Consumer Food Trends

Clean Label Library

Clean Label Library

Welcome to the Clean Label Conference Library. This section provides free access to valuable Clean Label Conference speaker presentations and magazines offering post-conference summaries. Please scroll down to access the 2023 Clean Label Conference speaker and...

Sweetener Systems Library

Sweetener Systems Library

Welcome to Sweetener Systems Library, which provides free access to valuable speaker presentations and post-conference summaries. A Protein Trends & Technologies Library and Clean Label Library that provide access to summaries and presentations from past seminars...

2021 Top Food Trends Lists

2021 Top Food Trends Lists

Global Food Forums and its related websites (Clean Label, Protein Trends & Technologies and Sweetener Systems) again provide an annual list of "top food trends lists" with a 2021 Top Food Trends addition. Here we offer a look at various predictions for 2021 and...

Evolving Consumer Perceptions of Clean Labels

Evolving Consumer Perceptions of Clean Labels

Evolving Consumer Perceptions, Innovation and Clean Labels CLEAN LABEL has been with us since early 2000s, said Lynn Dornblaser, Director, Innovation & Insight, Mintel, as she began her presentation “Clean Label: Shifting Consumer Perceptions,” which had been...

2020 Clean Label Conference

2020 Clean Label Conference

The in-person 2020 Clean Label Conference was cancelled due to Covid-19. However, Global Food Forums provided registered attendees access to video recordings of speaker presentations. Most PowerPoint presentations as well as the 2020 Sweetener Systems Post-Conference...

2020 Clean Label Post Conference Magazine

2020 Clean Label Post Conference Magazine

The 2020 Clean Label Post Conference Magazine is a summary of key points from speakers who made recorded presentations that had been scheduled for the 2020 in-person event. It also publishes information on the ingredients selected by the Technology Snapshot Advisory...

Clean Label: Shifting Consumer Views

Clean Label: Shifting Consumer Views

Clean Label: Shifting Consumer Views We've been talking about "clean label" for over five years, and not surprisingly, the trend has evolved. This presentation examined how the concept of “clean label" has shifted in recent years as it has moved from niche to...

Omnivores Shift Toward Plant-Based Diets

Omnivores Shift Toward Plant-Based Diets

“Where does ‘science’ meet a company’s marketing objectives?” And, what does ‘clean label’ mean?” So enquired Rachel Cheatham, Ph.D., Founder & CEO, Foodscape Group, LLC in her presentation titled “Delivering Clean Label to the Transitioning Omnivore.” “There are...

2019 Clean Label Conference

2019 Clean Label Conference

Efforts to formulate packaged foods, beverages and nutritional products with consumer- and export-friendly ingredients continues to grow globally. Global Food Forums' 2019 Clean Label Conference,  the 6th annual event, was held March 26-27 in the Chicago area. The...

Shift to Plant Based Diets Presentation

Shift to Plant Based Diets Presentation

Consumers want clean label foods they can trust, along with an expressed desire to include more plant-based foods in their daily diets for health and sustainability reasons. This “flexitarian” approach of the Transitioning Omnivore creates a dynamic intersection of...