Americas: US consumers to enjoy more ethnic foods, functional products and online shopping, says Mintel
As 2014 begins, Mintel’s Consumer Trends Analysts Jennifer Zegler and Stacy Glasgow outline the four trends set to impact the American consumer market, examining the areas of commercial opportunity for brands – and what consumers will be buying into in 2014. ‘Internationalism’ “Consumers’ interest in world events is already influencing shopping habits, as Mintel research finds that 67% of legal...
World: Stevia set to steal intense sweetener market share by 2017, says report
Post EU regulations, improved tastes and textures and increased consumer buy in and demand, stevia has been quietly gaining traction with consumers, usurping the traditional pecking order of more established sweeteners, according to a report by Mintel and Leatherhead Food Research. It states while the value of stevia as an additive for use in food and beverage manufacture totaled US$110...
Europe: Food processing plant installs Allpax Gentle Motion retorts
Allpax Products, powered by Pro Mach, said its Gentle Motion reciprocating retorts have been installed in a food plant in Europe. The retorts are being used on shelf-stable soup products packed in flexible containers. The reciprocating agitation process reduces processing time on average from 5-40% and consequently increases plant capacity. The resultant reduced cook time improves a shelf-stable product’s taste, texture, and...
Americas: Berry Plastics receives award for tube design
Berry Plastics Group has received the 2013 Tube of the Year Award for a food product with its French’s Flavor Infuser package/tube design from The Tube Council. The French’s Food Company partnered with Berry Plastics’ Design Center to create the one-step marinade package using a laminate tube, custom ‘spike’ marinade injector and clear overcap. It took the companies nine months from...
Asia Pacific: India’s food additives market to thrive on changing consumer preferences, says Frost & Sullivan
The changing lifestyles and hectic work schedules have spawned a large market for processed and packaged convenience foods, as the booming organized retail sector further extends the reach of processed foods, according to the Frost & Sullivan report Analysis of Indian Food Additives Market. The change in eating habits and the frequent introduction of new products and product lines, particularly...
Americas: Consumers want to eat right, enjoy luxurious, reasonably priced items, says Euromonitor
There is an overwhelming desire globally to indulge in luxury goods, download more apps and document experiences visually through social media, according to a consumer trend report 2013 Global Consumer Trends Survey by Euromonitor International. However, consumers are also struggling with work-life balance, maintaining an eco-friendly lifestyle and eating better. These trends would change the way brands appear and interact with...
Asia Pacific: China’s health and wellness market to reach nearly $70B by 2020, says report
Consumers in China are the most health-conscious people in the world, according to a new report entitled Capturing a Share of China's Consumer Health Market by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). BCG's Center for Consumer and Customer Insight (CCCI) surveyed 2,600 Chinese consumers aged 18 to 65, from the middle and affluent classes, and from large, medium, and small cities...
Europe: Arla Foods Ingredient’s natural milk protein to enable savings for cheese producers
Arla Foods Ingredients has launched Nutrilac FastRipe, a natural milk protein that enables cheese-makers to reduce ripening times and save thousands of euros every year without any negative impact on product quality or shelf life. Ripening is a key stage in the production of continental and Cheddar-type cheeses. It typically takes from three weeks to more than a year, which means...
Europe: Study finds Quali-E Vitamin E slow functional decline in Alzheimer’s disease, says DSM
DSM’s Quali-E Vitamin E was found to delay functional decline in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) by 19% or a clinically meaningful delay in progression of 6.2 months over the follow-up period compared to placebo. Further, daily high dose (2000 IU/day) supplementation of Vitamin E for a long period of time (2.3 years) did not raise safety...
Asia Pacific: Region’s food industry demand to surpass North America, Europe by 2014, says Frost & Sullivan
The Asia Pacific region's food industry is one of the fastest growing and is expected to hold a 33% market share in the global food and beverage market in 2014, according to Frost & Sullivan. This is due to increased urbanization, the growing need for health and wellness solutions and the focus on food safety; all of which will influence...