'Confusion' best describes global regulation of aloe, expert says
After years on the market, aloe as an ingredient is still poorly understood by most regulators around the world, attendees at a recent ingredient-specific session were told.
Archives for October 9, 2016
3 strategies buoying soft drink sales in the face of volume declines
Sales of carbonated soft drinks continue to decline as consumers reach for lower sugar, lower calorie and more natural alternatives, but all hope is not lost for the soda category, according to Euromonitor International.
Hungryroot wants to ‘uproot how Americans eat’ by swapping veggies for less healthy ingredients
An infusion of $6 million last April from venture capital investors is helping plant-based startup Hungryroot “uproot how America eats” by enabling it to double the variety of vegetable-based ready-to-eat meals, sweets and snacks it offers and expand its...
NCA Sweet Insights Summer Series
Former Mars sales director encourages retailers to put more snacks on checkout aisle
The $6bn retail checkout was described as a “big, highly profitable and dynamic” business by the founder and president of Impulse Marketing, Cam Cloeter, during the recent NCA Summer Insights webinar, called “Checkout Strategies: Driving Shopper...
Penn State academics seek to commercialize ‘bulletproof’ natural colors from avocado pits
Academics at Penn State University are seeking to commercialize water-soluble yellow, orange and red colors derived from avocado seeds (pits), which they claim offer cost and stability advantages over natural colors currently on the market.
Analyst View
Mars Wrigley Confectionery to be ‘lean and mean’ in resurgent global market
Mars’ combination of its chocolate and Wrigley businesses will help it simplify its supply chain to compete in a global confectionery market poised for modest growth, say analysts
From Dosha dining to noodles and goat meat: 10 culinary trends to watch in 2017
From Ayurvedic-inspired cuisine and Vietnamese Pho, to plant-based ‘meat’ and goat empanadas- Sterling-Rice Group (SRG) highlights 10 culinary trends it predicts will inspire packaged foods and foodservice menus in 2017.