“Taste is table stakes, and then everything else comes along with it,” said Peter Lee, VP of marketing for cellular meat company Believer Meats. “The faster that we can scale to get to a price point that the general consumer base can afford [and] make the educational piece familiar to them, the quicker that we can grow
Nutrition plays a key role in the buyer decision process. But these days, not all consumers are solely focused on a product’s fat, salt, and sugar content. Growing interest in ‘holistic nutrition’ is feeding through to the food and beverage sector.At least two main factors are driving this trend, according to Alon Chen, CEO and
During the ‘Personalised Health: from science to market’ webinar hosted by the research organisation TNO earlier last week, Abrahams acknowledged the continued success of the $8 billion PN market, with a growth estimated to currently be 8-12%.Qina supports companies to explore, connect and innovate in the field of PN, providing knowledge to advance the industry in
Nomad Foods’ revenue spread is dominated by frozen fish and vegetable products (40% and 20% respectively), sold under brands ranging from Birds Eye to Findus and iglo. As it stands, around 93% of the company’s net sales can be attributed to ‘healthy’ meal choices.But the European frozen food major does not play in traditionally ‘healthy’ categories
In its response to the Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation, the leading trade body for sports and active nutrition in Europe, stressed that, although sports foods do not technically fall under the HFSS product category, the proposed legislation is still likely to impact them.This is because the upcoming regulation disregards the fact that sports
Proposals put forward by Georgia Meloni’s government, approved by ministers last week, would ban the production and placing on the market in Italy of so-called “synthetic foods” produced from animal cells without killing the animal. The draft law would apply to lab-produced fish and synthetic milk but singles out “meat which is the result of
What new food and beverage products are hitting shelves? We look at new recyclable packaging from Weetabix, a special edition Tic Tac Sprite and expansion plans from Spanish cauliflower pizza brand Cauliflow. Scroll through the photo gallery for more…Image: Getty/Mehmet Hilmi Barcin
PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are attracting attention for all the wrong reasons. The ‘forever chemicals’ – so-called because the group of 4,700 manmade chemicals bioaccumulate in the environment – are used in some food packaging, non-stick cookware, clothing, and in products that resist grease, water, and oil.Although ingestion of PFAS is not expected to
Growing concerns around population and planetary health in western countries is encouraging a reduction in animal protein consumption. But shoppers are not ready to ‘drastically’ change their diets or completely swap out animal protein for plant- or alternative protein-based foods, according to researchers.Hybrid products, they say, which replace some animal protein with alternatives, may have
The reasons are threefold. Its involvement has improved productivity at the food bank, meaning it can help feed more vulnerable families in the Spanish capital. The initiative has provided a rewarding experience for PepsiCo employee volunteers; and, with digitization rapidly transforming the food and beverage industry, the learnings from the project will provide the company