Insight
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Americas: Capture consumers’ hearts with familiar, natural ingredients in packaged foods, Mintel tells FNI
A Mintel research finds that more consumers in the US eat with their eyes, not their stomachs—as about 38% of adults agree that if a...
Asia Pacific: Chinese soft drinks companies make the mark on global markets
The value of the global soft drinks market increased by less than 2% in 2013 to US$937 billion, but the Red Bull energy drink...
Asia Pacific: Consumer packaged goods in China to adopt Western influences with changing buying...
In recent years, China has seen significant changes in eating habits, shopping behaviours, and lifestyle habits, as consumer behaviour responds to Western influences.
Consumer packaged...
Europe: Provide access to food with transparency in costs, profit, Premium Ingredients tells FNI
Premium Ingredients has begun marketing Premitex XLB-14012, a new stabilizer for long life liquid milk application, such as tea whitener, which allows producers to...
Europe: drupa Global Insights report finds interactive technologies to impact the printing industry
Internet-enabled tools such as web-to-print, variable data printing, interactive print like Augmented Reality and quick response (QR) codes, as well as smart technologies including...
Asia Pacific: Wholegrains, resistant starch can counteract potential effects of red meat diet, say...
The total consumption of red meat in Australia has almost doubled since the 1960s, according to Flinders University.
As consumption increases so does the risk...
Americas: Malaysia’s F&B exports to US records US$150M in Q1 2014
Malaysia Kitchen USA, a project under The Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE), reports a record increase in exports of Malaysian food and beverage...
Did You Know: How to test organic food for pesticides?
As the saying goes, “You are what you eat”.
A high school student in the US recently took this saying to a whole new level,...
Europe: F&B manufacturers should capitalise on personalised nutrition, says analyst
Personalised medicine is making its way into the US, with blood tests becoming the heart of changes to the way consumers see their health.
As...
Americas: Better-for-you snack foods to grow over the next five years, says report
Consumers in the US are eating traditional snack foods, particularly snacks with a perceived health benefit, in between and at meals, and this behavior...