01-Oct-2021

The irresistible rise of plant-based eating has been charted in Innova’s Top Ten Trends for several years now. In 2021, our Plant-Forward trend signaled the progressive nature of the movement as it pushes into the mainstream and expands into new categories and regions. Innova’s comprehensive ...

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DiCaprio joins two innovation powerhouses, as an investor and advisor, in growing global movement to transform the way meat is produced

24-Sep-2021

Aleph Farms and Mosa Meat, two companies leading the emerging field of cultivated meat, announce an investment from environmental activist and Academy Award winning actor, Leonardo DiCaprio. Both companies have demonstrated the ability to grow beef directly from animal cells, with the unveiling ...

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16-Aug-2021

Concern over sugar intake and interest in sugar reduction is driving an increasingly sophisticated approach to sweetening food and beverages with a focus on three parallel areas: natural sweeteners, less sweetening and no sweetness. Innova Market Insights’ latest Ingredient Insider report ...

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How dairy consumers satisfy differing desires and demands

30-Jul-2021

New research from Innova Market Insights shows that consumers want their dairy purchases to satisfy multiple concerns and cravings. Attitudes and opinions can vary widely from one category to the other. For example, milk and yogurt purchasing is driven largely by everyday nutrition needs, but ...

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29-Jul-2021

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, has acquired Midori USA, Inc. (“Midori”), a biotechnology start-up with a novel precision platform developing breakthrough targeted eubiotics that improve the health and environmental impact of animals. DSM ...

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23-Jul-2021

The chief executive of Unilever on Thursday said the global consumer goods giant remains ``fully committed'' to doing business in Israel, distancing himself from this week's announcement by the company's Ben & Jerry's ice cream brand to stop serving Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank ...

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A new targeted action within operation OPSON X focused on adulterated honey

22-Jul-2021

Europol and INTERPOL coordinated operation OPSON 2020, which targeted trafficking of counterfeit and substandard food and beverage. The operation, the tenth of its kind, ran from December 2019 to June 2021 and involved law enforcement authorities from 72* countries, including 26 EU Member States. ...

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20-Jul-2021

The long-established trend towards proactively managing our health and well-being has been brought into sharper focus by COVID-19. Research by Innova Market Insights reveals a new wave of opportunity for functional nutrition product launches for 2021. Even prior to COVID-19, consumers were taking ...

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New research examines consumer knowledge of dairy processing terms on product labels

15-Jul-2021

Consumers may have less trust in food processes that they don't understand, and animal-based foods may be subject to more uninformed scrutiny than other foods due to consumers' perception of higher risk. Dairy producers can benefit from understanding how consumers interpret unfamiliar terms and ...

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13-Jul-2021

The beverage manufacturer Hansa-Heemann with brands such as Hella, Fürst Bismarck and St. Michaelis is being sold to the Dutch industry giant Refresco. This was announced by both companies in Rellingen and Rotterdam on Thursday. A corresponding contract had been signed by the Hamburg ...

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