The “clean eating” trend has inspired a back to basics approach in product development and is an overarching theme in Innova Market Insights’ Top Ten Trends list for 2016.

The new products include 16 new ways to enjoy cereal, bold flavors from popular snack brands such as Pringles® and Cheez-It ® and new frozen foods from Eggo® and MorningStar Farms®.

Younger children under age nine are a particularly influential demographic for food and beverage marketers. Life-long dietary habits are established during this time period and brand loyalty begins.

A World Health Organization study showing a link between processed and red meat consumption and cancer raises the question, will consumers reduce their intake of these foods?

It’s a trend that will continue into the foreseeable future, according to market research publisher Packaged Facts in the report U.S. Market for Flavors.

But the company is also hard at work on innovative new packaging ideas designed to keep cannabis edibles safely away from children.

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With ongoing interest in clean labeling and greater transparency, the free-from category is continuing to grow globally and, in addition to the high-profile developments in areas such as lactose-, dairy- and gluten-free foods and drinks, there has also been a marked upturn in interest in GMO-free or non-GMO products.