: «Combined with Kerry's recent acquisition of Wynnstarr Flavors and KFI Savoury (the US -
based savory business of Kraft
Food Ingredients), the acquisition of Red Arrow will further strengthen Kerry's taste, technology and savory flavor
industry leadership.»
This year's event was co-sponsored by BevForce / FoodForce, the only hiring strategy agency specializing in staffing for the beverage
industry, Giannuzzi Group LLP, a boutique New York City -
based law firm with significant experience in consumer brands, and City Harvest, the world's first
food rescue organization, which rescues
food for the nearly two million New Yorkers facing hunger each year.
«Thanks to this exclusive partnership, Schur will be able to supply the latest x-ray technology to its established customer
base and new prospects in the
food industry.»
ColorMaker is an international company
based in California, and has more than a decade of experience providing natural color solutions to companies in the
food, pet
food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and nutraceutical
industries.
Based in Collegeville, Pa., the company designs and manufactures stainless steel processing and packaging equipment for the
food industry, Director of Sales and Marketing Drew Ward says.
«We know the meat
industries have enjoyed economic advantages and it really makes it difficult for plant -
based food companies to compete,» Executive Director Michele Simon, JD, MPH, tells Food & Drink Internatio
food companies to compete,» Executive Director Michele Simon, JD, MPH, tells
Food & Drink Internatio
Food & Drink International.
But for the past 40 years, the Pittsburgh, Calif. -
based, family owned business has been confined to a small niche of ethnic
food retailers and only recently is emerging into the specialty
foods industry.
He also praises Sherwood
Food Distributors, a Detroit - based independent distributor in the meat and food indus
Food Distributors, a Detroit -
based independent distributor in the meat and
food indus
food industry.
«In our
industry,
food and beverage ranks higher in the guest's priorities from their vacation experience, more so than you would see in a land -
based operation,» Cort explains.
Through highly effective and educational events such as the Annual Leadership Development Conference, Executive Summit, leadership development programs and rich networking opportunities, WFF provides the competency -
based education and strategic connections needed to make a positive difference in the careers of women in the
food industry.
FutureCeuticals is an
industry leader in the research, development and manufacture of fruit, vegetable, and grain -
based products for the functional
food, cosmetics, and dietary supplement markets.
The goal of REAL certification is to affect change in the
food and foodservice
industries by providing market -
based incentives to increase the profitability of more healthful and sustainable
food and beverage.
Cohen founded the Fairfield, N.J. -
based company after an established history in the
food industry.