15 Nov World’s fastest growing functional food in 2013? Infant formula by far
Infant formula is the fastest growing healthy and functional food and drink category – adding almost $5bn in global sales in 2013 according to Euromonitor International.
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15 Nov Matcha: the next big drink out of Asia?
Never heard of matcha before? You are likely to hear more and more about this super-healthy, turbo-charged green-tea beverage in future. In the UK it's being marketed as the next big thing, and to consumers hungry for ways of getting healthy without doing anything too...
13 Nov Innova’s top food-bev trends for 2014: waste reduction and regaining trust
The latest trends impacting the food industry include moves to reduce the huge amount of food waste, as consumers simultaneously adapt their habits in times of continuing austerity. These trends come as the industry focuses on regaining consumer trust, following a year of negative headlines,...
06 Nov US: Kombucha, fermented from tea the new big thing in probiotics
Kombucha may be thousands of years old, but buzz is now brewing over the non-alcoholic fermented beverage made from tea.
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06 Nov US: Moonshine, a new booze trend?
Moonshine was a DIY staple of the Prohibition era, a backwoods rotgut that could make you blind or see God, sometimes both. And now, among small-batch boutique American whiskey distilleries, it's one of the year's hottest booze trends.
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28 Oct Starbucks opens its first tea bar as it bets on a $90bn global market
Americans love their coffee. A decent cup of tea, however, has been harder to find, though that is about to change. Starbucks has just opened its first Teavana tea bar in New York City, and in the next five years aims to do for tea...
17 Oct US: Diet beverages under pressure
With Diet Coke sales heading south, a senior Coke executive says that many diet foods and beverages "are under a bit of pressure" as consumers question the safety of ingredients.
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16 Oct Lagerita: beer the hottest new cocktail ingredient
Not long ago, beer lived down the pub with the boys. But things are changing. These days it's often to be found with vodka and embracing tequila.
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17 Sep US: Why big beer is going flat
Beer's continuing sales-volume decline in the US is a notable trend. "As bad as it's ever been," says Harry Schumacher, editor of Beer Business Daily, adding, "I guess Prohibition was worse."
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05 Sep Fibre-fortified beverages the next new mainstream trend?
p>With the one possible exception of an apple in the Garden of Eden, ingesting more fruits is seen universally as a wonderful idea. One of the reasons is the benefits of fibre – from fruits, vegetables, grains or other sources.
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15 Aug Sin-free ale: taking off in Muslim world
Dedicated drinkers may struggle to see the point of non-alcoholic beer, but it is growing in popularity around the world. Last year 2.2 billion litres were downed, 80% more than five years earlier.
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15 Aug It’s tea’s time – Euromonitor
With over 290 billion litres sold in retail and foodservice, tea is the world’s most consumed beverage, outpacing bottled water, carbonates, beer and coffee. But, with global retail value of just $40.7 billion (compared to coffee’s $75.7 billion and carbonates’ $183 billion), tea still lacks...
02 Aug US: Warning signs for big lite beers
As MillerCoors and Anheuser-Busch InBev struggle through another down year, executives have routinely cited bad weather and the sagging economy as reasons why consumers are buying less Miller Lite, Bud Light and other so-called 'premium lights' in the US. But could it just be the...
18 Jul Stevia: going places and some
Stevia will steal more and more market share from sugar — the natural sweetener has the potential to displace 25% of global sugar demand by 2050 as more consumers opt for the zero-calorie sweetener, asserts leading stevia producer, PureCircle.
...06 Jul Healthy flavours drive beverage innovation
Flavours for health, such as herbs and spices, honey and new generation superfruits will be the next hits in the global beverages market, according to Innova Market Insights.
...13 Jun Coconut creates a tropical storm in the food and drink markets
According to new research from Mintel, coconut water has been the surprise toast of the beverage industry in recent years. Indeed the number of product introductions more than quintupled (+540%) in the past five years (2008/2012) and products containing it have been taking off on...
13 Jun The rise of protein drinks for ordinary people
Protein products are increasingly being marketed in supermarkets to ordinary people. Do they serve any real purpose for non-athletes? The "sport-related" protein product sector is booming. It's estimated that the world will be chewing and gulping down £8bn a year of drinks, bars and other...
07 Jun Tetra Pak Dairy Index shows flavoured milk will spur dairy industry growth
New research from Tetra Pak forecasts that flavoured milk consumption will grow at more than double the rate of white milk globally between 2012 and 2015.
...30 May Consumer tastes are changing – but wine has been slow to adapt
Is wine is adapting to the changing consumer? Mintel analyst, Jonny Forsyth, argues that this is currently not the case and that in his country, the UK, the industry is led too much by its own prejudices and mores rather than those of the consumer....