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Fermented Foods: Branding Bacteria Right in the Age of COVID-19

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But in the age of COVID-19, as consumers are understandably wary of microorganisms and their potential to make us sick, how can food brands find and effectively market the right bacteria? Take Danone, maker of the yogurt brand Activia. Another example is KeVita , a PepsiCo-owned brand of sparkling kombucha beverages.

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Boochcraft Becomes First Hard Kombucha Brand to Earn B-Corp Status

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Boochcraft, which claims to be America’s favorite hard kombucha brand, recently became a Certified Benefit Corporation (B-Corp), a label awarded to companies that voluntarily meet high social and environmental performance standards.

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Boehringer backs AI-powered anti-infective startup ArrePath

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It decodes the complex behaviour of bacteria when they are exposed to new chemical entities – known as ‘bacterial autopsies’ – according to the company. million deaths a year, according to the 2019 Gram Report.

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Food Industry by the Numbers: Leading Food Brands, Mergers & Acquisitions and More

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To celebrate 20 years of Xtalks , we’re taking a look back over the last 20 years in the food industry by highlighting some of the most talked-about food brands by the year, mergers and acquisitions and biggest advancements in food safety. It is the maker of Cadbury, Oreo, Ritz, Triscuit and other household brands. In a deal worth $13.8

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Are Animal-Free Dairy Products Considered Vegan?

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General Mills appears to be exploring and developing an animal-free dairy cheese brand called Renegade Creamery. Renegade Creamery makes plant-based cheese but adds milk proteins produced in strains of yeast and bacteria and uses an “artisan fermentation process.”

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Likmez: First FDA-Approved Liquid Option of the Antibiotic Metronidazole

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We are very excited with our first brand launch which is part of our upcoming pipeline of novel products, designed to address unmet patient needs and bring value to the healthcare system,” said Narasimhan Mani, president and CEO of Kesin Pharma, in the company’s press release.

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(BEST) over the counter ANTIBIOTIC cream

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Antiseptic creams are preparations which are applied to the skin to reduce the possibility of infections or to slow the growth of bacteria. Antiseptic creams have bacteriostatic properties (stops bacteria from multiplying) as opposed to antibiotic creams, which are bactericidal (kill the bacteria). .