A packaging refresh extending across the full Aldi product line will put the Aldi name front and center on the discount retailer’s food and beverage packaging in a rollout that will take place over ...

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Swicy mashups, savory–sweet pairings, and sour notes fuel innovation. Authentic global cuisines replace broad, Americanized versions. Botanicals, adaptogens, and fermented ingredients link flavor with ...

The clean label movement, easily the biggest trend of the decade in packaged and prepared foods, is undeniably a capitalization on the confusion about the meaning of “natural” and “artificial.” ...

Much like the famous pronouncement on obscenity, consumers know what clean label is when they see it. The growing preference for food and beverage ingredients perceived as somehow “clean” is a global ...

Market researchers agree: Often the best way to understand something is with a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis. So that’s what Food Technology did to arrive at our 2025 Consumer ...

Nearly three-quarters of global consumers are now aware of functional foods and beverages—products that provide a health benefit beyond nutrition—and just over half plan to increase their use, ...

In a world where slow news days seem to be a thing of the past, flavors that foster positive moods and offer a respite from stress and worry are what consumers appear to want, and even need. “With a ...

Pandemic-weary consumers are continuing to make health and nutrition a priority, and they’re increasingly turning to functional foods and drinks for help. Nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults say they’re ...