BRF partnership with Aleph Farms has potential to disrupt Brazil’s food industry

09-Mar-2021 - Following today’s news that BRF has partnered with Aleph Farms to bring cultivated meat to Brazil; Jim Toy, Consumer Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “Following Aleph’s joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation in Japan, Aleph’s latest partnership with ...

Canned wine is the trendy and sustainable future for on-the-go wine market

16-Feb-2021 - Currently, canned wine – underscored by UK-based company, Defy Wine’s new organic canned white wine – is the next innovation to disrupt the on-the-go wine market as sustainability, health, wellness, and moderation trends are prevailing, writes GlobalData, a leading data and analytics ...

Green tea most popular tea type on Twitter

Sensory experience and the inclusion of functional ingredients

27-Apr-2020 - Tea is one of the highly mentioned trends, holding 14% share of the overall conversations related to non-alcoholic beverages among the leading industry experts on Twitter during the first quarter (Q1) of 2020, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of ...

Banana flavours inspiring cookies innovation

09-Apr-2020 - Brands in the cookies category are using banana powder to provide a new sensory experience for consumers, according to GlobalData a leading data and analytics company.Shubham Mahajan, Associate Analyst at GlobalData, commented, ‘‘The cookies category is dominated by chocolate, vanilla, and ...

Fast-food companies target 1/3 of Millennials that are inclined towards social media marketing

27-Feb-2020 - Following the news that McDonalds has launched a new scented candle that replicates the smell of its signature Quarter Pounder; Carmen Bryan, Consumer Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view on the evolution of fast-food marketing campaigns: “The launch of the ...

Food industry deals in September 2019 total $1.21bn globally

04-Nov-2019 - Total food industry deals for September 2019 worth $1.21bn were announced globally, according to GlobalData’s deals database. The value marked a decrease of 75.2% over the previous month and a drop of 58.5% when compared with the last 12-month average of $2.92bn. In terms of number of deals, the ...

Top clean-packaging trends

18-Oct-2019 - The packaging sector has undergone a significant transformation over the past decade and it continues to evolve. Against this backdrop, brands are exploring new strategies in line with consumers’ desire to lead an environmental-friendly, sustainable and more hygienic lifestyle. Sumit Chopra, ...

China’s dairy and soy food market set to be worth US$56bn by 2023

07-Oct-2019 - Robust economic growth and a large population base is driving the China’s dairy and soy food sector, which is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.6% from C¥276bn (US$41.7bn) in 2018 to C¥379.2bn (US$56bn) by 2023, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics ...

Coca-Cola launches new energy drink to tap Vietnamese market

10-Sep-2019 - Coca-Cola has rolled out a new energy drink– Coca-Cola Energy– in Vietnam as part of the company’s larger focus to evolve into a complete beverage company and offer the Vietnamese consumers a wide range of drinks to cater the different lifestyles and occasions, says GlobalData, a leading data and ...

Anti-pollution food and drinks

An emerging but lucrative segment

23-Jul-2019 - Anti-pollution has the potential to become an on-trend and highly lucrative product claim in the food and drinks sector. Against this backdrop, manufacturers must act quickly to capitalize on the opportunity and take credible steps to actually address the issue of pollution, rather than simply ...