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Nutrient Density[1] is an emergent trend that will exert a growing influence on marketing and product development over the next five years – and it could benefit certain categories in particular.
“Barbecue” has been spotlighted by taste and nutrition specialist Kerry as the top trending flavour of 2021 for snacks, meats, meat alternatives, vegetables, sauces, marinades and seasonings.
Adios, avocado! High-profile chefs are increasingly rejecting the widely beloved avocado in favour of more sustainable ingredients, reports The Guardian.
Mintel, the experts in what consumers want and why, has today announced three trends set to impact global consumer markets in 2022. From technology that predicts the success of potential romances to brands tackling COVID-19 'survivor’s guilt' and eco-anxiety, this year’s trends include:
Whole Foods Market - the premium US food retailer - has issued its annual list of 10 foodbev trends for the coming year, with an emphasis on functionality, sustainability and abetting general well-being.
“Shared Planet” leads Innova Market Insights’ Top Ten Trends for 2022, focusing on how everyone can play their part in shaping a sustainable and prosperous future.
As meat analogues and plant milks continue to ride a wave of optimism, take a closer look at the plant-based category with Paul Hart, an expert in plant proteins.
The term “ultra-processed foods” – or UPF – is known to very few consumers. But that will change over the next five or so years. And one of the biggest drivers of that change will be growing media attention to published science.
Concern over sugar intake and interest in sugar reduction is driving an increasingly sophisticated approach to sweetening food and beverages with a focus on three parallel areas: natural sweeteners, less sweetening and no sweetness, asserts Innova Market Insights.
Fancy burgers might be the current stars of the alternative protein scene, but a much more humble foodstuff is getting ready for its moment in the spotlight. The fungi renaissance is here — and a clutch of startups are ready to take this much-misunderstood food to a whole new level.
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted both in shifts in South Africans' demand for dairy products as well as changed purchasing habits. Here are some insights from BMi Research.
The alternative sweetener du jour is allulose - globally it's grabbing food innovators' attention which is putting strain on supplies. Here's more detail on the NPD allure of allulose.
Thanks to a multiplicity of trends and changing consumer priorities - and the pandemic - the chewing gum market is coming unstuck....
How would you like to dig into a “recycled” snack? Or take a swig of juice with “reprocessed” ingredients made from other food by-products? Without the right marketing, these don’t sound like the most appetizing options.
McKinsey's new survey shows that a rise in consumer interest and purchasing power presents opportunities across wellness markets, especially as consumer spending rebounds.
More than four in ten consumers have increased their purchases of functional foods, beverages and supplements since the start of the pandemic, a major global survey has found.
Occasions are changing, and so, too, are flavour choices. The craving for indulgence is no longer limited to snacking and after-dinner treats, with consumers also seeking tasty indulgent breakfast foods, says Innova Market Insights.
Transparency throughout the supply chain is set to dominate activity through 2021 and beyond, with consumers searching for brands that can build trust, provide authentic and credible products and create shopper confidence in the current and post-COVID climate.
In its 2021 Flavor Forecast, global flavours company, McCormick, has identified four pandemic-influenced flavour spheres ranging from nutritious to indulgent that it believes will grow in awareness and popularity in the year to come.
In mid-March, alternative-protein-promoting non-profit Good Food Institute (GFI) released data showing that investment in the alt-meat market surged in 2020, hitting a record high of $3.1-billion, while sales of meat were up 19.2 percent over the past year.