Free fact sheet - The market for convenience food

17 May 2012

Despite the recession, consumer appetite for convenience food shows no sign of abating. In Western Europe an additional €22bn was spent on meals, snacks, confectionery and dairy products between 2006 and 2011. Rising stars While confectionery (€49bn), yogurt (€19bn) and bagged snack (€11bn) remain the largest markets, rapid growth is being seen in the rising stars of breakfast cereals and bars, cooking sauces and meal kits as consumers seek health, convenience ...
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New products - added value convenience

17 May 2012

Convenience continues to be a strong trend within the food industry, but consumer expectations of food are changing. The convenience trend now incorporates home-entertaining, cooking at home, new taste experiences and provenance ingredients. We look at four recent product launches from Europe wh... more >>>
New products - added value convenience

A return to synthetic flavours?

25 April 2012

As two major global ingredient manufacturers announce new investment in synthetic menthol production, could this herald a new era for synthetic flavours? Later this year, BASF will open its new, purpose-built production plant to manufacture L-menthol, a synthetic menthol flavour, for use p... more >>>
A return to synthetic flavours?

Defining the clean-label trend

25 April 2012

As with many trends in the global food industry, clean-label is difficult to define. Consumers, retailers and the industry have different understandings of the term. Does clean-label mean organic, natural, store-cupboard ingredients, simple ingredient lists or even GM-free? As the demand for... more >>>
Defining the clean-label trend

Free fact sheet - the market for natural flavours

24 April 2012

The market for natural flavours in food and drink has grown by more than $1.2bn over the past five years, driven by the move to ‘clean-label’ ingredients, global recipes and the rising cost of raw materials. This rapid growth in demand for natural flavours means the market is now wor... more >>>
Free fact sheet - the market for natural flavours
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