Consumer interest in global flavors and new experiences has skyrocketed during lockdowns as they look for ways to escape the monotony of life at home – creating opportunities for [...]

Among the dramatic changes in consumer behavior the COVID-19 crisis effected last year—toilet-paper hoarding, extreme bread baking—the pandemic made us both want to stay safe at home but also [...]

In my December column, I pointed to two areas of particular consumer interest — products that boost immune health and products that target the microbiome — that will spell innovation opportunity [...]

It has been a whirlwind of a year for the food and beverage industry. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, some brands saw a surge in sales and had to scramble to increase production to keep up [...]

Consumer concerns about the perceived health risks of synthetic ingredients have propelled the clean label movement from a trend to an expectation. Products identified as natural, organic and [...]