Articles Tagged with ''food and beverage industry''

Mars' new SNICKERS Crisper includes two squares with fewer than 100 calories each

Healthy Snack Indulgence

Candies, snacks balance fun flavors with new healthful ingredients, shapes
Tom Vierhile
March 10, 2016

Last year was when confectionery makers finally took the clean label message to heart. They gave artificial ingredients the boot and focused on simple, less processed ingredients.


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Kellogg's Origins is a line of six cereals, granolas and muesli that are prepared simply

New Breakfast Foods

Breakfast sales abound for manufacturers who balance nutrition and convenience.
Bob Garrison, Chief Editor
Robert Garrison
March 10, 2016

Market researcher Mintel Group Ltd., Chicago, covered the breakfast foods market with two extensive reports last summer, a “Frozen Breakfast Foods-US” study last July; and a “Hot and Cold Cereal-US” report in August.


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General Mills to Invest Deeper in Natural, Organic Foods

General Mills expects to reach $1 billion in net sales from natural and organic products by 2019
March 10, 2016
General Mills announced it will accelerate its commitment to more than double the organic acreage from which it sources ingredients. The company now expects to meet its goal of 250,000 acres by 2019.
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Food and Beverage Industry Trends

Capitalizing on Shifting Consumer Values

Health and wellness, safety, social impact, experience and transparency are key drivers in consumer purchase decisions
March 9, 2016

A study released in January found that roughly half of Americans surveyed weigh "evolving drivers" - health and wellness, safety, social impact, experience and transparency - in their purchasing decisions, in addition to the "traditional drivers" of taste, price and convenience.


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Plant Protein Market Blossoms

Growing market for plant proteins pushes some Americans away from animal-based proteins
March 9, 2016
The thriving and growing market for plant proteins has given Americans the push to become less reliant upon—or in some cases even entirely forgo—animal-based protein sources, according to market research publisher Packaged Facts in the brand-new report, Food Formulation and Ingredient Trends: Plant Proteins.
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Frontier Foods Expands Ocean's Halo Line

Company prepares to debut US-based seaweed production facility
March 9, 2016
Ocean's Halo also added a new flavor to its popular sheeted seaweed Snacks – Maui Onion – which remain available in Sea Salt, Texas BBQ and Sriracha flavors.
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Tyson Foods Names New Personnel

Dan Zelenka to assume role as Vice President, Laboratory Services
March 8, 2016
Dan Zelenka has been promoted to vice president of laboratory services for Tyson Foods, Inc., replacing Neal Apple who retired in mid-December.
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Food and Beverage Industry Trends

US Demand for Food Containers to Exceed $31 Billion in 2020

Major trends include a general shift from rigid packaging formats to flexible containers
March 7, 2016
Major trends include a general shift from rigid packaging formats to flexible containers, efforts to improve both the reality and optics of sustainability initiatives, and increased use of package revisions to reignite interest in sluggish product categories.
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Nestlé Facility Receives ‘Ready-to-Eat’ Status

Nestlé Professional® brand, Minor’s®, achieves “ready-to-eat” status for heightened food safety standards
March 3, 2016
As consumer concern for food safety standards in restaurants continue to increase, Nestlé Professional® announced the facility of its chef-centric brand, Minor’s®, is now recognized by the USDA as a “Ready-to-Eat” (RTE) facility.
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Brazil Presents Flavors at ISM 2016

Showcase reinforces flavors originating from exotic and historical regions of Brazil
March 1, 2016
To reinforce that Brazilian flavors originating from exotic and historical regions of the country match palates from around the world, 14 Brazilian companies in the confectionary industry took a selection of products ranging from sweets filled with acai, to chocolates with 80% cacao, to ISM 2016 in Cologne, Germany.
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