What Kantar’s list of most valuable global brands tells us about food and beverage trends
Kantar's latest ranking of the world's largest food and beverage brands reveals the shift in consumer behaviour towards indulgence during lockdowns.
Archives for June 24, 2021
What food trends will stick post-COVID? ‘The world’s going to become more demanding than it was during the pandemic’
COVID-19 changed how consumers eat and shop. But as much of the world unlocks and we emerge into the ‘new normal’ of a post-COVID era, what trends will stick?
Next-gen fungi-based food: ‘We replicate the fibrous and tender consistency of meat with mushrooms’
Spanish start-up Innomy is growing fungal mycelium on grains to ‘replicate the experience’ of eating ‘juicy and delicious’ meat, but with a substantially lower environmental impact, says the start-up’s CSO and co-founder Dr Francisco Kuhar.
Protein from waste: a sustainable solution with consumer appeal?
Quorn is hoping to make protein from crop leftovers within five years as a solution to the twin problems of climate change and food waste.
UPSIDE Foods brings in PepsiCo SVP as it gears up for commercial launch of cell-cultured chicken
Cell-cultured meat pioneer UPSIDE Foods (formerly Memphis Meats) has brought in high-flying PepsiCo exec Amy Chen as its chief operating officer as it prepares to launch its first consumer product – UPSIDE chicken – later this year, pending regulatory...
Hurdles holding back SNAP participants from healthy diets reveal opportunities for brands, retailers
New research revealing that nearly nine out of ten participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, struggle to maintain healthy diets suggests the method for how aid is determined is outdated and...
Despite improvement in infant formula marketing, ‘major gaps’ persist threatening level playing field, children’s health
While several major baby food and infant formula manufacturers have pulled back or altered their advertising and lobbying practices significantly in recent years to reduce the risk of discouraging breastfeeding, many companies continue to fall woefully...
Sustainability
Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire launch new threats to cocoa companies over LID payments
Neighbouring West African states account for over 60% of global cocoa supplies, but have threatened to name and shame chocolate brands trying to avoid paying the LID, a $400-per-tonne premium, which goes to their farmers.
Sweets & Snacks Expo 2021
Hershey reveals product innovation and growth strategies for the ‘new normal’ at Sweets & Snacks Expo
The premier trade show for the candy and snack categories is back after a 12-month break and offers visitors to the Indiana Convention Center the opportunity to discover new confectionery and snack products, actionable insights and unparalleled access to...
Unilever global ice cream leader talks plant-based formulation: First get the protein right…
Unilever experienced an “explosion” in the growth of non-dairy ice cream when it introduced products through mainstream brands such as Ben & Jerry's and Magnum, according to global ice cream EVP Matt Close. But getting plant-based proteins to match the...
Impossible Foods CEO on processed food, selling heme to other brands, and reaching price parity
Attempts to put plant-based meats “in the same category as Twinkies” because they are both “processed foods,” should be dismissed as “meat industry propaganda,” Impossible Foods CEO Dr Pat Brown told delegates at the Future Food Tech alternative proteins...
Japan Focus: Seafood sustainability, non-alcoholic sangria, radioactive water controversy and more feature in our round-up
Seafood sustainability, non-alcoholic sangria, radioactive water controversy and more feature in this edition of Japan Focus.
Teeing off for success: How PGA-backing is helping Tom Oliver Nutrition swing into golf shops in Singapore, UK and UAE
UK dietary supplement brand Tom Oliver Nutrition is making inroads into golf pro shops across Singapore, UK, and the UAE – markets where it already enjoys a presence – to tackle declining sales from pharmacies in high streets and shopping malls due to...
NZ’s LILO aiming high to tackle food waste with plant-based cheesecake range
New Zealand start-up LILO Desserts is gearing up to launch its plant-based cheesecake range in the country this September, and is also eyeing Hong Kong and Singapore as its first export markets.