Dos and don’ts: functional ingredients
By Kate Kehoe, Marketing Executive at FMCG Gurus Many consumers tend to scrutinize nutritional labels when buying bakery products, with
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Food trends at iba
Food trends are one of the four focus topics at the trade fair in October, along with artisan bakery, digitalization and sustainability. Karin Tischer, the founder of food & more, highlighted the trends that are emerging around the world, which are reflected at the iba.FOOD TRENDS TOURS. Four food trends have emerged in 2023, the researcher highlights: digitization, health orientation with indulgence, Food & Beverage trend booster, as well as sustainability.
Interview: iba summer is here!
We are just one summer away from the most anticipated bakery event of the hemisphere. With planning in full swing, Susann Seidemann, Exhibition Director, iba, shares the organizer’s insights into preparations, logistics, guides and tips ahead of the October 22-26 show.
Supermarket bread makes strides
Cost-sensitive and inflation-wary consumers in Germany are bound to increasingly head to the supermarket and discounters for their bread for baked goods in 2023, as they search for a cheaper weekly shopping basket overall. However, the country continues to favor traditional bread. Health awareness and consumers’ unwavering appreciation for local and regional products are bakeries’ best bet.
Seeing the bigger sustainability picture
There is no global standard for sustainability practices, and commercial bakeries run the gamut regarding individual progress for improving energy efficiency, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving water efficiency and reducing waste.
Cost and comfort: 2023 F&B trends
The cost of living, inflation, energy prices and climate change/sustainability concerns are set to shape the food and drink trends in 2023, according to research conducted by Campden BRI in partnership with The Food People.
Active ingredients drive consumption
In the bakery industry, there is a growing preference for taste, without forgetting health priorities, when deciphering between products among consumers, according to market research done by FMCG Gurus.
DSM and Firmenich to merge
DSM and Firmenich announced they agreed to merge. The partnership, to be called DSM-Firmenich, will work on innovation in nutrition, well-being and beauty.
DSM launches new Food & Beverage business group
Royal DSM revealed its new integrated Food & Beverage unit, bringing together three areas of DSM’s nutrition business – Food Specialties, Hydrocolloids and part of its Nutritional Products group. The move follows emerging customer and market needs, DSM announced.
European Commission approves campaign application
The European Commission has approved the application for subsidies submitted by the Nederlands Bakkerij Centrum (NBC) and Instituut Brood & Gezondheid (IB&G vzw/asbl) on behalf of seven Belgian and Dutch sector federations.
Euromonitor: Health is on the menu
In the last five years, organic and free-from gluten sweet biscuits have seen the biggest growth in Western Europe. Consumers look for more reduced sugar and on-the-go snacks. This trend is very similar in the savory biscuits category, as consumers are seeking healthier alternatives.
