Human nutrition specialist ADM has unveiled the next big consumer trends for 2022, among them the dynamic growth of plant-based snacks that deliver nutrition and satiety for kids.
Pioneering craft chocolate maker TCHO (pronounced 'cho'), has announced it is replacing its milk chocolate-based bars with plant-based dairy alternatives and introducing a complete packaging makeover.
Vegan-friendly oat milk chocolate H!P (Happiness in Plants), has received a boost to its free-from agenda with nationwide availability online and in stores.
Barry Callebaut has launched Dairy-Free Compounds, its latest new dairy-free and plant-based solution, which will be added to its existing North American Plantcraft range.
Dream Pops a fast-growing plant-based ice cream and frozen novelty brands in North America, is setting its sites on moving into the confectionery aisle in 2022, competing with giants such as Hershey, Mars, and Ferrero.
Research commissioned by Atura Proteins reveals the majority of UK brand owners and producers surveyed are ‘most likely’ to plough their NPD budget into investigating the plant-based space next year.
Just as the term “all-natural” has lost much of its healthy-image luster over the years, the claim of “plant-based” also may be at risk of losing some of its better-for-you significance with consumers, according to Mintel research.
The California Raisin Marketing Board has released a white paper that explores the functional benefits of using raisins as a fat and sugar replacer in sweet baked goods.
Nestlé said as consumers in Asia are including more dairy alternatives in their diet, it is launching plant-based versions of some of its brands in the region.
Red is set to become a trending color in the food and beverage industry heading into 2021 as the shade can help signal the "start of a new era," says EXBERRY Coloring Foods supplier GNT Group.
Ingredients provider ADM has forecast the Top 5 Global Trends that will transform the way consumers snack in the new year, while viennoiserie supplier Délifrance delves into the indulgent sphere.
myAir has created a range of snack bars that contain proprietary botanical blends designed to deliver a specific stress-release effect depending on an individual’s cognitive response to stress.
Impact Snacks is rolling out its flagship range of sustainable superfood bars – packed in 100% home compostable bioplastic – following a ‘much-buzzed-about’ Kickstarter campaign that surpassed its goal of $20,000 in just 13 hours.
Better-for-you Icelandic brand Good Good – which produces no sugar added products, including keto and diabetic-friendly snacks, spreads and stevia drops – has closed a Series A round of investment.
The use of cocoa in plant-based NPD, adventurous flavour combinations, the popularity of single origin products and ‘healthier’ products are gaining momentum in Asia’s cocoa market.
Arriving on the back of ‘Veganuary’, impassioned speeches on veganism by Hollywood actor Joaquin Phoenix, and a raft of new plant-based launches, companies promoting healthy alternatives became this year’s trendsetters at ProSweets Cologne.
Group launches 'M_lk Chocolate' at ISM2020 in Cologne, as part of a new 'Plant Craft' range that spans chocolate, cocoa, nut products, fillings and decorations. Chief innovation officer Pablo Perversi and marketing VP Bas Smit talk...
Gato & Co plant-based start-up has launched a 'Cookies N Cream' range as a modern twist on classic cookie sandwiches, available in Boots retail shops in the UK, with more stockists to follow from Spring 2020.
Marjolein Regelink, international regulatory advisor at food labelling compliance expert Ashbury Labelling, looks at the challenges of labeling snack products like vegan chocolate.
