‘Consumers want to buy from brands who share their values’: Euromonitor on global trends within the food industry

Customers expect companies to âact with purposeâ beyond the pandemic, according to market research company Euromonitor. How can food and beverage brands respond?

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What’s after the ‘protein craze’? Carbon and functional ingredients expected to dominate innovation trends

The dynamic plant-based protein market is attracting considerable consumer interest and R&D activity. But what will be the ânext big thingâ?

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Scientists rally behind Nutri-Score in response to scepticism in Spain: ‘These attacks are based on personal opinion, not science’

In the countdown to Spainâs national implementation of Nutri-Score, the labelling scheme has encountered âattacksâ in traditional and social media, says Professor Jordi Salas-Salvadà from Rovira I Virgili University.

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EU opens probe into allegations of price-fixing by the Oreo maker

Regulators in Brussels have opened a formal antitrust investigation to find out if Mondelez International has restricted competition by hindering the cross-border trade of its products in the EU.

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Shaking up sugar reduction: New tech for beverages

From protein sweeteners to lesser known steviol glycosides, we take a look at some of the latest developments in up-and-coming tech in beverage sugar reduction.

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‘Stop with the same old stuff’: A new year needs new behaviour, says brand expert

âDonât get stuck on the same channelâ, advises Liz Richardson, managing director and partner at HeyHuman. Rather, the brand expert is encouraging FMCGs to âthink forwardâ and meet demand for changing consumer behaviours.

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Tech moves illustrate growing strength of online delivery trend

Finnish online food delivery platform Wolt has raised over $500m from global investors in news that illustrates continued growth in home delivery for food and drink products is set to be one of the biggest trends of this year.

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