functional foods
The mushroom movement: Functional fungi go mainstream
As they move beyond niche wellness stores and into everyday retail, food and beverage products featuring functional mushrooms are seeing unprecedented consumer interest.
Urban Farm-Produce enters seed round to accelerate lion’s mane growth following rebrand
British mushroom grower Urban Farm-Produce (previously Urban Farm-It) has entered a £1.9 million seed round to accelerate its lion’s mane growth strategy.
ChicP disrupts the UK Dip Category with launch of functional hummus range
ChicP has launched what it calls 'the UK’s first-ever' functional hummus range.
M2 Ingredients to unveil new functional mushroom R&D lab
M2 Ingredients, a vertically integrated functional mushroom grower based in California, US, is set to open its brand-new M2 Center of Innovation next month – an advanced R&D lab designed to accelerate functional mushroom product development.
Reinventing soy to bolster Asia’s protein future
ADM's Lucy Lu explores the opportunity for manufacturers to to leverage the benefits of soy to meet consumer demand for functional, protein-boosted foods in the APAC region.
Soul Kitchen releases clean label instant soup range for modern workplaces
Soul Kitchen, a female-founded food UK brand, has unveiled a new line of single-serve, clean label soups designed specifically for modern workplaces, micro-markets and travel.
Väcka rebrands as Functional Creamery, launches new functional products
Väcka, a Spanish plant-based brand known for its range of fermented vegetable cheese alternatives, is rebranding alongside an expansion of its range to include functional nutrition products.
Revo Foods continues functional foods expansion with four-ingredient fungi mince
Revo Foods has expanded its portfolio with the launch of Minced Fungi Protein, made from fermented mycoprotein and containing just four natural ingredients.
Start-up spotlight: Urban Farm-It
This time we speak to Elliot Webb, founder of Urban Farm-It, a business offering a range of mushroom cultivation supplies.
Research study unlocks new functional F&B potential through Xampla’s microencapsulation technology
A new peer-reviewed study has shown how bio-based materials start-up Xampla’s novel plant protein microcapsules protect fat-soluble active ingredients through simulated digestion, through to the intestinal phase.
Revo Foods focuses on functional market with new innovation, The Prime Cut
Austrian food-tech start-up Revo Foods has launched The Prime Cut, described as a ‘new kind of functional food designed for performance and longevity’.
Happiee enters functional foods category with ‘easy-cook’ lion’s mane mushroom chunks
Happiee has launched what is claimed to be a category-first innovation in the UK: an ‘easy-cook’ lion’s mane mushroom chunks product line.
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