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Few people are truly sensitive to grain protein, but brands are cash in on those who embrace the perceived benefits of gluten-free foods. Gluten-free has entered the mainstream, with even Twinkie considering jumping in a market estimated by research group Packaged Facts to be...
Just when you finally learned how to correctly pronounce quinoa (keen-wa), another new grain comes along with an odd sounding name, touting its health benefits. We're talking about freekeh (freak-eh). What is it?...
Thanks to growing consumer awareness about the vulnerable state of the global environment and food supply, environmentally-conscious eating is a trend destined to increase in urgency, according to 'Eco-Eating Culinary Trend Mapping Report' by market research publisher, Packaged Facts, and the San Francisco-based strategic food...
With frozen food sales declining and fresh prepared foods growing, this US and global trend is seeing the redirection of products from the freezer case toward the deli counter.
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Ice cream does do something funny to a lot of us: it makes us nostalgic and happy and, if you take your cues from Bridget Jones, it helps us recover from heartbreak. The world is more colourful, slower-paced and simply more fun...
"Because they spend so much time out of the house earning money, many young women in cities like Manchester have never learned to cook. Sometimes their households scratch along, ill-fed. At other times their husbands are condemned to take over domestic duties." That was Frederick...
Sports nutrition marketers, traditionally focused on young men, sports teams and hardcore athletes, could do well to put more attention to a far larger and potentially more viable market: women, weekend warriors and consumers pursuing individual sports and fitness activities from yoga to walking, according...
As quinoa, kale, hummus and even seaweed find a seat at the American dinner table, the prospects for the processed food brands of yesteryear might appear dim. After all, how can classics like Hungry Man, Chef Boyardee, Hamburger Helper and Spam possibly survive in an...
The nutrition bars sector continues to enjoy rising levels of interest, in line with or even ahead of the market for cereal bars as a whole. Growth in the sector has reflected rising interest in healthy and convenient snacks suitable for consumption on-the-go, reports Innova....
Stevia will steal more and more market share from sugar — the natural sweetener has the potential to displace 25% of global sugar demand by 2050 as more consumers opt for the zero-calorie sweetener, asserts leading stevia producer, PureCircle.
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"Texture is moving to the forefront as the next hot mega-trend," said Elizabeth Sloan, President of Sloan Trends, speaking at this weekend's 2013 IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo in Chicago. More than one-quarter (27%) of the best-selling [in the US] new foods and beverages...
Butter vs marg: it's a fight that has gone on for decades. On one side, there's butter – rich, creamy, defiantly full-fat and made for millennia by churning the milk or cream. On the other, there's margarine: the arriviste spread invented in the...
After all the pink slime and horse meat fiascos that have angered and concerned consumers in many countries, it appears the word "meat" just isn’t working up the appetite like it used to. One euphemism we might see more of is "protein"....
Flavours for health, such as herbs and spices, honey and new generation superfruits will be the next hits in the global beverages market, according to Innova Market Insights....
Several key trends in the UK baking sector have been identified by Mintel: small is good, muffins are on the up, baking at home is growing, and just 6% of Brits haven’t eaten cakes and cake bars in the last six months, despite growing concerns...
Americans still love their fast food and packaged snacks, but they're increasingly turning their noses up at foods that look overly processed. So here's the latest goal for food makers: perfect the art of imperfection. ...
According to new research from Mintel, coconut water has been the surprise toast of the beverage industry in recent years. Indeed the number of product introductions more than quintupled (+540%) in the past five years (2008/2012) and products containing it have been taking off on...
Fruit flavours dominate the yoghurt market, featuring in over two-thirds of global launches recorded by Innova Market Insights in the 12 months to the end of March 2013, rising to three-quarters of the US total and nearly 70% in Latin America. ...
American brand strategy company, Sterling-Rice Group (SRG), has identified the top ten natural and organic food trends that are likely to influence mainstream grocery shelves, if they're not doing so already.
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