Innova Trends Team, Author at CNS Media

ProFood Tech takeaway: Consumers drive trends

by Innova Trends Team | 7 May 2019 | News

In 2018, Mars Inc.’s M&Ms solicited votes from consumers on which flavor they should add to the M&M’S line-up—they ultimately chose crunchy mint. And the feedback was overwhelmingly positive, which brought back the vote for new flavors this year. Consumers...

China Focus: Food innovation celebrity search, viral chickpea snacks, Nestle China NPD and more feature in our round-up

by Innova Trends Team | 7 May 2019 | News

A food innovation celebrity search, viral chickpea snacks, Nestle China NPD and more feature in this edition of China Focus. Can reality TV deliver 3D food NPD? China’s Bright Dairy seeks to make celebrities out of innovators. Shanghai-based Bright Dairy Food...

Can palm oil be replaced with extracts from coffee grounds?

by Innova Trends Team | 6 May 2019 | News

After collecting coffee grounds from various cafes and coffee shops, Revive Eco transports them to a recycling plant and reduces them into natural oils, which can be used in a variety of food and beverage products. The company is still in the early stages of...

Global Food Companies are Increasingly Sweet on Sweet Potatoes

by Innova Trends Team | 3 May 2019 | Press Releases

06 May 2019 — Global introductions of food and beverage products that use sweet potato as an ingredient, flavor, or more increased by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21% for the period from 2015 to 2018, according to Innova Market Insights...

Consumers embrace brands without the branding

by Innova Trends Team | 29 Apr 2019 | Trending Now

Growing up in the suburban Midwest in the 1990s, I was familiar with private label or “generic” brands at the grocery store. No place in the grocery store was the difference between “name brands” and private label or “store brands” more apparent than the cereal aisle....