{"id":2018,"date":"2022-08-31T14:55:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T19:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juanjosegutierrezmayorga.com\/?p=2018"},"modified":"2022-08-30T14:55:53","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T19:55:53","slug":"9-innovative-food-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juanjosegutierrezmayorga.com\/en\/9-innovative-food-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Innovative Food Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Innovation in business is the key to success and the acquisition of new loyal customers. Companies like Grupo Campero, led by Juan Jose Gutierrez Mayorga<\/a> has taken off due to their innovative thinking. . No matter if it is a food business or any other product, changing your mindset is important to grow your business.<\/p>\n

1. Puris<\/h2>\n

For amping up the alt-meat industry with a high-protein pea variety<\/p>\n

Crop genetics company Puris launched a new high-protein pea variety that can be grown at a large scale by commercial farmers around the United States. Normally confined to the midwest and Canada, the new pea variety is viable across six climate zones and is being grown in California and Arizona, meaning that it can be cultivated almost year-round, helping farmers harvest more. The company shifted all of its sourcing to become fully domestic and the new pea has cemented its status as the largest producer of pea protein in North America this year.<\/p>\n

2. Perfect Day<\/h2>\n

For creating a faux ice cream that hits all the right marks<\/p>\n

Perfect Day uses fungi fermentation to create dairy proteins (casein and whey) that are identical to those in milk. Last year, Perfect Day brought its first commercial product to market, an animal-free dessert developed with Brave Robot ice cream.<\/p>\n

3. Thrive Market<\/h2>\n

For championing organic groceries, along with the value associated with these products<\/p>\n

Online organic grocery store Thrive Market became a B corporation in 2020\u2014making it the largest U.S. grocer to earn this qualification. The food provider, which sells products to registered members (similar to Costco), has added hundred of thousands of new customers during the pandemic: Its membership now approaches 1 million. Thrive\u2019s sought-after in-house organic brands have become increasingly popular and represent 28% of all of Thrive\u2019s sales. Even during the pandemic, the company was able to continue factory operations safely, and even introduce new food categories this year.<\/p>\n

4. Goldbelly<\/h2>\n

For allowing food lovers to patronize the independent restaurants they couldn\u2019t visit this year<\/p>\n

Since 2013, New York\u2013based Goldbelly has been helping food lovers nationwide order the best beignets from New Orleans, barbecue from Austin, and bagels from New York. As shelter-in-place orders took effect, more than a million customers (a 100% increase from the year before) turned to the marketplace to buy comfort food from its roughly 800 local purveyors, including the independent restaurants that sell meal kits through the site. \u201cOur team works out the cost of the food [for meal kits] and adds on the price of shipping and the cut of the profit that we would take,\u201d CEO Joe Ariel says.<\/p>\n

5. Revolution Foods<\/h2>\n

For keeping people fed at the most important of times<\/p>\n

During the pandemic, Revolution Foods, a company that is closing the healthy food gap in underserved communities, served an average of 2 million weekly meals and snacks to charter schools, food banks, senior and community feeding centers, and homeless shelters\u2014in 23 states. The company achieved this by working with existing partners expanding or starting new summer programs and new partnerships with senior homes.<\/p>\n

6. Apeel<\/h2>\n

For coating fruits and vegetables for the long haul<\/p>\n

Known for making plant-derived coatings that increase the shelf life of produce, Apeel recently created a product specifically for apples, helped launch plastic-free cucumbers in more than 100 Walmarts, removing 60,000 pounds of plastics from the supply chain per year. The company also expanded its global reach opening facilities in Peru, the Netherlands, and Mexico.<\/p>\n

7. Patagonia Provisions<\/h2>\n

For creating a new food chain that\u2019s based on regenerative practices<\/p>\n

Patagonia Provisions, the regenerative agriculture arm of Patagonia, worked with the Rodale Institute and Dr. Bronner\u2019s to create the Regenerative Organic Alliance (ROA), which administers the Regenerative Organic Certified certification standard for food, fiber, and personal-care products for all applicants. The company then launched one of the first-ever products to meet the standard: Organic Chile Mango, sourced from Nicaragua. This year, the company also changed its business model, turning its website into a marketplace with products made with regenerative organic ingredients or those that are \u201con the road to regenerative.\u201d<\/p>\n

8. Winnow Solutions<\/h2>\n

For tracking food waste in large-scale kitchens<\/p>\n

London-based Winnow develops technology for food service institutions and hotels to cut food waste and reduce costs. Winnow\u2019s waste monitors track food waste with weight monitors, showing staff the value of what they\u2019re throwing away. A new AI-enhanced version, \u201cWinnow Vision,\u201d is used by Ikea and Armani Hotels.<\/p>\n

9. Purecane<\/h2>\n

For sweetening baked goods without added calories<\/p>\n

Purecane is the world\u2019s first zero-calorie sweetener made from sugarcane. After launching in December 2019, the company expanded its product line with Purecane Baking Sweetener in March 2020. The calorie-free baking sweetener has zero glycemic index sweetener and acts like sugar. The company has been approved for use in Canada and Brazil, as well as the States where it launched on Amazon. This summer Purecane entered a partnership with AB Mauri, which provides baking materials to industrial baking customers.<\/p>\n

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