Insight
Key executives share their successes, learning points, market trends and research findings here.
Americas: 3M Food Safety holds webinars on FSMA
As the implementation deadlines for the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act or FSMA are going into effect for the food industry, 3M Food Safety...
Asia Pacific: Healthy snacking on the rise in China, report
While snacking is often thought of as an indulgent and convenient alternative to traditional meal times, many consumers are now focusing on their health,...
Americas: Graphene-infused packaging blocks moisture, researchers say
04Plastic packaging might seem impenetrable — and sometimes nearly impossible to remove — but water molecules can still pass through.
This permeability to moisture can...
Americas: Men are most likely to grocery shop online, report
Men from ages 18-44 are found to form the majority of online grocery shoppers, according to a report by The NPD Group.
It states Amazon...
Europe: Improving fraud resilience
Fraud has a financial cost, undermines customer and consumer confidence, and in the most serious cases, can damage consumers’ health and well-being.
Fraud is harmful,...
Americas: Hops could help reduce breast cancer risk, researchers say
Hops, the flower cones used in beer-making, are also found in dietary supplements designed to help treat post-menopausal symptoms and other conditions.
Scientists are...
Europe: Health snacks are gaining ground, says report
The snacking market is being revolutionised by a consumer backlash against sugar, salt and artificial ingredients, as well as changing lifestyle and personal wellbeing,...
Asia Pacific: ANZ sees sales from Chinese consumers, report
New research from global market intelligence agency Mintel reveals that 36% Chinese consumers who have bought imported products in the past six months have...
Europe: Nutrition companies worry over health claims regulation, survey finds
Nutrition companies view stricter EU regulation as a greater challenge than the state of the global economy, new research has shown.
Meanwhile, Brexit is...
Europe: UK water drinks to grow 50% by 2021, report
UK consumption of water drinks increased 11% in 2016 to more than 3,700 million liters, with a retail value in excess of £2.7 billion...