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Maybe you can't remember the first time you noticed that your drink came in a Mason jar. It was a drink that used to come in a normal drinking glass. Now, it's served in the down-home, aww-shucks, laid-back vessel-of-the-moment...
While popped snacks are gaining considerable attention as one of the up-and-coming sectors of the bagged snacks market, there still appears to be some mileage in the traditional popcorn market, both in the US and Europe, reports Innova Market Insights.
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The American grocery store is having a moment of clarity. While fraught with technical issues, yoghurt to granola to tortilla chips are showing up in clear packages. The thinking: Shoppers are more inclined to buy when they see what they're getting.
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The country's appetite for almonds has grown by more than 220 percent since 2005 — far faster than demand for pecans, walnuts, macadamias, pistachios, cashews, or peanuts. The rise is even more startling when compared to the early 1970s, when the average American ate just...
In the past few years, quinoa has taken the health food world by storm. From sushi-style quinoa rolls to drinkable (yes, drinkable) quinoa the grain is everywhere, and it seems like everyone is eating it. But, why exactly is quinoa so popular?
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You've heard of the 'health halo'...
DSM reports that the appeal of yoghurt is on the rise around the world. It has published results of a survey carried out in countries as varied as China, US, Brazil and Turkey, in a Global Insight paper, and which has found a growing demand...
In many ways, Millennial tastes and behaviours foreshadow what's coming in consumer consumption. A new report from The Hartman Group, Outlook on the Millennial Consumer 2014, takes an in-depth look at what they're doing and how food manufacturers and retailers can take part in this...
Despite the apparently inexorable rise of convenience foods and the "cash-rich, time-poor" consumer, some parts of the world have maintained a high level of interest in home baking from scratch. Other countries, such as the US and the UK, had definitely moved away from home...
Butter continues its big comeback in the US, but it's still got some road to travel from consumption levels of the 1920s.
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Here's why snack packaging is going matte: better brand exposure in retailers, a sense of natural and improved texture are just a handful of the reasons.
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A strong interest in protein content and high-protein products across the food and drinks market is continuing to develop, reports Innova Market Insights, despite the fact that most Western consumers already get enough protein in their diets.
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The global food industry is on the eve of an online retailing revolution that will lead to fundamental changes for players along the supply chain, from processors through to retailers. For brands and private-label food processors of every size it means exploiting opportunities and tackling...
It doesn’t seem like that long ago that “clean” meant no grime on your counters or no dirt under your nails; or perhaps no traces of drugs in your blood test ...
Euromonitor International visited the 2014 Sweets and Snacks Expo and identified five key trends in snacks. Based on its observations, mini products, such as mini York Peppermints, are even bigger in 2014 than at the 2013 show. Products such as Hershey's Ice Breakers Cool Blasts...
A healthier lifestyle is by far the main driver for the purchase of gluten-free goods, according to a new UK survey of shoppers, and not many buyers are impressed by their taste.
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Earlier this year, an American blogger, Vani Hari (left), author of the Food Babe blog. scored a high-profile victory in their campaign against a common bread ingredient — a dough conditioner called azodicarbonamide that's also used in yoga mats and other plastics — when Subway...
"Chobani is boldly going where no major dairy has dared to go before. And now everyone else will have to go there, too." This is the assertion of analysts, New Nutrition Business, following news that Chobani, the US Greek yoghurt phenomenon is...
Obsessing over calories alone has left dieters with an empty feeling. And so calorie counting that defined dieting for so long is giving way to other considerations, like the promise of more fibre or natural ingredients. That is chipping away at the popularity...
The free-from foods market is booming in many parts of the world, widening into new categories and increasingly moving into the mainstream with introductions from major manufacturers and brands. Leading supermarket multiples are dedicating more shelf-space and improving in-store signage, as well as offering their...