12 Jun The burger got a makeover. can processed foods get one too?
Two things happened in May that should be a huge wake-up call for big food companies...
10 Mar Patenting your new food ingredients and products
Companies spend a lot of time and money to develop new ingredients and new food products but unless they are protected, if successful, they are sure to be copied and to be on the market in record time.
07 Feb Start-ups are more successful than “Big Food”, but only just
Investors and consultants alike are full of excitement about the success potential of start-ups. Phrases like “there’s never been a better time to launch a start-up” pop up frequently. Not so fast, advises food industry analyst Julian Mellentin, director of New Nutrition Business.
16 Jul US: Inspired food innovation in SOFI Awards
The SOFIs honour the most outstanding specialty foods from the thousands of exhibitors, local and international, at America's popular Winter and Summer Fancy Food shows, held in San Francisco (January 2014) and New York (June 2014) respectively. The awards for 2014 were recently announced -...
24 Jun SA’s entrants to 2014 IUFoST Global Food Industry Awards
The 17th World Congress of Food Science & Technology (IUFoST 2014) takes place in Montreal, Canada from August 17th - 21st, 2014. A popular aspect of the event is the Global Food Industry Awards, that recognise exceptional products, packaging and communication campaigns. These are...
24 Jun US: Nielsen lists breakthrough food innovation products
Nielsen has issued a list of 14 breakthrough innovation products, many of them food-bev items, based on products introduced in the US in 2012 that continued to do well in their second year in the market.
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19 Nov Eleven foods that are changing the world
The headline may be rather dramatic, but this is an interesting take by Time magazine on some interesting food developments. Menu highlights: insect tacos, rice that stops blindness, noodles that can be "printed" in space, and hybrid confectioneries....
20 Feb Entrepreneurial tortoises beat corporate hares
How do you measure the success of an innovation? Sales results achieved is the obvious answer – and flowing on from that, profits. But given that markets, business and products all evolve over time, a key part of the usefulness of any...
20 Feb Entrepreneurial tortoises beat corporate hares
How do you measure the success of an innovation? Sales results achieved is the obvious answer – and flowing on from that, profits. But given that markets, business and products all evolve over time, a key part of the usefulness of any...
30 Oct SIAL 2012’s top winner!
A Hungarian seafood product has won the prestigious international SIAL d’Or 2012 award for commercially successful innovation.
Created in 1986, the illustrious awards, associated with the world's second-largest food trade fair, recognise innovations that have become major retail successes in their national food...
06 Jul Seven key tips to any successful food product launch
Launching a food product in today’s highly competitive market takes a large degree of commitment, hard work and the right team to execute a successful launch. It is important to understand what people buy, when they buy it and how they buy it, in...
05 Jul Scottish team develops ‘nutritional’ pizzas
Pizza. Arguably the most desirable eat in the expansive realm of junk foods ...
05 Jan Kraft reinvents the appeal of famous Philly cream cheese
Dating back to 1880, Philadelphia Cream Cheese is one of Kraft’s most valued brands at $1.7 billion in global sales. Not content to rest on established laurels and see its market share eroded by competitors, Kraft has invested heavily in R&D and innovation to reinvent...
10 Nov Bacon: An indispensible ingredient in food innovation
Bacon cupcakes, bacon candy, bacon hot sauce, bacon coffee, bacon jerky, chocolate covered bacon strips...
19 Oct US: Healthier foods earn healthier profits
Foods that are good for the waistline are also good for the bottom line. That’s the conclusion of a recent report out from the Hudson Institute, an American, non-partisan policy research organisation. ...
14 Jul Caramelized garlic wins best new product award
Sliced, caramelized garlic accented with basil oil has been named the best new gourmet product of the year at the 57th annual Summer Fancy Food Show in Washington DC...
07 Oct SA strikes gold at global food Oscars
A South African product has won one a coveted SIAL d'Or, one of the nine main awards presented to the most innovative new products at SIAL 2010, the biannual global food showcase that takes place in Paris later this month.
21 Sep New SA food products of the year
The results of the annual Food Review/Symrise New Product Competition 2010 have been announced, with NBL brand, Bakers, taking top honours.
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