IYA Foods, one of Terra’s new brand partners featured in Food Dive
Originally published in full in Food Dive by Author – Lillianna Byington Iya Foods is continuing to expand its portfolio and bring more African-inspired flavors to market. Just last week, the company announced a partnership with Terra Ingredients to launch a rice flour alternative called fonio flour, which is a grain native to West Africa […]
Organic Insider mentions Terra Ingredients
Terra Ingredients receives a mention, as seen below, in Organic Insider’s weekly newsletter on June 3rd, 2020 titled “Is the Organic Industry Aware of What’s on the Horizon?”. Full newsletter published in Organic Insider Peter Carlson, Director of Terra Ingredients, a leading organic and non-GMO ingredient supply company, echoed similar sentiments. However, he remains cautious […]
Food Dive: Coronavirus slows fonio’s path to market
Originally published in Food Dive by Author- Megan Poinski Stay-at-home orders have kept Terra Ingredients from completing the plant to process the grain, but the company predicts it will be ready to go soon after life gets back to normal. At the beginning of the year, Terra Ingredients was ready to shake up the grain […]
Baking Business: COVID-19 causes adjustments in tiny grain’s promotion
Originally published in Baking Business by Author- Jeff Gelski MINNEAPOLIS — Terra Ingredients, LLC by AgMotion had a big year planned for fonio, a tiny ancient grain sourced from West Africa. Now the company is working to overcome obstacles caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19). A launch of fonio was planned for Natural Products Expo West, […]
Terra Ingredients: Introducing Fonio
Fonio is an amino-rich ancient grain, farmed for centuries by the Fulani people in West Africa. It has provided sustenance and stable income for many families in the region. Terra Ingredients is building relationships with local farmers to share fonio on a global scale. Learn more about how Terra Ingredients is using food to bring […]
Terra Ingredients: Where We Source
Fonio is an incredibly difficult grain to process, but with the expertise of Terra Ingredients, in partnership with a food manufacturing company in Dakar, Senegal, that process has been streamlined. We are able to bring a ready-to-eat, fully traceable grain to your table, while supporting small scale farmers in West Africa. Watch more here!
Operational update regarding COVID-19
Dear Customer, Our community’s health, wellbeing, and security are our highest priorities. I want to personally reassure you, as one of our valued customers, of the steps we’re taking to continue delivering top-quality ingredients to your company. A contingency plan is in place and we’ve made every effort to side step foreseeable challenges that might […]
Forbes: Beans, Peas, And Other Legumes: The Unsung Champions Of Plant-Based Protein
Originally published in Forbes by Author – Brian Kateman. It’s long been said that beans are…magical, so to speak. And there’s some credence to that: beans are packed with protein, fiber, and important micronutrients, and evidence shows that they can help reduce a person’s risk for heart disease and cancer – especially when they are replacing red […]
Fonio – the new gluten-free grain to round out your celiac disease diet
Full article can be read here – Author Jefferson Adams Celiac.com 01/17/2020 – What’s fonio and why is it set to take the gluten-free world by storm? In West Africa, fonio is well-known for its great taste and dish nutritional profile. In addition to being a nutritious and great tasting, fonio is a versatile and […]
Terra’s quest to bring fonio out of Africa and onto shelves around the world
It can take days of traveling through rough terrain and hours of laborious processing by hand to get a plate of fonio, a relatively unknown grain native to Africa that tastes great, has impressive nutritional credentials, works well in a variety of applications and is extremely sustainable. But in 2020, Terra Ingredients plans to bring this […]