The continued legalization trend of cannabis in the U.S. presents big opportunities for the American food and beverage market, particularly for the snack and confectionery category. Within the U.S., Nielsen data shows that sales of both…
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The total market for packaged foods in Pacific Asia is expected to increase by 3.5 percent per year by 2023, while in many Asian countries, sales of packaged baked goods have been increasing steadily since as early as 2011.
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Private label bakery and confectionery products owned an important part of the market share in 2018 in many European countries, according to the PLMA's 2019 International Private Label Yearbook, based on Nielsen’s data. On markets such as…
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Biscuit producer pladis unveils snacking growth drivers of the UK market, which hit GBP2.6bn in 2018. Healthy, innovation and eco claims were the most important aspects that consumers were asking for. Here are some findings from pladis’…
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The Ardent Mills culinary team showcased top flour-and-grain trends at the International Pizza Expo 2019, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, the USA. "Pizza is a comfort food that always stands the test of time, and although thin and thick pizza…
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Gluten-free products are a common sight along the aisles of supermarkets in countries like the United States and Australia, but unlike many other West-oriented health fads, the gluten-free craze has yet to cross the ocean to gain traction…
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Belgium-based brand Puratos has released select data from their 2019 Taste Tomorrow study. Taste Tomorrow is the world's largest independent bakery, patisserie and chocolate consumer survey. "As leaders in innovation, Taste Tomorrow has…
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Consumers in South America are increasingly becoming wary about the carbohydrate and sugar content in baked products, including bread. This factor is making the consumers reach out to for healthier bread variants, writes Jibanjyothi Sethi,…
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According to a recent market research by Global Market Insights, U.S. Frozen Bakery Market is forecast to exceed USD9.3bn by 2024. Rapidly growing hotel chain business in the U.S. will be a major factor fueling frozen bakery market demand…
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Frozen food sales grew by 1.0% in Germany in 2018 to 3,769 million tons from 3,730 million tons in 2017, according to a new report from the German Frozen Food Institute (Deutsches Tiefkühlinstitut e.V. or dti). In financial terms, frozen…
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Australia is the planet's sixth largest country by surface, but according to official data, its population was only 24.6 million in 2017. Despite the fact that Australians are not very numerous, they enjoy their bread, with a market valued…
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The latest innovation insight from Gama Compass shows that the newly-launched Double Dough Biscuits by Fox (UK) aim to “shake up the biscuit category” with a distinctive approach to flavor blending. For this month’s “Innovation Insight”,…
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American Baker’s Association (ABA) has released the American Bakers Association 2019 Study: Attracting Gen Z and Millennial Customers which reveals the habits, perceptions, and relationship of Millennial and Gen Z consumers toward…
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Health, but with a different approach, the diversification of sales channels, seasonality and innovations – these are the factors influencing the baked goods sales in the US, according to the market analysts from IRI Worldwide. Jonna…
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India enjoys a wide variety of local snacks, be it Gujarat’s dhokla (pictured) to Ratlam’s sev, Indians simply love their snacks, according to a new research from Mintel. The market researchers reveal that three in five (60%) Indian…
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LATAM frozen bakery market is set to grow from its current market value of more than USD4.3bn to over USD5.7bn by 2024, according to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc. The LATAM frozen bakery market, in recent years, is…
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One in four consumers believes vegetarian products should not be allowed to have meat-related names like sausage or burger, a survey has found. Surveygoo has explored attitudes to the way meat-free products are named. Nearly 1,000 consumers…
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Plant-based products are looking more and more appealing to worldwide consumers and the biggest companies are making steps to meet their requirements. Trends like vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian, the demand for healthy and sustainable…
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