News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Consumers have never wanted convenience more than they do now, and this is reflected in their food choices. Ready meals have been a staple for decades, but the modern versions are a vast improvement over TV dinners.
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Sauces make a meal, right? Sounds like a fluffy one-liner?
Krill oil’s beneficial effect on joint health solidified by new large, long-term study.
To see what the future of prepared food holds, look no further than our 2023 Consumer Trends Report. We identify the market and behavioral trends driving growth of Ready-to-Eat meals.
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While operators are streamlining menus amid labor and supply issues, innovative menus are critical for attracting consumers to restaurants. Creative ideas such as infusing emerging ingredients in small portions to keep costs down and focusing on...
Several Mintel studies highlight consumers’ interest in eating more natural and less-processed diets. This represents an opportunity for brands to remove artificial additives and source natural ingredients. New trends are prompting consumers to dine at...
Consumers are expanding their taste horizons along with their culinary knowledge. With rich, bold trend-forward options and exceptional culinary capabilities, ADM’s chefs can help you create authentic taste and differentiated flavor profiles tailored to...
With 42% adopting a flexitarian lifestyle*, U.S. consumers are looking for new ways to incorporate plant-forward nutrition into their diets without sacrificing taste and texture.
Firmenich is constantly pushing the boundaries in taste, masking and texture innovation in plant-based applications.
Oils and fats – including fractions, shortenings, flakes, and lecithins – play a foundational role in delivering great sensory experiences in meat alternatives, enhancing taste, texture, appearance, aroma, and cooking. Additionally, choosing the right...
No disrespect to the original veggie burgers, but consumers may never settle for dry, spongy patties again... not after trying an Impossible Burger. The bar is set on what is forecasted to be an $85 billion industry by 2030. But while brands are...
The memorable sensory qualities of umami and kokumi used in perfect synergy can bring depth and taste to savoury foods. Integrating umami and kokumi effectively into savoury products requires an experienced understanding of how they interact with each...
Manufacturers have lately turned to natural compounds, including plant extracts, aiming to replicate (as nearly as possible) the functionality provided by traditional synthetics and meet demand for foods with natural preservation and simple labels.
Nothing is more important to production managers in food companies than efficiency. While having access to better data cannot guarantee the elimination of production outages, it can head off the avoidable problems. Having a set of easily accessed metrics...
Evolving consumer tastes, rapid adoption of new trends, and the Covid-19 crisis are driving the need for innovation from Food & Beverage brands. To stay ahead of these shifts, brands need decision-making that is agile, ongoing and data-driven.
Tereos has launched a range of delicious, 100% plant-based solutions for the food industry. Sauté Végétal is the first example of this new range of high-protein foodstuffs, being developed with new customized shapes and flavour profiles. Sauté Végétal...
In April 2017, FoodNavigator-USA.com conducted its inaugural ‘state of the industry’ survey on its user base of food industry professionals. 472 of our readers – from the founders of food...
Meat and meat products offer a nutritionally dense dietary source of protein. The quality and shelf-life of such products are influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors.Oxidative and color...