Ethics

From heritage brands to hydration… Oatly’s largest shareholder reveals the next mega-trends on its radar

10-Jun-2021 By Oliver Morrison

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.

Handful of bakery and snack giants recognised for unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity

24-Feb-2021 By Gill Hyslop

Kellogg’s, PepsiCo, Grupo Bimbo, ADM and Ingredion are among the select few to have made the grade for the Ethisphere Institute’s acclaimed list of the World’s Most Ethical Companies.

‘Consumers want to buy from brands who share their values’: Euromonitor on global trends within the food industry

29-Jan-2021 By Oliver Morrison

Customers expect companies to ‘act with purpose’ beyond the pandemic, according to market research company Euromonitor. How can food and beverage brands respond?

Diversity and inclusion: ‘the business case has never been clearer’, says report

04-Dec-2019 By Oliver Morrison

A new report claims the food sector can keep one step ahead of fast-shifting consumer demand and tap into new markets via diverse and inclusive workplace initiatives.

Consumer trends to watch for in 2020

27-Nov-2019 By Oliver Morrison

Trends towards health and wellness, plant-based and clean label will continue next year, but the need for food businesses to innovate is greater than ever, says consumer research.

‘We’ve learned a lot from the start-up world’: Unilever on how it has ‘re-framed’ innovation

08-Nov-2019 By Oliver Morrison

The consumer goods giant says it has embraced a start-up culture and values of purposefulness to unlock growth.

EU urged to support local Fair Trade initiatives: ‘We see a willingness to buy sustainable and fair’

21-Mar-2019 By Flora Southey

The Fair Trade Advocacy Office has called on the European Commission and European Parliament to help boost the uptake of Fair Trade at a local level, which FTAO director Sergi Corbalán says could incite the food and beverage industry to source a larger...

Consumers would boycott ‘unethical’ food manufacturers

27-Jul-2015 By Laurence Gibbons

More than half of consumers would boycott food manufacturers if they found out they were acting unethically, according to a poll by Mintel.

Special edition: CSR

The ethical approach to research

31-Mar-2010 By Stephen Daniells

Science is fundamental to the food industry, from supporting claims in the health and wellness sphere to tasting panels to evaluate a new product, but scientists can never forget the ethical implications of their experiments.

Moderate and ethical spending key trends for 2010, says Mintel

16-Dec-2009

Consumers will demand greater transparency and ethical responsibility from food and beverage makers in the year ahead, according to a trend forecast for 2010 from market research organization Mintel.

Retailers on board the ethical foods drive

10-Aug-2007 By Louise Prance

As organic and fair-trade products profits boom, retailers are
reaping the benefits of consumers leading a more 'ethical'
existence, according to a new report, but manufacturers may be
reacting to slowly.

Food groups react angrily to Ahold link

01-Apr-2003

Reports in last week's Wall Street Journal linking the
troubled Ahold company US Foodservice with two of the biggest food
companies in North America have met with fierce denials from the
companies concerned - Sara Lee and ConAgra...

Consumers and producers drive change in food safety policy

30-Oct-2001

A shift in attitudes of both consumers and producers is required if
society's expectations of food and agricultural policy are to be
met, EU Commissioner David Byrne for Health and Consumer Protection
said this week.

Health reflects global inequalities

16-Mar-2001

Global inequities in health is the number one ethical issue of our
age, argues bioethicist Peter Singer in this weeks issue of the
British Medical Journal....