GUEST ARTICLE: What does defensible innovation look like in the food & beverage industry?
“There’s no such thing as defensible innovation in food,” a jaded marketer muttered near me at a very long, two-day innovation off-site years ago.
Archives for June 3, 2021
Nowadays plant-based nuggets boast ‘unparalleled' nutritional profile: 'We don’t just need to remove animals, we need to create better products'
The plant-based meat category is not short of starry-eyed founders armed with me-too products and a lofty mission to fix the broken food system (spoiler alert, they probably won’t). But there is still room for new players with a genuine point of...
Global survey: AI the new norm in nutraceuticals
The technological advancements are enabling a more personalized approach towards nutrition.
The future of alternative meat and dairy products? Freedom of choice
Variety for end-consumers holds the key to improving the taste, texture, format and nutritional challenges of the next generation of alternative food and beverages.
J.M. Smucker: 'We are emerging from the pandemic a much stronger company'
Working against tough-to-beat comparables from the previous year when consumers were in full pantry-loading mode, J.M. Smucker reported an 8% decline in net sales to $1.92bn in Q4 2021 compared to the same period last year.
How the Made Green in Italy label ‘battles against greenwashing’
The voluntary scheme helps improve clarity and transparency in the face of greenwashing, says Professor Fabio Iraldo from Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies.
‘The desire to reduce, reuse and recycle has never been higher’: Drinks brand launches vodka made from used grape skins
The UK’s Discarded Spirits has just unveiled a grape-based vodka, made using waste-products recovered from the wine making process, in an attempt to tap into consumer desire for zero waste ingredients.
Virtual Natural Products Expo West
Functional beverage sales rise, but not all ingredients, benefits gain equally as consumer interest shifts
Sales of functional beverages are bouncing back after slowing early in the pandemic when fewer people bought on-the-go products, reflecting increased consumer mobility, rising interest in food as medicine and innovation that resonates with health-focused...
Sustainability
Ritter Sport officially recognised as a CO2-neutral company
The family-owned German chocolate maker, known for its chunky square chocolate bars, has announced it has achieved ‘Climate-Neutral’ Certification.
DSM introduces new antibiotic residue detection with fully automated testing
Royal DSM, a global science-based nutrition, health and sustainable living company, has launched Delvotest Accelerator Smart – a fully-automated system designed to be used in combination with DSM’s internationally validated Delvotest plates to optimize...
Candy plan: Taiwan firm makes probiotic lozenges, gummies, candies with oral health benefits
Taiwan-based company Bioflag Biotech has developed a range of probiotic lozenges, gummies, and candies with strains that reduce oral pathogens, while promoting good bacteria growth and increasing the salivary production of the IgA antibody.