Articles Tagged with ''food and beverage industry trends''

 The combined company would produce about one-third of the world’s beer supply. 

An overwhelming majority of consumers continue to purchase private label food brands, but concerns about the safety and quality of the foods they eat linger, according to a recent report.

In a world where constant connectivity to electronics is the new normal, its safe to say social media is here to stay.

For as long as I’ve been overseeing the content of Food Engineering magazine, the mandate for food and beverage processors has been serving consumer needs.

For today’s US consumers, ancient grains are more popular than ever as these foods continue to play a role in growing food trends such as whole grains, gluten-free, non-GMO and bio-diversity, natural, organic, high fiber, high protein and vegan diets.

The rising gluten-free trend is showing no signs of slowing. 

Recent changes in demographics—population distribution, fewer married couples, smaller household size and multi-generation households—are leading to changing in household dynamics and eating behaviors, researchers say.

 Researchers say big food companies must change their ways to meet consumer demand and reverse negative perceptions of the industry itself. 

FDA has issued a supplemental proposed rule that would make two minor changes to the Nutrition Facts label on food products: It would require declaration of the percent daily value (%DV) for added sugars and change the current footnote on the Nutrition Facts label.

Mondelez International said it plans to become the global leader in well-being snacks by having 50 percent of its portfolio in this category by 2020. The company also committed to optimizing its existing e-commerce platforms and broaden its portfolio, targeting all consumers in response to shifts in income distribution.