News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The consumer move towards 'all things fresh', as well as an increased taste for ethnic goods are two trends set to have a sustained impact on the packaged food industry, according to new research.
Weekly Comment
Laying the blame for a fatter world at the feet of the food industry has become a convenient mistake, and until this is recognized there is little chance of controlling the growing obesity epidemic.
A mounting interest in healthy eating, ethnic cuisine and premium ingredients has resulted in consumers increasingly opting for fast casual dining, but continued growth will not necessarily occur at the expense of packaged goods, says Mintel.
Quest has carried out extensive market research in order to develop snack flavours that tap the latest consumer lifestyle trends.
The older children get the more likely they are to stray from dietary guidelines, found researchers at the University of Alabama, who say small increases in fruit and vegetable consumption could dramatically improve the quality of children's diets.
US-based scientists say they have identified two proteins responsible for the perception of sourness, a taste that up until now has been poorly understood.
The US government has proposed that its Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutritional program should be revised for the first time in over 25 years in order to better reflect the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.