From nourishing both the body and mind to seeking plant-based and sustainably sourced options, consumers in the coming year will be drawn to products that are tailored to new and evolving preferences. 

Discussing packaging trends is something akin to talking about reincarnation—where something is reborn, reborn and reborn yet again. When it comes to packaging however, each new iteration brings more sophistication and promise.

Innova Market Insight's 2021 Global Lifestyle & Attitude Survey reports that 43% of consumers are actively attempting to reduce waste and 32% are taking action to eat in moderation.

EverGrain Ingredients, a barley fiber and protein ingredient company backed by Anheuser-Busch InBev, offers ingredients that aim to enable a new benchmark for limited water use, emissions, and land use while ensuring better nutrition and taste. 

Due to Gen Z’s influence over their Gen X parents on this issue, Gen X consumers’ preference to shop sustainable brands increased by 24% and their willingness to pay more for sustainable products increased by 42% since 2019.

Campbell Soup Company announced the appointment of Stewart Lindsay as vice president, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, effective Dec. 6, 2021. He joins Campbell from The Nature Conservancy.

Naturally, Los Angeles will serve the Los Angeles-based natural products industry with access to education, resources, and capital to promote leadership and fuel entrepreneurship and innovation.

Berger joins Sproud following its 2020 launch into the US market and most recently its multi-faceted creative campaign that promoted Sproud’s launch in Whole Foods and Sprouts stores across the Los Angeles region, positioning Sproud as a brand to try and keep an eye on.  

The team brings more than five decades of collective experience in building, selling and growing well-known consumer food brands.