World: Consumers would pay extra for ingredients they recognize
As many as 73% of consumers are happy to pay a higher retail price for a food or drink product made with ingredients they...
Europe: Positioning chocolate as a healthy snack
The snacking market is being revolutionized by a consumer backlash against sugar, salt and artificial ingredients, as well as changing lifestyle and personal wellbeing,...
Asia Pacific: FSANZ recalls frozen berries
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has alerted consumers to a food recall of a frozen mixed berries product that is potentially linked to...
Middle East: Gulfood Manufacturing exhibitors go green
Environmental protection, responsible natural resource management and animal welfare are increasingly weighing on the minds of consumers as the global food industry strives to...
Europe: Consumers still like things sweet, report
Across the 10 highest consuming nations for both sugar confectionery and gum, consumption is increasing, with compound annual growth rates ranging from 0.5 percent...
Asia Pacific: Australia wine sector to grow A$12.7 billion in 2024, says GlobalData
The Australian wine sector is projected to grow from A$11.3 billion (US$7.9 billion) in 2019 to A$12.7 billion in 2024, with a compound annual...
Asia Pacific: Strong growth in food and grocery retail sector expected in Australia, finds...
Growth in retail trade is expected to soften in the lead up to Christmas, according to the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) CHEP...
Asia Pacific: Suntory’s sales volume growth, plans for 2015
The demand in the Japanese soft drink industry in 2014 was estimated slightly lower than in the previous year, reflecting factors such as impact...
Europe: Greiner Packaging conceptualizes classic U-boat beverage packaging
German company U-Boot Getränke introduces the classic U-boat, which is a schnapps glass filled with high-proof spirits that is dropped into a glass with...
Americas: MIT commercializes coating to reduce wastage
MIT has licensed nonstick coating LiquiGlide to Norwegian consumer-goods producer Orkla to use the LiquiGlide’s coating for mayonnaise products sold in Germany, Scandinavia, and...