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Boomer time: Time to target food and beverages at older consumers

By Oliver Morrison

There’s a big opportunity for the food and beverage industry to launch products and ingredients formulated help meet the specific nutritional requirements of older consumers and help them stay healthier for longer, the recent FoodNavigator Positive Nutrition...

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What do consumers want from sustainable food and drink?

By Flora Southey

Research suggests Europeans are ‘highly motivated’ to buy sustainable food. How can brands best communicate their sustainability credentials to consumers? And amid a cost-of-living crisis, are shoppers willing to pay for it?

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Has indulgence taken a backseat to healthy snacking?

By Gill Hyslop

#healthandwellness, #better-for-you and #better-for-all – that is both people and the planet – have become familiar trigger words in the bakery and snacks sectors. But what is behind the consumer preference towards more natural, more nutritious, function...

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Reformulation

Cadbury looks to the future with plant-based bars

By Anthony Myers

Mondelēz International has announced major reformulation plans for its historic UK Cadbury brand that will include plant-based alternatives in an effort to cut up to 75% of sugar and fat.

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Plant-based special

What next for plant-based confectionery?

By Anthony Myers

With new inventions and innovations coming thick and fast, the plant-based confectionery category is increasingly shifting into the mainstream market with big brands like Mars entering the space in the past couple of years.

How will the next generation of innovators win over consumers, and what hurdles will they need to jump to get there? GettyImages/snapphoto

How next-gen protein innovators plan to win over consumers

By Flora Southey

The taste and texture of meat and dairy analogues have come a long way. But according to alternative protein experts, ‘there is still room for improvement’. How will the next generation of innovators win over consumers, and what hurdles will they need...

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NPD Trend Tracker: Coronation special

By Oliver Morrison

From Coronation Chicken Toasties to Coronation quiche, here’s a look at some new products fit for a new king and designed for the upcoming coronation celebrations in the UK.

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Plant-based sector braces for ‘a rough’ 24 months

By Oliver Morrison

The plant-based sector remains an enormous long-term growth opportunity, though investor retrenchment will continue in the short term, investors told the recent Plant-Based Protein Manufacturing Summit in Amsterdam.

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CBD coffee: fad or the future?

By Olivia Brown

Following an increasing popularity and a heightened influx of brands promoting the CBD and coffee pairing, touting an ability to reduce side effects associated with caffeine, a regulatory expert has warned the research backing the benefits is inconclusive.

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NPD Trend Tracker: From low-carb breads to Australian whisky

By Oliver Morrison

From super healthy low carb breads, to whisky hailing from the outback of Australia our latest NPD Trend Tracker covers some of the more interesting ingredient combinations to have launched of late.
We also take in new and adventurous crisp flavours...

What are consumer attitudes towards plant-based meat alternatives in England? Trade association Alternative Proteins Association has commissioned research to find out. GettyImages/barmalini

What do Brits think about plant-based meat?

By Flora Southey

Survey findings suggest ‘meat alternatives are here to stay’, says Jeremy Coller, president of the alternative proteins trade association that commissioned the research.

NPD Trend Tracker: From insect porridge to Sriracha crisps

NPD Trend Tracker: From insect porridge to Sriracha crisps

By Flora Southey

From cricket protein-enriched breakfast offerings to crisps flavoured with Sriracha mayo, our latest NPD Trend Tracker covers some of the more interesting ingredient combinations to have launched of late. We also look at the rebrand of refined sugar-free...

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