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Givaudan sees seven trends driving innovation and consumption

From “layered wellness” to “tailored expectations” flavour supplier Givaudan delves into agenda-setting consumer trends in its re-vamped FlavourVision digital platform.   Swiss flavour and fragrance manufacturer Givaudan identified over 70 “crucial drivers​” and “leveraged attitudes​” that it believes will shape the future of food demand in its new behavioural survey, which feeds into the trends […]

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Set healthy food goals for 2017

The beginning of a new year is a great time to set goals for the next 12 months, and it’s also a time to reflect on the past year. When it comes to food trends, 2016 offered a promising shift in health and sustainability initiatives. Nation’s Restaurant News predicted 2016 to be the “year of […]

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State of the industry: Beverages

Mintel, Packaged Facts and the Beverage Marketing Corp. agree. Bottled water sales are gushing and grabbing market share from carbonated soft drinks. Chicago-based Mintel in February of this year reported sales of bottled water in the United States increased 6% to surpass $15 billion in 2015. Mintel projected sales growth of 35% for the category […]

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‘Portion control and re­sealable bags will be the future trends in confectionery’

Post­Brexit raw material costs, portion control and re­sealable bags are key concerns in the current confectionery market climate, according to Scottish private label confectioner Aldomak. In an exclusive interview with the company, which makes tablets, fudge and macaroons, David Lang, production manager and David Clark, quality manager, talk to ConfectioneryNews about what we can expect […]