New products will be introduced in the Simple Truth line in 2018 that meet consumer trends. These products fall into the beverage, snacking and non-animal category, and include Simple Truth Organic® sports drinks, Simple Truth Organic sparkling coconut waters, Simple...
The Clean Label movement is not new in that for decades consumers have taken a growing interest in what should and shouldn’t be in their food. However, consumers themselves have changed as they have become more informed on health, environmental and social issues....
Driving value in developed markets is becoming increasingly difficult, and innovating to accommodate evolving consumer preferences has become of paramount importance for food industry players. Many strands have grown from the ever-expanding consumer wish-list,...
Interest in non-GMO and organic foods by consumers and marketers grows steadily. The OTA reports US sales of organic products reached $39.1B in 2014, a growth of 11.3% from 2013. As demand for these products increases, so does the strain on the supply chain. For...
April 1, 2014, Global Food Forums -- The following is an excerpt from the Ingredion-sponsored "2013 Clean Label Conference." Click here for a copy of the report. Clean labels may be “tipping to the mainstream;” so predicted Leslie Skarra, CEO, at Merlin Development,...
Processed and formulated food products that seem unprocessed and unformulated are of interest to both consumers and manufacturers around the globe. Many discussions of the clean label trend (where only a few consumer-friendly ingredients are used to formulate a...
According to IGD, a UK-based food and grocery research group, at the end of 2011, the Chinese grocery market was worth £ 607 billion (about US$ 940 billion), now larger than the US Market at £ 572 billion (about US$ 886 billion). Between 2011 and 2015, the US grocery...
