Archives for July 25, 2024

Moving with the times: How White Claw maintains its dominance in the hard seltzer category.

2024’s innovations show how White Claw is evolving.

Startup Spotlight

Sugar Bliss CEO: Cutting short pitch meetings could pave the way for long partnerships

Given how little time entrepreneurs have during most pitches, intentionally ending the meeting a few minutes early may sound counterintuitive, but the founder of the bakery and packaged cookie company Sugar Bliss says this gives potential buyers or...

CPG disruption: SPINS shares why innovation is needed in juices, pickles, pantry staples

CPG companies seeking to disrupt a market might want to turn their attention to categories where whitespace innovation is lacking — including in juices, pickles and pantry staples — a SPINS representative suggested in a recent webinar.

IFT FIRST 2024

Bell Flavors & Fragrances showcases flavor trends at IFT using SPARK platform

The global supplier Bell Flavors & Fragrances showcased its latest flavor innovations at the Institute of Food Technologists' (IFT) annual event, IFT FIRST, highlighting how its SPARK trend design platform identifies upcoming preferences.

Future Food-Tech Alternative Proteins

Proxy Foods CEO on AI’s potential in alt-protein market, creating ‘Canva ... for the food scientist'

A solid data foundation is crucial to leveraging AI to address alternative-protein market challenges, including raw material shortages and developing on-trend products faster, CEO of AI-based recipe company Proxy Foods Panos Kostopoulos shared at the...

Luxury slowdown: LVMH's champagne sales struggle

LVMH’s champagne sales were down in H1 2024, representing a wider struggle across the champagne sector.

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Is Gen Z the most powerful consumer group?

When it comes to marketing influence, does Gen Z hold all the cards? And if yes, how can brands harness that power?

Weight-loss drugs beyond weight-loss: The potential of GLP-1 to mitigate cardiovascular disease and other conditions

The weight loss drug boom has taken the world by storm. But could GLP-1 have potential to mitigate other health conditions liked to food, such as cardiovascular disease?

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How can manufacturers prepare for the next wave of UK HFSS rules?

It’s a little over a year before the next set of HFSS restrictions come into force in UK stores. What should UK and European food and beverage manufacturers expect?

Driving transformation: PepsiCo expands healthy portfolio, ramps up innovations to meet global nutrition needs

Food and beverage giant PepsiCo says it is continuously improving the nutrient density of products and expanding its better-for-you portfolio based on a strategy that it says is aligned with both global and local dietary guidelines.

‘Celebrate competition’: Oatly optimistic about plant-based milk category growth, strides forward in global expansion

Oat drink major Oatly expects continuing demand for plant-based milks as its current generation of consumers mature, and believes that more players entering the market will help boost category growth.