口味决不妥协：中国消费者呈“有意识放纵”趋势
根据 FrieslandCampina Ingredients 的首份 2019 - 2020 年全球食品和饮料行业趋势报告，“有意识放纵”- 一种显示消费者主动阅读食品和饮料标签的趋势，在中国十分普遍。
Archives for October 2, 2019
“巨大”潜力：阿里巴巴旗下研究机构研究中国三大食品和饮料电子商务机遇
据一位业内专家介绍，得利于中国的“开放”政策、拥有的庞大市场和快速的数字化转型，中国的电子商务市场存在巨大潜力，是全球所有食品和饮料企业都应充分利用的机遇。
有关冰淇淋的内幕：中国消费者希望放纵与健康兼得
中国的冰淇淋市场正在迅速增长，各大品牌都在从放纵和健康的角度挖掘这一趋势。
越中贸易面临风险？出口量严重下降和令人困惑的监管变化威胁着生鲜食品贸易
越南对华果蔬出口的大幅下降，加上最近令人困惑的监管变化，可能意味着两国生鲜食品贸易面临重大威胁。
亚太地区 9 月头条新闻
以下是 9 月份亚太地区（除中国外）最值得关注的新闻。
Craft spirits challenge: Chinese regulations confusing botanicals in gin for traditional Chinese medicines
Aside from all the usual red tape importers face in getting consignments of spirits into China, one botanical barrier is reserved mostly for gin.
精酿烈酒所面临的挑战：中国法规将杜松子酒中的植物成分与中药相混淆
除了在烈酒收货时通常要面对的繁文缛节之外，进口商还会遭遇一道主要针对杜松子酒而设立的植物屏障。
No compromise on taste: ‘Conscious indulgence’ trend observed in Chinese consumers
‘Conscious indulgence’, a trend that shows consumers actively reading food and drinks’ labels is widespread in China.
Flavor pairing for multi-sensory products with 'an emotional design'
We know what emotions feel like – but what do they taste like? Consumers associate specific feelings with certain flavors, which can help manufacturers make multi-sensory products with 'an emotional design'.
Euromonitor: Where next for Brazil's organic food market?
The organic food and beverage market in Brazil is growing but not without its growing pains, including ingredient supply chain constraints to consumer distrust over large multinational companies launching organic products in the region, notes Euromonitor...
Study: 87% of food products in Costa Rica meet national sodium reduction targets, 'but more work is needed'
Dietary sodium intake has become a public health priority in Costa Rica and can been linked back to the prevalence of high sodium content in many packaged food categories, wrote researchers in a recent study which analyzed the sodium content across a...
NEW PRODUCTS GALLERY: From Bubble Fruit cups and Atoka Wellness to Oikos Pro Fuel caffeinated dairy beverages
Check out FoodNavigator-USA’s latest gallery of new products hitting US shelves, from a slew of plant-based meat and dairy alternatives to caffeinated dairy beverages, boba-packed Bubble Fruit cups, prebiotic-laced ‘Gut Happy’ cookies, ketchup with added...
Forget animals, animal cells, and plants, says Air Protein: The most sustainable 'meat' is made from microbes… and thin air
Air Protein – one of a new wave of startups producing proteins via microbes rather than plants or animals – is gearing up to commercialize consumer products featuring a Non GMO whole food ingredient with 80% protein that it claims could blow rivals out...
FOOD FOR KIDS: Euromonitor finds just 15% of parents are happy with their child’s eating habits
Over two-thirds of parents (67%) worldwide said they want to improve their child’s eating habits, according to Euromonitor International's 2019 Health and Nutrition Survey.
Canned vegetable cartel: Whistle-blower Bonduelle avoids ca. €250m fine in anti-trust ruling
The European Commission has fined French food cooperative Cecab and Dutch manufacturer Coroos upwards of €30m for their involvement in a canned vegetable cartel. Whistle-blower Bonduelle, which was also embroiled, has been granted ‘full immunity’.
Derek Sarno talks Plant Chef roll out in Tesco: ‘This is a no brainer for me’
Tesco has launched a new own-brand range of plant-based foods under the Plant Chef label, which the retailer’s head of plant-based innovation, Derek Sarno, says responds to a ‘clear opportunity’ for ‘affordable, more familiar dishes’.
McCormick & Co. beats Q3 expectations thanks partly to favorable trends, strong digital presence
Continuing to ride the rising wave of consumer interest in bold global flavors, healthy eating and sustainability, spice giant McCormick & Co. reported higher than expected earnings yesterday for its third quarter ending Aug. 31 and raised its outlook...
Investing in the Future of Food: Forget the unicorns – focus instead on driving exponential growth
Given the frequency of headlines touting the near vertical year-over-year growth or surging revenues of some brands in the first year, an entrepreneur or investor in the food and beverage space could easily believe that this is the norm – when in reality...
A tale of two desert dairies
Abu Dhabi’s Al Ain Farms and Dubai’s Al Rawabi have evolved differently over the last four decades to become regional majors.
Snacking with a conscience: Free from and ethical messages gain importance in the organic sector
Mintel research has revealed organic products launches with free from and ethical claims have experienced impressive growth over the past decade, especially in Europe.
ECMA Congress 2019
Confusion remains over compostability of cartons and SUP directive on coated cartonboard
Manufacturers in the carton industry are concerned that confusion remains over the compostability of cartons, MOSH (Mineral Oil Saturated Hydrocarbons) and MOAH (Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons) and the SUP (Single-Use Plastics) directive on coated...
Minerva enters into joint venture to grow Chinese presence
South American beef processor Minerva has entered into a joint venture to “explore opportunities in the Chinese market”.
Spanish pork sector roadmap published
Spanish pork trade body Interporc has launched its new ‘industry roadmap’ for the sector that will cover the next five years.
UK-Ireland customs centres plan criticised
A plan to introduce customs posts a few miles on each site of the Northern Irish border has been heavily criticised.
Alliance Group launches beef scheme
New Zealand co-operative Alliance Group has launched a new beef offer to farmers that focuses on quality produce for export markets.
Mrida Group develops ethnically sourced, clean label nutri-cereals for Indian market
Indian social enterprise Mrida Group has launched two millet products, Upma and Khichdi, to cope with the growing trends of clean label, nutritious, and ethnically sourced ready to cook (RTC) meals for Indian consumers.
Fi Asia Thailand 2019
The future of fruits and veggies? Thailand specialty firm looks to reinvent sector via self-developed processing technologies
Thai specialist fruit and vegetable firm Chiangmai Bioveggie is looking to reinvent the way consumers view the sector via the development of new formats through the use of their self-innovated processing technologies.
‘Predicting the future’: Can artificial intelligence help slash food and beverage NPD timescales?
Singapore-based AI Palette claims to have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based platform that can help FMCG food firms create ‘successful products’ and shorten the NPD process, thus also increasing products’ speed to market.
Frequent mushroom consumption associated with reduced prostate cancer risk: Japan cohort study
Habitual mushroom intake may help to prevent prostate cancer, especially in middle-aged and elderly Japanese men, according to the findings of a new cohort study.