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2018 Predictions: Retail Foods & Drinks

Prepared Food Trends at Grocery Stores

Prepared foods help retailers capture sales
Jim Hertel
December 29, 2017
Consumers are embracing prepared foods and retailers couldn't be happier. Supermarkets embracing prepared foods are experiencing significant growth.
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2018 Predictions: Restaurant & Menu Trends

2018 Restaurant Menu Trends

Observers pick seven key restaurant industry changes—including food
December 28, 2017
While many shifts in the restaurant industry are slow to take hold, the use and availability of data is one trend that's quickly emerging.
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2018 Predictions: Regulatory Outlook

Food Labeling and the Laws

Consumers aren't the only ones interested in non-GMO, "healthy" and clean label. Be advised that regulators are reading labels too
Steven B. Steinborn
December 28, 2017
If we start with what we know for sure will happen in 2018, this would be the last sentence of the article. Still, one can make a few educated guesses as a prelude to devising effective regulatory and business strategies 2018.
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DRY Zero Sugar Organic Soda Line

DRY Zero Sugar organic sodas are lightly sweetened with stevia leaf extract and crafted with only six to seven ingredients
December 28, 2017
New DRY Zero Sugar Sodas are available in four bubbly flavors, including Cola, Peach Tea, Mountain Berry, and Island Fruit.
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2018 Predictions: Probiotics

Probiotics Megatrend

While 2017 could easily have been called the "Year of Gut Health," 2018 promises to see that focus intensify
December 27, 2017

This fall, it was announced in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News that researchers were able to create a 3D map of the gut microbiome. It is this type of research that is driving into the next year and beyond what unequivocally has been the biggest ingredient trend in better-for-you foods and beverages: probiotics and the prebiotics that feed them.


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2018 Predictions: Starches, Flours & Fibers

The Power of Flour

Novel new sources, sustainability boost starches, flours and fibers
E. Terry Finocchiaro , PhD
December 26, 2017
Starches, flours, and fibers are poised to generate much greater interest in food product development based on the continued emergence of novel sources and continued emphasis on sustainable, non-GMO, ancient/ heritage/ native/ non-traditional plants providing them.
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Girl Scout Cookie Yoplait Yogurt

Girl Scout Cookie-Inspired Yogurt

Inspired by the three most popular Girl Scout Cookie flavors, the new yogurts are available in three varieties
December 26, 2017
The new line is a permanent, year-round addition to Yoplait's portfolio.
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