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Coffee at major risk from climate change while cashews and avocados face threats, warns new report

27 Jan 2022 --- Coffee, cashews and avocados are essential crops for consumers and small-scale tropical farmers worldwide – but they are facing critical risks as the planet warms up. Future production will be nowhere near current levels, which is particularly concerning much-loved coffee, a crop susceptible to high temperatures.

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COVID-19 updates

19 Jan 2022 --- Throughout the global COVID-19 pandemic, FoodIngredientsFirst is dedicated to bringing its readers all the latest and most relevant industry updates. Visit this news feed for the coronavirus-related information and insights you need to guide your business through this challenging period. [Last updated: 19/01/22 10.00 [CET]

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Special Report

Color trends: Mood and energy enhancing-hues of plant-based color captivate consumer imagination

26 Jan 2022 --- A sense of well-being is a powerful influencer, reveal color and flavor specialists with their finger on the pulse of color trends in 2022.

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Technical Paper

Cargill’s new traceability platform opens a window to your cocoa

The CocoaWise™ Portal is making sustainability metrics, insights and human stories easily accessible. It integrates information from our data collection tools to deliver greater supply chain transparency to our customers. Download our white paper to discover how our digital platforms are contributing to a more sustainable cocoa sector.

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trendscope 2022+

Today’s consumers expect a lot from the food and beverage products they choose. To successfully respond to changing consumer needs and wants, the industry needs to decode latest consumer trends. This applies especially when COVID-19 acts as an accelerator of change. Regine Lueghausen, Global Flavor Marketing Head at Symrise, and Leif Jago, Junior Marketer Global Flavor Marketing at Symrise,...

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“New spectrum of flavors and tastes” to appear in future plant-based foods

Alternative protein will be a key area of growth for Griffith Foods as part of its strategy to produce “sustainable, delicious and nutritious” food. The company forecasts that future meat alternatives will go beyond standard meat mimics. Wim van Roekel, president of the European division, envisions “a completely new spectrum of flavors and taste sensations” to emerge in...

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NEWSBITE PODCAST

Newsbite Podcast (Jan 10 - 14): Brightseed & ofi probe new bioactives in spices using AI

This week, Biosciences data company Brightseed and olam food ingredients harnessed AI to explore which black pepper and garlic varieties deliver the highest levels of bioactives. Cargill targeted Europe’s growing flexitarian appetite with a new range of vegan chocolate and couverture chocolates, while Fooditive unveiled dairy-free casein derived from precision fermentation. Meanwhile,...

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Eco-Conscious Consumer Trends
In this edition you will learn more about:
“Shared Planet” Leads 2022’s Top Ten Trends, Sustainable Certification in Premium Chocolate, Flavors Poised to Go “Beyond Taste” in New Year

Applying Vanilla in Alt-Dairy, F&B Packaging Combine Communication with Art, Next-Gen Infant Formula, Opinion Edge

EFSA Rethinks Claims for Red Yeast Rice, Foods to Uplift and Wind Down, Disrupting Quorum Sensing to Support Immunity

View from the Top: IFF, Sebastien Guery, VP for Health
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Latest Headlines

Kerry’s pipeline is rolling out new solutions that enable clean label preservation, with shelf-life extension at the top of mind for food brands.

Kerry exec talks clean label preservation strategies and new functional vinegar solution rollout

27 Jan 2022 --- Kerry’s pipeline is rolling out new solutions that enable clean label preservation. With shelf life extension at the top of mind for food brands amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the company’s research demonstrates that the link... Read More

Nestlé has unveiled an initative to mitigate child labor risks in cocoa production.

Nestlé tackles child labor risks by offering financial incentives to cocoa farmers

27 Jan 2022 --- Nestlé has unveiled an initiative to mitigate child labor risks in cocoa production. This ties in with a newly launched income accelerator program, which aims to improve the livelihoods of cocoa-farming families, while also... Read More

Viterra entered a stock purchase agreement with Marubeni America Corporation to acquire the grain and ingredients business of Gavilon Agriculture Investment.

Viterra acquires Gavilon’s grains business for US$1.125BN

27 Jan 2022 --- Viterra has entered a stock purchase agreement with Marubeni America Corporation to acquire the grain and ingredients business of Gavilon Agriculture Investment. Read More

PepsiCo Europe is urging policymakers to deliver specific targets for flexible packaging to drive collection, sorting and recycling.

Show us the recyclate: PepsiCo Europe urges clearer policy on flexibles circular economy

26 Jan 2022 --- PepsiCo Europe is urging policymakers to deliver specific targets for flexible packaging to drive collection, sorting and recycling after the company proposed eliminating virgin fossil-based plastic in all of its chip packets by... Read More

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Ingredient supplier Monteloeder is entering the tech space with a tailored Metabolaid nutrition app targeting weight loss.

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Monteloeder unveils white label tailored nutrition app amid industry push toward tech

27 Jan 2022 --- Ingredient supplier Monteloeder is entering the tech space with a tailored Metabolaid nutrition app targeting weight loss and cardiovascular... Read More

Ingredient Focus : Transparency claims boost NPD appeal

According to Innova Market Insights, the health of the planet is now the top global issue for consumers worldwide. In line with this, brands are adopting more prominent messages on-pack. Many consumers value honest and transparent information, and trust through communication is becoming more and... More

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Sweeteners innovation

The use of sweeteners in food & beverage launches is increasing globally, featuring a +3% year-over-year growth when comparing 2020 and 2021 launches. In 2021, the top categories of global product launches tracked with sweeteners were Bakery (18%), Soft Drinks (17%) and Sports Nutrition (17%). In 2021, Sucralose is the leading ingredient among the sweeteners tracked in food & beverage launches....
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TOP 5 INGREDIENTS AS A PERCENTAGE (%) OF FOOD & BEVERAGE LAUNCHES TRACKED WITH SWEETENERS (GLOBAL, 2021)

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