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