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Cargill: Sustainability Matters

Research finds more consumers weighing sustainability claims on packaged food choices

February 4, 2022

Sustainability considerations now influence the majority of the world’s grocery shoppers when buying packaged foods such as potato chips and cookies, according to Cargill’s most recent global FATitudes™ survey. The proprietary research finds 55% of consumers indicate they’re more likely to purchase a packaged food item if it includes a sustainability claim, a four-point jump since the company last fielded this research in 2019.

Weighing Options: Too Many Americans Still Overweight or Obese

As plant-protein ingredients continue to gain ground, new introductions to the market offer formulators more options for experimentation

Marie Spano, Spano Sports Nutrition Consulting

Marie Spano MS, RDN

September 15, 2020

Where the focus in developing foods and beverages for better weight management once was on sweeteners and calorie cutting, today's weight-management products reflect the protein trend, especially the emphasis on plant proteins.

Switching to Healthier Oils and Fats Takes Precedence

Many processors are switching to recently developed high-oleic versions of popular and inexpensive oils and shortenings

Deborah Cross

May 26, 2020

Vegetable oils still lead the field over animal-based fats when it comes to new food oil developments. Perceived as healthier in that they contain more unsaturated fatty acids, they have faced challenges when it comes to cooking or baking, as they are not normally robust at the high temperatures needed in heat processing.

Naturally fat-rich foods always have been a healthy part of the human diet

Fats for Health

Dietary fats and their components are not only not to be shunned, they are critical to survival

Mark Anthony PhD

July 14, 2016

By now, there should be no question that many fat-rich foods are excellent additions to a healthy diet.

Switching from plastic to paper-based packaging often comes with new challenges. This webinar will explore how an ovenable, fiber-based packaging solution can deliver the benefits of plastic with 90% less plastic usage.

The Winter Fancy Food Show is where specialty food makers go to exhibit their newest and best products and where buyers go to find their next bestsellers.