“In recent years we’ve seen fruit juice and dairy companies counter attrition by advancing health positioning with organic, natural ingredient, and low sugar claims," said David Sprinkle, research director for Packaged Facts. While water marketers are finding ways to put both fun and flavor into a plain yet reputably healthy product without sacrificing what makes water the beverage many parents prefer for their children.”

Jackson will talk about how Mars views innovation in a such a fast-paced and changing market, and other unique approaches Mars takes to meet consumer needs.

Come hear Elohi Founder and Chairman Stephanie Lind lead a multi-dimensional panel discussion about where industry stakeholders can quickly identify and pursue new opportunities and technologies.

Only 21.6% of US households are purchasing meat alternatives, but that’s up 1.6% from last year.

Just as the food and beverage industry is always changing, Prepared Foods is pleased to bring you completely fresh and exclusive new insights and perspectives on tastes and trends for today—as well as tomorrow.

Classic summertime coolers like lemonade and snow cones, it’s time to try a grapefruit basil shaved ice mocktail, blackberry sweet potato ice pop, buttermilk masala chaas drink and frozen kaffir lime pie.

Make plans to attend the New Products Conference, Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at Chicago’s Swissotel. Think you know enough about sustainability? Here are just three NPC sessions guaranteed to about deliver even deeper insights.

‘Today’s consumers are more engaged with their food than ever before,’ reports Lu Ann Williams of Innova Market Insights, ‘but every individual is different and this creates its own challenges for the industry.’

In preparing for its annual outlook on 2019, global new products tracker Innova Market Insights identified its top 10 trends influencing all food and beverage categories. These developments certainly express themselves in Prepared Foods' category overviews.

Resnik leverages a passion for food and beverage innovation to help both manufacturer-suppliers and Twin Cities Co-Op partner members.