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Food and drinks containing sweeteners have become increasingly popular as health concerns around sugar grow. However, are sweeteners safe, and does their inclusion across an array of foodstuffs provide health...
As alternative diets continue to rise in popularity and concerns over ethical, environmental and health issues change consumer perceptions of traditional, meat-based diets, plant-based foods are being elevated. We investigate...
From continued efforts on mega-trends such as sustainability to rising ingredients such as CBD-infusions, 2019 is likely to be no less a year of change than those preceding it. We...
In this issue: How the industry is working to combat fruit waste, trends shaping the year ahead, the consumer desire for authentic brand engagement and comforting products, and more.
Global confectionery group Ferrero signed a definitive agreement with Nestlé to acquire its US confectionary business for $2.8bn in cash, and Global producer and distributor of fresh and fresh-cut fruit...
Functional foods deliver additional or enhanced benefits over and above their basic nutritional value, with prebiotics and probiotics playing a starring role in the sector. Callum Tyndall finds out more...
With both pro- and prebiotics emerging as ingredients to watch, opportunities are growing for manufacturers to make use of them. Callum Tyndall talks to industry experts to find out what...
Hemp is rapidly growing in popularity as an ingredient, in part thanks to a range of associated health claims. And yet it still faces lingering suspicions and regulatory problems. Callum...
As mobile technology and ubiquitous connectivity have created an expectation among consumers for on-demand, specific information, brands have an opportunity to acquire new customers by prioritising full product transparency. Callum...
In this issue: How brands should approach product transparency, hemp’s growing popularity, prebiotics and probiotics’ development as ingredients, and much more.
