The world continues on its quest for plant-based perfection, and eggs are the latest target. Okay, plant-based eggs substitutes have been available for a while now, mostly made with ingredients like aquafaba and flaxseed. But more recently, companies have been focusing on creating vegan eggs that behave a lot like regular eggs, with the primary ingredients being lentils – mung … [Read more...] about The Emergence Of Plant-Based Eggs
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How AI is boosting food and drink innovation
Artificial intelligence and food may seem strange bedfellows at first glance, but a number of companies are proving that they get along smashingly. We’re going to take a look at the way different AI is boosting food and drink innovation. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but an indicator that AI is a game-changer for the food industry. Reducing … [Read more...] about How AI is boosting food and drink innovation
Regenerative Agriculture Trends: The New Green Revolution
Regenerative agriculture is booming and a lot more sustainable farming practices that are shaping the future of agriculture. In this post we talk extensively about how big companies are using new tech to solve age old problems and why exactly vertical farming is rising. Old MacDonald had a farm… and it used completely sustainable agricultural practices to minimize its carbon … [Read more...] about Regenerative Agriculture Trends: The New Green Revolution
Baby Food Brands Need To Clean Up Their Act
Baby food is not only a boon for exhausted parents of infants across the modern world but also doubles up as an aid to play on their guilt for considering packaged food at all. And this year has not brought much to dispel the latter sentiment. But first, a disclaimer. Baby food is not yet a category covered by our platform and the data included is derived from our wider data … [Read more...] about Baby Food Brands Need To Clean Up Their Act
Vegan Chocolate Trends: The Great Choc-Off
V(egan) Wars: Vegan Chocolate Trends One of my favorite bits of trivia about Kit Kat is that Japan loves them so much that they have nearly 400 variants of the chocolate bar! Well, add one more to that kitty – a vegan version. Nestlé has just announced that it will be launching Kit Kat V, initially in the UK and later in other countries where the company owns the … [Read more...] about Vegan Chocolate Trends: The Great Choc-Off
Seed Butter Trends & The Products That Are Driving Demand
Seed Butter Trends & Data: Nutrition becomes the new focus One of the more, dare we say, positive side effects of all the pandemic doomscrolling indulged in over the last year has been the growing interest in nutrition. The scramble to boost immunity has meant that conversations about the efficacy of vitamin C and zinc or vitamin D are no longer limited to doctors and … [Read more...] about Seed Butter Trends & The Products That Are Driving Demand
Gluten-Free Trends For 2021 & Beyond
2021 is already looking up and gluten-free trends have been on the rise mostly due to an increased demand in consumer interest. Seven years ago, someone started a petition on Change.org asking Nabisco to make gluten-free Oreos, and now it looks like their wish has come true. The world’s best-known cookie has finally launched its gluten-free variants and by most initial … [Read more...] about Gluten-Free Trends For 2021 & Beyond
Lab-Grown Food: The Ultimate Guide
Lab-grown food, once relegated to the space of science fiction, has now become a very real and feasible part of the future of food production and consumption. Lab-to-fork Has Arrived The pandemic has made all of us rethink our food choices, especially when it comes to meat consumption. According to Spoonshot, interest in meat consumption has dropped by 50% in the last … [Read more...] about Lab-Grown Food: The Ultimate Guide
5 Food Ingredients To Watch Out For In 2022
With the new year upon us, I thought we could take a quick peek into what we, at Spoonshot, expect the future to hold, starting with a few interesting ingredient trends to watch out for in 2022. These ingredients offer benefits not just linked to nutrition and functional benefits, but also in the realm of sustainability – all packaged in innovative and convenient formats. … [Read more...] about 5 Food Ingredients To Watch Out For In 2022
DoorDash, Food Waste & Ghost-Kitchen Trends
Ghost kitchen trends are showing an upward curve thanks to the pandemic. But the story behind the curve itself goes a lot deeper... Last week saw a couple of eyebrow-raising events in the financial markets. AirBnB and DoorDash both went public and saw trading day debut surges of 113% and 86%, respectively. Even for IPO novices like me, this sounds pretty impressive since we … [Read more...] about DoorDash, Food Waste & Ghost-Kitchen Trends
