Did the COVID-19 pandemic help drive growth for some plant-based food brands and food delivery companies? In this episode of the Xtalks Food Podcast, Sydney discusses six food and beverage companies that have gone IPO, or announced plans to go public, in 2021. The team questions to what extent the pandemic helped push IPO plans forward and whether the trends of trying new plant-based foods and ordering food delivery will last. 

Also in this episode, Mira talks about how natural food dyes from red cabbage can replace synthetic options, specifically when it comes to cyan blue. She discusses new research describing how natural dyes could be a safer alternative to artificial ones and asks the team to weigh in on differing regulatory oversight of food dyes in the US versus the EU.

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Food and Beverage Companies That Have Gone, Or Announced Plans to Go, IPO in 2021

Can Natural Food Dyes from Cabbage Replace Synthetic Options?

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