As the G7 summit draws to its end and groundwork commences for COP 26, world leaders have been urged to look at the food system to deliver progress on COVID-19, economic security, climate change and health.
Verlinvest tells FoodNavigator it is doubling down on the consumer shift towards sustainability, ethics and health. ‘This is where the growth is coming from’, it says.
Food safety is a business-critical issue. People worry about food safety and security as much as global warming, pollution and poverty, research from confectionery giant Mars reveals. FoodNavigator hears from Dr Guangtao Zhang, director of the Mars Global...
The trend of people consuming 'less but better' in their homes opens up exciting innovation opportunities for food NPD and products that pair well with beer and other alcohol, say firms.
Italian confectionery giant Ferrero says it is looking to enlarge its product offering in the sweet biscuit market after acquiring the UK’s second-largest biscuit manufacturer Burton’s from former owner Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board for an undisclosed...
Exploring unique food pairings offers food brands the chance to tap into consumer desire to improve immunity via functional food, according to a report.
The ‘fragility’ of the food system has been exposed by rising hunger levels, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. At an event staged ahead of the UN’s Sustainable Food Summit, the Food and Agriculture Organization and Members of the European Parliament...
The plant-based meat and dairy market is booming globally. But, as consumer concern over safety increases, experts from Kerry Taste and Nutrition stress that there is a need to develop food safety strategies that build consumer trust in the sector.
With calls to reformulate food and drink products to reduce fat, sugar and salt, we explore: What influences prompt brands to reformulate? What does the process really entail? And can it be done successfully during a global pandemic?
Food brands have an opportunity to diversify their online shopping experiences to better meet quicky shifting consumer demands, according to a new report.
PepsiCo R&D Fellows are a ‘select’ group of innovation specialists with ‘exceptional expertise’ and a proven track record of ‘significant technical innovation’. FoodNavigator speaks to Chief Medical Officer and executive program sponsor, Antonio...
Mondelēz International is continuing to see healthy demand for its core snacking brands, proving that industry-wide sales spikes for packaged, shelf-stable products were more than just a COVID-inspired blip, said chairman and CEO Dirk Van De Put.
The ups and downs suffered by The Pished Fish, a UK brand that makes Scandinavian-inspired alcohol- and botanical- infused smoked salmon, illustrate the shift in consumer behaviour towards online shopping and the new food categories created by the pandemic.
New research shows that people say they are more environmentally aware since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic but also reveals this is not translating to greener consumption behaviours.
