Sales of frozen food in the UK have continued to surge and rose by £221m in the last three months, according to the latest statistics from Kantar and the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF).
Voluntary salt reduction strategies are commonplace across EU Member States, but are they doing enough? FoodNavigator asks the European Snacks Association’s Sebastian Emig and Action on Salt’s Sonia Pombo whether it’s time mandatory measures were enforced...
Premiumisation of traditional comfort foods is a theme of this week's gallery as Joe & Seph's spots a gap in the market for opulent popcorn bars, and self-proclaimed 'people's pie' maker Pukka unveils a sharing dinner option...
What will the everyday diets of elderly people living at home in 2030 look like? Where and when will they consume their meals? And how will it reach their plates?
There has been a global shift among consumers towards clean and clearer labels that promote natural claims, and a willingness to pay a premium for products that do so, notes functional ingredient manufacturer Beneo.
Danone brand evian is introducing 100% rPET bottles to the UK this week; the latest in a series of recycled plastic commitments from PepsiCo’s Naked Smoothies, Nestlé’s Buxton bottled water, and Coca-Cola GB. We explore how the move to rPET is progressing...
The Consumer Goods Forum has launched a fresh initiative to tackle deforestation in the food chain. FoodNavigator takes a look at this new effort – and asks why the CGF’s previous zero-deforestation commitment missed the mark.
FTW Ventures, an early-stage VC, has launched a new fund to support food and agri-tech start-ups that it believes can disrupt the sector. FoodNavigator speaks to founder and entrepreneur Brian Frank about the tech and trends he believes will come to the...
A new survey investigating the preference of shoppers in the UK and US suggests that many food and drink products do not offer the clear labelling that consumers want.
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Salt reduction offers an important opportunity to improve population health. So how are food manufacturers working to cut sodium from finished food products? Could more progress be made?
To create a “perfect food system” that can feed more people with fewer resources in the next 50 years, the food industry needs to turn 180-degrees away from long-considered “best practices,” including focusing on high yield crops, concentrating production...
Coronavirus or no coronavirus, food innovation in Europe appears to be continuing apace. In this edition of FoodNavigator’s new product development round-up, we look at Nestlé’s new MilkyBar Cookies & Cream sharing block, and exciting ‘mess free’...
The functional beverage sector is expected to gain traction as more ‘lifestyle consumers’ are attracted to the category, according to Kerry Taste and Nutrition.
The desire to maximise health and wellbeing means that consumers are constantly on the lookout for the next innovation but they are dubious about the accuracy and safety of genetic testing kits, market research indicates.
