30 Mar US: Kombucha market up by 41 percent
As health and wellness has progressed from a niche interest to mass consumer appeal, this beverage segment has reaped the benefits.
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27 Feb Seize the fermented drinks opportunity
When PepsiCo, the world’s second-biggest food and beverage company, bought small fermented drinks maker KeVita in late 2016, it sent a clear sign that fermented foods have reached a tipping point.
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21 Feb Top 10 alcoholic drinks trends for 2017
This report by UK digital agency, Kerve, examines how the increasing experimentation by brands, and the changing tastes of consumers, influenced the alcohol sector in 2016 and what this may mean for marketers in 2017.
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18 Feb The five transformative food-bev trends of 2017
US food-beverage design and development firm, Mattson, develops concepts and formulates products across many channels within the food world, including food-away-from-home, FMCG, ingredients, and others. It's president and chief innovation officer, Barb Stuckey, outlines the macro trends that will...
07 Feb Much ado about coconut water
What's been behind the emergence and immense current popularity and growth of coconut water? Euromonitor International explains...
24 Jan Euromonitor Lists Top 10 Global Consumer Trends for 2017
Euromonitor International has released its annual “Top 10 Global Consumer Trends for 2017” report, which analyses the trends that will shape the consumer landscape this year. Authenticity and personalisation are key attributes to customers.
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12 Jan Handy round up of top global 2017 food trends reports
The new year is here and with it comes another new season of food trend forecasts. Analysts at Anderson Partners Food Ingredient Marketing in the US have come up with this handy round up to help you find your way through...
11 Jan Six ways wine will change in 2017
If there are two words for wine in 2017, they’re experimentation and exploration...
09 Jan Firmenich names cucumber as its ‘Flavour of the Year’
Firmenich has announced cucumber as the 2017 “Flavour of the Year” based on its growing appeal - demand for refreshing, clean, and healthy food and beverages is driving cucumber’s surge in popularity.
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01 Dec Ten Key Trends in Food, Nutrition and Health 2017
When a giant food company invests $32-million in a startup focusing on personalized nutrition – as Campbell’s recently has – then you know that “personalization” has reached its tipping point. This is a key trend identified in New Nutrition Business' annual report, 10...
15 Nov ‘Clean Supreme’ leads Innova’s Top Trends for 2017
Growing calls for transparency throughout the supply chain are taking clean and clear label to a new and supreme level. This comes as the inherent benefits of plant-based products are being active marketed to a more health conscious consumers. “Clean Supreme” and “Disruptive Green” lead...
09 Nov UK: Waitrose identifies key food and drink trends
In a newly released Food & Drink 2016 report, Waitrose has identified four broad trends highlighting how what we eat is increasingly becoming a way of expressing who we are and tips a number of trends to watch for the year ahead. [Great insights and...
26 Oct US liquor trending: lighter libations
Taking their cue from the success of carbonated waters and seltzers, alcohol brands are cutting calories.
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26 Oct Why craft is the US liquor industry’s next big thing
The US spirits industry is seeing a craft movement take hold across bars and retail outlets in a way that could mirror the success craft brewers.
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10 Oct The maturation of craft beer
The European and US craft beer sector has exploded in the last ten years – in fact micro is now mainstream, as highlighted by recent acquisitions of craft brewers by the big players in the industry.
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10 Oct Defining coffee’s waves of innovation
The US/the world is currently in the third wave coffee movement, but what exactly are these “waves”? Mintel’s expert analysts share a brief history of the different coffee waves and their predictions on what’s to come.
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10 Oct How the business of bottled water went mad
How did a substance that falls from the air, springs from the earth and comes out of your tap become a hyperactive multibillion-dollar business?
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06 Oct Wine in smaller packages is the next big thing
There’s a growing trend in the world of wine that many wine producers have been slow to catch up to. It doesn’t have anything to do with grapes, blends or finishes. It has to do with size, asserts a senior Tetra Pak marketing executive.
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21 Sep Tetra Pak Juice Index: consumers trending toward natural, healthy and tasty juice
The latest issue of the annual Tetra Pak Index is focused exclusively on 100% juice for the first time. The report identifies consumer trends driving new growth opportunities for producers around the world.
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21 Sep Will banana milk be the next dairy alternative craze?
From lattes in trendy coffee shops to standalone products from companies like WhiteWave, banana milk could be the latest dairy alternative craze to disrupt an increasingly fragmented industry.
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