January 19/Chicago/Press Release -- The food ingredient landscape is changing, with consumers shifting their focus away from specific ingredients to overall calories and nutrition. A new report gives food and beverage manufacturers the latest information about consumer perceptions and the usage of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) to help them develop forward-thinking sweetener strategies. Resources, including a white paper, are now available at www.cornnaturally.com/HFCSwhitepaper.
The information can help manufacturers and marketers assess their sweetener strategies and make effective, long-term formulation decisions based on Mintel data, Nielsen data and scientific research. The report was developed by the New England Consulting Group and sponsored by the Corn Refiners Association and includes such topics as: