Los Angeles-based Koia, a manufacturer of plant-based protein beverages, announced that it has closed on $7.5 million of Series Seed capital in a funding round led by KarpReilly, alongside existing institutional investor AccelFoods.

As part of its ongoing program to expand its non-GMO ingredient portfolios, Tate and Lyle introduced 17 new non-GMO starches with the same functionality as their traditional counterparts.

When the Netherlands-based Innova Market Insights announced its Top Ten Trends list for 2017, clean label was highlighted as the No. 1 trend of the year. “Interest in naturalness and clean label continues to feature strongly,” Lu Ann Williams, director of innovation at Innova Market Insights, said in a statement.

With a hand in many of the trends impacting consumer packaged goods, millennials have played a role in the growth of natural, organic and non-GMO products. In conjunction with the demand for better-for-you products, consumers are looking for flavors that are perceived to be healthier.

New York-based Kyowa Hakko USA announced that its Setria glutathione ingredient now is available as a dietary supplement in Europe.

The 37th annual Natural Products Expo West & Engredea hosted more than 80,000 attendees. The show, produced by New Hope Network, took place March 9-13 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif., and brought together 3,100 exhibiting companies, including more than 500 first-time exhibitors.

Adding to its lineup of natural, stevia-sweetened products, Zevia introduced a new line extension: Zevia Energy.

When Austin Allan traveled to Madrid to study abroad in 2001, he did not know that the upbeat people, culture and lively, rich flavors of Spain that he “fell in love with” would result in a new livelihood: Tio Gazpacho.

Simply Beverages, a brand of The Coca-Cola Co., expanded its line of natural juices and juice drinks with the introduction of two new products: Simply Lemonade with Strawberry and Simply Peach. 

Zoganic introduced its self-titled powdered dietary supplement, which is natural and straight from the fruit, the company says.