The Israeli cultivated meat company touts this as the “world’s first” product of its kind that accurately replicates the “complex texture” of the fish. Dive Brief: Steakholder Foods, an Israeli cultivated meat company, has created “the world’s first” plant-based 3D-printed eel. Using a “unique combination of materials,” and a “precise layering technique,” the company has… read more

ST. PAUL, MINN. — Functional formulations may be the next step in the future of alcohol-free beverages. Having originated with an initial focus on creating sober beer options, the alcohol-free beverage trend has seen rising interest over the last few years. Data from drinks market analysis company IWSR found the low- and no-alcohol products segment… read more

In this season of attempting to peek around the corner to see what’s ahead, here are the predictions from the editors of Restaurant Business. It has been a year of keeping our collective fingers to the economic wind to see which way the consumer mindset is blowing. So much so, our fingers are getting chapped…. read more

Investment firm Platinum Equity will buy Horizon Organic and Wallaby. PARIS — Danone announced Tuesday that it has signed an agreement to sell its premium organic dairy activity in the U.S. to Platinum Equity, a U.S.-based investment firm. The sale is part of Danone’s portfolio review and asset rotation program the company announced in March… read more

In its first Economic Impact Report, Instacart reports that it has added more than 231,000 brick-and-mortar grocery jobs and nearly $8 billion in incremental revenue for the U.S. grocery industry since its founding in 2012. In addition, the company has generated more than $15 billion in earnings for shoppers and saved them more than 700… read more

The category has experienced two years of roughly 20% sales growth. NATIONAL REPORT — It’s no surprise that foodservice is critically important to success in the convenience store industry today — some even say it is the channel’s most important category. But as more retailers invest in prepared food and dispensed beverages and competition heats… read more

Grocers and other food businesses have seen tremendous technological changes in the last few years– and more are coming. How food companies invoice their B2B customers is changing, due to new e-invoicing mandates. Currently, the companies affected are ones that have international locations in affected countries or who do business with partners in those locations…. read more

The PepsiCo brand collaborates with Empirical to create a boozy nacho experience and Mondelēz’s beloved Golden Oreo goes gluten-free. Doritos makes Nacho Cheese-flavored liquor Best known for its commanding presence in the chips section, Doritos is entering the spirits aisle. Earlier this week, PepsiCo’s Doritos brand unveiled a collaboration with global flavor innovator Empirical to… read more

CHICAGO — It’s that time of year when flavor houses forecast what will trend in the months to come. The predictions are based on customer requests and internal innovation. McCormick & Co., Hunt Valley, Md., for example, identified tamarind as the flavor of 2024, while Embassy Ingredients, Brampton, Ont., said it will be the year… read more

The year was a big one for tech adoption. But restaurant operations were picky about what capabilities and advances they embraced. The year was a transitional one in restaurant technology. Operators of all stripes declared that more technology would be part of their futures. But the systems and capabilities that snagged their attention were often… read more