Natural Products Insider

Fermentation, a traditional food production method, is gaining traction among consumers looking for ancient wisdom in current food offerings, according to data presented by NEXT Data and Insights at SupplySide East 2019. Foremother Foods LLC’s new Live Culture Picaflor Pepper Flakes is a great example of a brand seeing success using lactofermentation, which uses salt and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) to acidify and preserve produce. The Live Culture Picaflor Pepper Flakes won the NEXTY Award for the Best New Condiment at Natural Products Expo West 2019, and this podcast with Marcus McCauley, founder and CEO at Foremother Foods LLC, explores the product’s ideation, formulation and future.