World: Taste, flavor drive flavored milk consumption, finds DSM report
Flavored milk consumption is soaring and is not limited to children alone, as adults are also embracing these dairy beverages, according to DSM's Global...
Europe: Clean eating, natural processing are key trends in 2016, says analyst
The 'clean eating' trend has inspired a back to basics approach in product development and is an overarching theme in Innova Market Insights' Top...
Europe: Consumers have mixed views on sugar, finds survey
Consumers perceive sugar as both a ‘friend and foe’ in their nutrition, according to a quantitative consumer research commissioned by Beneo.
The results also underline...
Americas: Foodservice’s sugar-free offerings increase with health-conscious consumers
Sugar is now the top item consumers are trying to avoid in their diets and is neck-and-neck with calories as the top item they...
World: Demand for healthier fast food options observed, finds report
The global fast food market generated approximately US$477.1 billion in 2013 and it is forecast that by 2018, this market will exceed US$617.1 billion,...
Europe: Grocery shopping are getting smarter, finds survey
About 39% of consumers think that supermarkets in particular will confront them with digital innovations such as automatic scanning and payment of groceries, finds...
World: Global aseptic packaging to grow 24% by 2020, finds report
The world market for aseptically packed products amounted to over 140 billion liters in 330 billion packs during 2014, according to the new Global...
Americas: School meals have more fiber, less salt, finds CDC report
Most schools in the US are implementing healthy practices to help meet federal school meal standards by offering whole grains, more fruits and vegetables,...
Asia Pacific: Vietnam drank 836M liters of carbonated drinks in 2014, finds report
Consumers may be curbing their intake of carbonated drinks in many markets, but in Vietnam, soft drinks consumption looks set to break the 1...
Asia Pacific: China opens up to drinking more coffee, finds report
China has a long history of drinking tea and while the hot brew is still the most popular drink in the country, a Canadean...