Keeping food safe (70%) and the use of pesticides (60%) are top concerns when considering how food is grown. Nutritional content, use of agricultural technology, environmental sustainability, animal welfare, and farm workers welfare were other listed concerns consumers factor into their purchase decisions.
The beauty of Innova’s annual Top 10 Trends of the food and beverage industry is that the trends apply across all market categories—including dairy products and dairy alternatives. Dairy and dairy alternatives overlap in many ways, differ in others, and our Top 10 Trends can be interpreted across both.
The top snacking drivers are to “prevent feeling hungry” followed by “rewarding oneself” according to Innova Market Insights’ 2023 Snacking & Healthy Snacking survey.
Negative farm-level margins in mid-2023, along with some adverse weather, pulled US milk production below year-ago levels and dairy farmers have been reducing the size of their herds. US milk production in 2024 is expected to increase 0.8%, with most of the growth coming in the second half.
The report, “CPG Private Brands Update,” provides an update on the store brand landscape, and identifies retailer opportunities to increase demand for their own brand and private brand offerings.
North American consumers need protein solutions that are right-sized, simple, globally inspired and affordable. That’s according to the newly published “Protein Profile,” an annual report produced by Cargill’s North American Protein business.
The pizza category is seeing leaders embrace new toppings and crusts, along with processors—from dramatically different categories—breaking into pizza with new offerings.
Calbee's Harvest Snaps is bringing a new name, look and feel to its puffed navy bean snacks, originally called Selects. Introducing Harvest Snaps Crunchy Puffs, which deliver bold flavor and adventurous crunch in every sweet or savory bite.
Just in time for Thanksgiving and the holidays—came news for which food and beverage processors could be thankful. Circana (formerly IRI) and The NPD Group released a 2024 food and beverage outlook with a projection of modest volume growth this year after three consecutive years of volume declines.