Food and drinks market
How will water be sold in the supermarkets of the future?
Billions of bottles of mineral, spring or just drinking water are sold around the world every day. The consumption of this product has grown exponentially in the last decade and in 2017 experts predict that global figures will reach 391,000 million litres. This increase has also resulted in high levels of plastic waste, since most of these bottles are made with polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a material that takes up to 100 years to biodegra...
Five o’clock cheese tea is here
It is estimated that 90% of China’s population is lactose intolerant, so traditionally cheese has never been part of their diet. However, in recent years cheese imports into China have increased significantly. Why? Globalization and Instagram are partly to blame. First, China took to the pizza and now it has given in to cheese tea, two staples that a priori do not go together; nonetheless, people throng to the places where it is served. From ...
Four ideas for innovating with food that we picked up at the World Food Innovation Awards 2017
Over 265 food and beverage products competed at the World Food Innovation Awards 2017. This UK event, which counts on the support of the International Food & Drink Event (IFE), the most important trade fair in the sector in the UK, grants awards for new flavours and concepts presented by food companies, from multinationals to start-ups. Given the jury’s verdict and having studied the common characteristics of the 23 winning products, at Sensory Value we have extracted four ideas that we believe are worth taking into account when trying to innovate.
Cold brew coffee proudly takes its place on the podium of top drinks
The “cold brew” method, the cold infusion of coffee beans, is becoming a real hit this summer, both in Europe and in the United States. What started out as a niche product at the beginning of this decade has now entered the global market thanks to big chains such as Starbucks, Costa Coffee or Dunkin Donuts. (altro…)
Barbecue in the USA: the hottest flavour trend in summer 2017
Lovers of grilled meat, chicken wings, spicy potatoes and hamburgers are in luck. According to what we have read in Food Business News, this summer the products with fresh organoleptic notes yield the main role to anything that reminds us of a family barbecue, with flavours reminiscent of what is cooked on a grill.
A taste of food and beverage innovation in 2017
One of the main drivers when purchasing a product is taste. That is why, every year, experts from all over the world try and get ahead of consumers and define taste trends, so food retail experts can take note. So what are the tastes dominating our shopping baskets in 2017?