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Fresh Out the Oven! Bakery Trends

2022-05-13T15:47:31+01:00Categories: Bakery, Food Trends|Tags: , , , , |

The bakery sector continues to grow and even with the growing demand for healthier products, indulgence continues to lead the trends in this category, of course with a healthier twist than we are used to seeing. Baking ingredient and mix manufacturers are driving innovation around vegan claims, partly in response to consumer interest in plant-based

Hard Seltzers are gaining worldwide traction

2022-04-08T15:03:56+01:00Categories: Beverage, Citrus, Food Trends, Industry News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Hard seltzers have taken the US by storm but recent findings from Globaldata have shown that growth is slowing down from +385.6% year-on-year in 2017 to +8.0% by 2025.  However, IWSR informs us that the market is merely ‘evolving and maturing, with an increasing focus on value over volume growth’.  Almost 300 new hard

Food and Beverage Trends 2022

2022-04-08T12:07:55+01:00Categories: Beverage, Confectionery, Food Trends, Industry News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Consumers still face post-pandemic feelings of health and financial insecurity. Shoppers desire to be in control of food and drink decisions and they will consider how their purchases contribute to protecting their health and/or the health of the planet, according to Mintel - What the 2022 Consumer Trends mean for food and drink. After initial