16 Oct 2019 --- Having completed a €35 million (US$38.6 million) investment in the extension of its pea plant in Belgium last year, Cosucra is continuing its development in the fast-evolving market for plant-based foods with... Read More

14 Oct 2019 --- The market for plant-based dairy and desserts is changing in scale – dramatically. Boosted by a sustainable and natural positioning that reflects consumer demands, the market now provides tasty treats for... Read More

10 Oct 2019 --- Nestlé has developed vegan alternatives to cheese and bacon, designed to complement its existing plant-based burger patties. The innovation, which is part of Nestlé’s sharpened plant-based... Read More

09 Oct 2019 --- The UK’s departure from strict EU legislation regarding poultry could present a lucrative trade opportunity for US exports. However, overcoming negative perceptions surrounding chlorinated chicken and its... Read More

09 Oct 2019 --- Meat alternatives are enticing two-thirds of US consumers, according to the latest consumer research from Innova Market Insights, demonstrating the continuing boom in the space. Still considered to be very much a... Read More

Consumer awareness of ingredients has never been at a higher level. Animal welfare, health-conscious nutrition and authentic natural options are all being rated and considered with social media playing an ever more significant part in recommendation and derision. People are also extremely interested in food and are not afraid to voice their discoveries and opinions as evidenced by the number of food photographs shown on Instagram and are keen to be an early adopter of new, delicious and healthy foods. Tagging and sharing are essential.

10 Oct 2019 --- Nadine Salhani of Doehler highlights at Anuga 2019 some of the key sub-trends within the wider plant-based movement, such as naturalness, clean-label, plus-minus claims and functionality. Regarding customer demand, the volume is low compared to dairy, but the CAGR is growing in double-digits. In some countries and regions, dairy is declining as a category as plant-based moves forward, she explains. “I’m confident that it’s here to stay,” she concludes.

09 Oct 2019 --- ADM Wild’s heaving booth was exhibiting solutions for a range of market categories, ranging from the meat-free trend to sugar-reduction in beverages. Speaking to FoodIngredientsFirst, Jochen Heininger spotlighted the growth of the plant-based market, and how customer requests in this domain have seen double-digit growth. Although the meat alternatives market only accounts for two 2 percent of the total meat market, it is showing huge growth rates of 15 percent per year, says Heininger.

07 Aug 2019 --- A new line of cannabidiol (CBD) ingredients by Guilin Layn Natural Ingredients Corp. (“Layn”), a global producer best known for its plant-based sweeteners, debuted at the IFT19 Food Expo in New Orleans. The company has invested an estimated US$60 million in a new US-based CBD manufacturing facility, expected to be completed in autumn of 2020. The facility is expected to have the capacity to process a minimum benchmark of 5,000 tons of hemp biomass per year, which will yield 160 tons of high purity CBD and 290 tons of full spectrum oil annually. Layn is currently in the process of completing the filing procedures to receive approval for this project.

02 Aug 2019 --- Cosucra continues to strengthen its position in the North American market through their pea protein expansion. At IFT 2019, the company presented a vegetarian plant-based muffuletta slider [a New Orleans classic] containing their Swelite, Pisane M9 and Swelite ingredients as a system. A dairy alternative beverage containing a blend of almond milk and pea protein was also presented, while a chocolate oatmeal gluten-free cookie was another highlight. “Our US-based subsidiary Cosucra Inc. was created about one year ago because demand for plant-based protein is forecast to grow significantly. In the last 12 months, we have positioned our strategy which goes beyond health & nutrition and increasingly looks at the food & beverage business,” Frank Truong at Cosucra says.

30 Jul 2019 --- Agrana presented several concepts featuring oat milk, including a cold brew with an oat milk base, a cinnamon toast cereal and a protein enriched plant-based dairy alternatives, with pea-based, hemp-based solutions. “We are really seeing a lot of movement into oat because of how close it is to milk. If you look at soy, it was further away, but now we are seeing more movement within the almond milk and coconut milk space, with oat milk really emerging as a rising star,” Felicia Francisco at Agrana notes. The company also presented an oat milk with salted caramel, as well as various fruit-containing concepts, including high pressure processed raspberry, peach and mango options.

09 Oct 2019 --- Plant-based proteins have the market buzzing, with food and beverage innovations arriving frequently on store shelves. But formulating beverages with alternative protein sources—whether soy, almond, oat, pea or rice – can present challenges, especially in meeting consumers’ expectations for taste, texture and visual appeal. In this timely webinar, Innova Market Insights and CP Kelco share useful insights about the global dairy alternatives market, the key challenges when formulating these products, and how KELCOGEL® Gellan Gum – a nature-based, fermentation-derived ingredient – serves as a unique, multifunctional solution in the product developer’s toolkit.

04 Apr 2019 --- In less than two decades, protein supplementation and high protein diets have moved from having niche appeal (primarily the domain of bodybuilders), to being truly mainstream. Innova Market Insights Market Analyst, Myrthe de Beukelaar, takes you inside sports nutrition innovation and how mainstream consumer pay more attention to factors beyond efficient muscle building such as ethical and environmental concerns which translates into a greater uptake of vegan proteins in the market.

07 Mar 2019 --- Interest in healthy, clean, yet indulgent nutrition are the key themes in dairy innovation. Innova Market Insights’ Director of Innovation, Lu Ann Williams, takes you inside dairy innovation today and discusses how the top trends, such as, Discovery: The Adventurous Consumer, The Plant Kingdom and Alternatives for 2019 will impact the dairy aisle.

24 Jan 2019 --- Leading the trends driving development in snacks and confectionery are “Discovery: the Adventurous Consumer”, “Alternatives to All”, “Snacking: the Definitive Occasion”, and “I Feel Good”. Innova Market Insights continuously analyzes global developments in food and beverage launch activity and consumer research to highlight the trends most likely to impact the food and beverage industry over the coming year and beyond. Discover the latest market trends for the snacks and confectionery industry by attending Innova Market Insights’ Top Ten Trends 2019 webinar.

05 Dec 2018 --- Innova Market Insights releases its Top Ten Trends for 2019, using its ongoing analyses of global developments in food and drink launch activity to highlight the trends most likely to impact the food and drinks industry over the coming year and beyond. In addition to the Top Ten Trends identified for 2019, key themes from previous years, including mindful consumption, clean label, protein content, sugar reduction and plant-based options will also continue to feature strongly.