From globally inspired spice kits to clean-label, protein-forward snacks that serve the GLP-1 shopper, the ECRM 2025 Fall Food Sessions showcased a marketplace hungry for innovation. Read on for the mindset shift that was everywhere on the ECRM floor, plus top 20 trends.
Consumer interest in plant-based products has skyrocketed. Learn the latest offerings in food, beauty, supplements, and more, plus savvy marketing strategies that can help you grow your bottom line.
Consumer interest in plant-based products has skyrocketed. Learn the latest offerings in food, beauty, supplements, and more, plus savvy marketing strategies that can help you grow your bottom line.
As we head into the end of the year and we look back at 2022, we are reminded of all the amazing trends and brands we saw at Natural Products Expo East this past September in Philadelphia, and how they are sure to shape 2023. We saw a lot of...
The Specialty Food Association’s 2022 Summer Fancy Food Show took place from June 12 to 14 in New York City. This season, the show welcomed almost 2,000 exhibitors. That makes it the largest U.S. show devoted exclusively to specialty foods and beverages. Specialty food companies are at the forefront of...
Phoenix, AZ—In a 2,000 person study targeting 2021 eating goals, Sprouts Farmers Market and One Poll found that 54% of Americans are likely to embrace flexitarian diets, reducing meat consumption. Results showed a number of reasons for such interest ranging from health, immunity, environment to simply "feeling better". “The interest in...
San Francisco, CA—What is the best placement for plant-based meat products? In December 2019, the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) launched a plant-based meat test with Kroger, to answer that question. The study involved 60 test stores in three states (Colorado, Indiana, and Illinois), which placed all plant-based meat in...
Loma Linda, CA—A global transition to a vegetarian diet would have significant impacts in the battle against global warming and other environmental concerns, according to research from Loma Linda University School of Public Health. A press release on the topic notes that food production is a major contributor to increased...
Plant-based alternatives will not be the demise of traditional meat. That's the word from The Nielsen Company, in the new report The F Word: Flexitarian Is Not a Curse to the Meat Industry. Flexitarians--medium to heavy buyers of both meat and meat alternatives--account for 37% of all meat alternative buyers...
A large number of consumers are modifying their diets, eating less meat and dairy and more fruits and vegetables. Some make the switch to an entirely vegan or plant-based lifestyle, but still more are flexible about what they can or cannot eat. “A third of the population considers themselves to...
Humans have been designed to be omnivores. However, just a few days on a meat-based protein diet at the expense of fiber (plants) will lead to almost immediate GI issues: griping, gas and constipation. This is because the human GI system cannot effectively manage breakdown and assimilation of a meat-heavy...
