R&D

Research and development are fundamental to any food and beverage processor's business. Our R&D content offers best practices and innovations in the form of articles, news, case studies, and more.

Highlights

Animal Proteins

Snakes on a Plate? Study Shows Python Meat a Low-Effort, Sustainable Protein Source

March 15, 2024
Pythons raised as livestock in Asian farming operations were found to be low-effort producers of a significant amount of meat per animal, according to research.
Pet Food

ButcherBox Expands Pet Foods, Treats Line onto Own Platform

Feb. 27, 2024
ButcherBox For Pets will allow customers to order pet food, treats and supplements for their dogs on its own standalone site, with expansion of the product line on tap for this...
Illinois State Capitol Building
Illinois State Capitol Building
Illinois State Capitol Building
Illinois State Capitol Building
Illinois State Capitol Building
Regulatory Compliance

Illinois Attempts to Follow California’s Lead, Proposes Food Additives Ban

Jan. 25, 2024
Illinois Food Safety Act introduced in state senate would prohibit use of brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, red dye No. 3 and titanium dioxide in packaged...
Famartin
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Snickers bar broken in the middle
Snickers bar broken in the middle
Snickers bar broken in the middle
Snickers bar broken in the middle
R&D

Mars Opens Global Research and Development Hub in Chicago

Jan. 18, 2024
The 44,000-square-foot, $42 million facility will help the company achieve its goal to double its snacking business in the next decade, the company says.
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"Lay's potato chips bag"
"Lay's potato chips bag"
"Lay's potato chips bag"
"Lay's potato chips bag"
"Lay's potato chips bag"
Snack Foods

PepsiCo Sets New Sodium Reduction Targets for Convenient Foods Portfolio

Nov. 15, 2023
New nutrition initiatives will also focus on adding diverse ingredients to the portfolio, all in the name of improving consumer health.
Courtesy of Meati Foods
Meati Classic Cutlet Sliced
Meati Classic Cutlet Sliced
Meati Classic Cutlet Sliced
Meati Classic Cutlet Sliced
Meati Classic Cutlet Sliced
Alternative Protein

Meati Foods Receives Patent on MushroomRoot Formulation; Digs in to Health Benefits

Oct. 4, 2023
Alternative protein processor uses artificial intelligence tools to study the health benefits of its now-patented Neurospora crassa (MushroomRoot) product.
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butcher knife steel steak meat
butcher knife steel steak meat
butcher knife steel steak meat
butcher knife steel steak meat
Animal Proteins

Stampede Meat Expands Butcher Certification Program to New Mexico Plant

Aug. 30, 2023
Company believes new partnership with New Mexico State University will allow more than 500 employees to earn certification in the next three years.
Consumer Lab
Consumer Lab
Consumer Lab
Consumer Lab
Consumer Lab
Product Development

2023 R&D Teams of the Year: J. M. Smucker

July 14, 2023
Different product development teams work independently on human food, coffee and pet food, yet find ways to collaborate.
Courtesy of Eat Just Inc.
GOOD Meat demonstration facility, Alameda, Calif.
GOOD Meat demonstration facility, Alameda, Calif.
GOOD Meat demonstration facility, Alameda, Calif.
GOOD Meat demonstration facility, Alameda, Calif.
GOOD Meat demonstration facility, Alameda, Calif.
Animal Proteins

Cultured Meat Obtains Approval for Sale to U.S. Consumers

June 21, 2023
Upside Foods and Eat Just gain USDA Grant of Inspection for their respective cultivated chicken products, opening the door for the products to be sold in the U.S.
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R&D Teams of the Year

2022 R&D Team of the Year: Sophie’s Kitchen

Aug. 11, 2022
The two-person R&D Team for our third R&D Team of the Year has cast a net around faux fish, broadening the portfolio to include “seafood” burgers.
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R&D Teams of the Year

2022 R&D Team of the Year: Eat Just

July 25, 2022
A pioneer in cultivated meats and now plant-based egg replacers, Eat Just’s product development team combines science with art.
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R&D Teams of the Year

2022 R&D Team of the Year: SunOpta

June 27, 2022
SunOpta leads off our 2022 crop of R&D Teams of the Year, with Just Egg and Sophie's Kitchen featured in coming months.
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Rd Survey 22
Rd Survey 22
Rd Survey 22
Rd Survey 22
R&D

2022 R&D Survey: Product Development Post-Pandemic

June 20, 2022
Our 51st annual R&D Trends Survey finds that from the pandemic to supply chain issues to inflation, the product development show must go on.