Big advertising budgets are not a requirement for big sales or an indicator of how successful a marketing campaign will be as illustrated by a viral video on social media by functional beverage newcomer Yesly, which generated more than 16 million views...
As the US functional beverage market expands, consumers are looking for more from their drinks – including energy to fuel their activities, added electrolytes to support hydration and vitamins to boost their immunity as well as emotional and mental support...
Two Rivers Coffee's collaboration with Eggo to launch Eggo Coffee showcases the coffee maker’s flavor innovation and strategic licensing partnerships, setting it apart in the competitive coffee market by delivering a nostalgic novelty for consumers.
With summer winding down, falls flavors — including the infamous pumpkin spice — are returning to store shelves and CPG products in coffees, cookies, yogurts and more as consumers seek new seasonal taste experiences.
The waning days of summer bring a colorful lineup of food and beverage launches featuring bold purples and blues, along with nostalgic flavors that welcome the promise of cooler weather and seasonal partnerships that celebrate traditional fall activities.
The Hershey Company once again is expanding beyond its iconic cocoa product with its Candy Shop collection — a portfolio of hot chocolate kits based on its iconic flavors — as the company leverages licensing agreements to create new products to stay on...
Snack and tea maker Hain Celestial beat Wall Street earnings estimates in its fourth quarter, as the company seeks to capitalize on its Reimagined strategy in fiscal year 2025, following divestitures and success in growing in away-from-home and e-commerce....
NutriFusion’s flexibility in minimum order quantities (MOQs) of its fruit and vegetable concentrate blends to startup companies can be a significant advantage for new and smaller brands looking to enter the competitive functional beverage market.
This summer, consumers shifted their eating habits due to extreme weather, as they continue to use brand switching and deal hunting to manage grocery bills, according to an FMI - The Food Industry Association and The Hartman Group survey.
The use of sweeteners to reduce calorie content in food and drink is sometimes controversial, but vital to F&B manufacture. What sweeteners are used and what do they do?
Soon-to-launch AVVIKA breaks away from traditional energy drinks as a caffeine alternative that calls out its suppliers’ functional ingredients on the label for transparent communication with consumers, brand founders Doug Resh and Holden Rouse told FoodNavigator-USA.
Researchers are calling on US policymakers to regulate more tightly the nutrition and promotion of packaged infant and toddler foods after discovering most products for young children sold in the country do not meet international dietary recommendations,...
Food and beverage companies – like startup Instant Hydration – increasingly rely on medical advisory boards and experts to validate their ingredient labels and offer transparency to progressively knowledgeable and skeptical consumers.
Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris proposes a federal ban on price gouging to lower grocery prices as part of her economic platform for her presidential campaign, however food industry advocates maintain that food prices have remained...
From indulgent treats to non-alcoholic alternatives, consumers are craving brands that provide nostalgic flavors, better-for-you benefits and authentic brand connections - trends that are set to grow into 2025, according to several reports.
Passion, experience and market insights are essential to launching a business, but they are far from enough to ensure enduring success, according to long-time CPG industry expert and first-time entrepreneur Douglas Yu, who earlier this month launched...
Private equity firm InvestBev’s is making its first foray into the non-alcoholic category with an investment in Sèchey, a zero-proof wine, beer and spirits brand and marketplace.
Ancient Drinks is taking its first major step beyond its direct-to-consumer roots and into retailers on the West Coast and the Southwest, including natural retailers Lassens and Good Earth Markets, as it tries to rewrite the sports drink branding playbook...
When a healthy product is encased in plastic packaging, this can negatively affect consumer perceptions of the product. Can front-of-pack labelling mitigate this?
Children’s sugary drink intake rose 23% between 1990 and 2018, according to a new study published in the BMJ - nearly twice the increase seen among adults. Sounding the alarm, researchers say that interventions such as school soda sales bans have become...
Ingredient developer and supplier PLT Health Solutions is helping functional beverage brands move beyond basic benefits to meet consumers’ rising demand for more innovative health solutions that are sippable with a line of science-backed, water-soluble...
With Red dye No. 3 soon to be banned in California and potentially in other states, and Red dye No. 40 along with the whitener titanium dioxide also in the crosshairs of some legislators and public health activists, food and beverage companies that rely...
With the rise of GLP-1 weight loss drugs, ingredient suppliers are developing science-backed, plant-based proteins and fibers to help consumers feel full while consuming fewer calories.
Between ongoing inflation, rising fears about climate change’s impact on the food system, and increasing physical and mental health concerns turbo-charged by the pandemic, consumers have been through a lot in recent years, and in response, new data from...
Global food and beverage giant Nestle has highlighted its coffee business as a major 2024 growth driver amid positive results from its international non-price driven growth strategy.
Wellness-conscious consumers are seeking magnesium-enriched and multi-purpose drinks to improve their health and well-being, blurring the line between traditional product categories, Circana shared in a recent webinar.
The buzz around weight-loss drugs has “turbo-charged” the food as medicine movement creating opportunities and challenges for which one expert warns the food industry is unprepared to address, resulting in far more “losers” than “winners” – but he added...
Sprouts Farmers Market enjoyed “impressive” growth in its second quarter thanks in part to its deliberate decision to no longer cater to “coupon-clippers” in favor of health-conscious consumers who continue to spend more on groceries despite high inflation,...
Siddhi Capital raised $135 million for its second fund as the venture capital (VC) firm searches for growth-stage CPG and food-tech companies amid continuing funding challenges for the larger food and beverage industry.
Nestlé has stepped up innovation across its business: with 15% more product launches across the first half of 2024 than the same period last year. And coffee innovations – such as Nescafé Ice Roast Coffee, Nescafé cold-concentrate and the Vertuo system...
International House of Pancakes (IHOP) expands beyond its diner tables to retail store shelves with a line of CPG products created with General Mills, Kraft Heinz and PepsiCo, including Mini Pancakes cereal, Signature Blend coffee, Lay's potato chips...
Keurig Dr Pepper’s international portfolio represents an ‘increasingly significant growth driver’ for the company: with international sales up 15% in the latest quarter.
CPG companies seeking to disrupt a market might want to turn their attention to categories where whitespace innovation is lacking — including in juices, pickles and pantry staples — a SPINS representative suggested in a recent webinar.
The global supplier Bell Flavors & Fragrances showcased its latest flavor innovations at the Institute of Food Technologists' (IFT) annual event, IFT FIRST, highlighting how its SPARK trend design platform identifies upcoming preferences.
Food and beverage giant PepsiCo says it is continuously improving the nutrient density of products and expanding its better-for-you portfolio based on a strategy that it says is aligned with both global and local dietary guidelines.
Sweetener blends and modulators, like those showcased by Icon Foods and NutraEx at IFT FIRST in Chicago last week, could offer companies less expensive sugar-reduction and calorie-cutting solutions.
Food and beverage automation company Sojo Industries secures $10 million in Series A funding to significantly improve production and supply chain management and lands strategic partnership with Schreiber Foods.
Mega-viral social media trends promoting water “recipes” and consumption, including #watertok, #beveragegoblin and #sexywater, alongside surging demand for hard-to-find Stanley cups may lead one to believe that Americans are sufficiently hydrated – but...
PepsiCo named the finalists for this year's Greenhouse Accelerator Program, featuring eight brands that create products inspired by Hispanic heritage and tap into consumer demands for better-for-you and functional foods and beverages.
PepsiCo’s second quarter 2024 earnings released this morning, revealing new challenges to its Frito-Lay North America business, as company Chairman and CEO Ramon Laguarta vows to tap into consumer demand for zero-sugar and functional products and increase...
Upcycling would-be wasted food or side streams from manufacturing into nutritious and sustainable products for human consumption continues to gain traction with more companies calling out the claim and sales of Upcycled Certified products overall growing...
