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Clean Label Continues to Build Momentum

Our new infographic tracks the latest updates in the clean-label trend. As we have written about before, clean label is not a trend—it’s the rule. As clean label continues to build momentum with consumers, food manufacturing and food service customers are demanding even more support from their food ingredient suppliers. Will food ingredient companies be […]

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2015 Snack Food Trends

If you’ve read any of the food industry headlines lately, you’ve noticed that snack innovations are on the rise. Snacking has become a big consumer trend that doesn’t appear to be going away anytime soon. With consumers living busier lifestyles, there is an increase in the overall demand for snacks. Instead of having meals throughout

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Guest Correspondent Corrie Reilly Delivers 7 Take-home Trends from Expo West

For this year’s Expo West show in Anaheim, Calif., our guest correspondent, Corrie Reilly, marketing and communications at Agropur Ingredients, shared her key takeaways with us after attending the event. Let me quiet the noise and tell you what Expo West was really about: 7 take-home trends As a first timer to the legendary Expo

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Top Food Trends Roundup

For those of us in the food industry, the end of the year is the time for our annual food trend predictions. We study trends to gain insight into what consumers are going to want next year. We look at research to find out what new flavors will be seasoning our food. We pour over

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2015 Foodservice Trends Roundup

As 2014 comes to an end, it’s time to look ahead to the foodservice trends for 2015. Foodservice has changed a lot since Americans first started dining out. Once considered an event that required formal dress and advance planning, eating out is now considered an everyday option that is an easy way to get a

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2015 Flavor Trends Roundup

According to the Innovation on the Menu: Flavor Trends report published by market research firm, Mintel, 62% of millennials and 56% of U.S. adults identify as adventurous eaters, with 82% of consumers stating they were willing to try new flavors. This interest in the bold and unexpected permeates a variety of 2015 flavor-trend predictions with

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2015 Consumer Food Trends Roundup

It’s that time of year when we look ahead as to what’s coming in the new year for the food industry. When it comes to the 2015 consumer food trends, consumer palates are continuing to evolve.According to the Supermarket Guru® Phil Lempert, you’ll see a shift in consumer preference in 2015 toward craft foods and

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