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The FoodNavigator Podcast: Why avoiding terms like ‘vegan,' ‘vegetarian,' or ‘meatless' may boost the plant-based market

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 26:20


As arguments rage about the use of ‘meaty' or ‘dairy-like' names for plant-based versions of animal-based foods, we ask could plant-based sector momentum be improved if meat and dairy alternatives avoid imitating the names of animal-based products.

The FoodNavigator Podcast: Innovating our way out of the plastic problem

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 29:17


Plastic pollution is a global concern, with an estimated eight million tonnes of plastic enters the marine environment every year, wreaking havoc on the planet, ocean-life, and even humans. What role can innovation in food and beverage packaging play in addressing this problem?

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The FoodNavigator Podcast: Reformulating HFSS, without sacrifice

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 45:20


FoodNavigator's recent Positive Nutrition Summit, a face-to-face event held in London in March, heard how innovative new R&D strategies and ingredient solutions are unlocking opportunities to cut salt, fat or sugar without sacrificing taste. Listen here to a full transcript.

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The FoodNavigator Podcast: The ‘holistic nutrition' opportunity in food and beverage

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 21:01


Where once healthy diets focused on weight loss alone, today's consumers want more from their food and drink. Enter holistic nutrition, which aims to enhance people's wellbeing – whether that be improving sleep, stress, mood or digestion. How are brands tapping into this trend? Tastewise, Vadasz, and Just Legends weigh in.

The FoodNavigator Podcast: How innovation hopes to bring fun, sociability and indulgence to low/no drinks

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 21:11


What innovations are occurring that can elevate low/no alcohol beverages from simply being premium soft drinks into something that remains a pleasurable experience for consumers?

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The FoodNavigator Podcast: Swapping out dairy for plants in infant formula

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 28:10


Plant-based infant formula takes a tiny share of the market, all the while plant-based in adult nutrition is booming. FoodNavigator speaks to Danone, Sprout Organic, and Mills & Reeve to find out which plant-based options are available for infants in Europe and further afield, and what hurdles might be standing in the way of plant-based innovation.

The FoodNavigator Podcast: Swapping out dairy for plants in infant formula

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 28:10


Plant-based infant formula takes a tiny share of the market, all the while plant-based in adult nutrition is booming. FoodNavigator speaks to Danone, Sprout Organic, and Mills & Reeve to find out which plant-based options are available for infants in Europe and further afield, and what hurdles might be standing in the way of plant-based innovation.

The FoodNavigator Podcast: Mood food for mental wellbeing – how can the industry capitalise?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 29:24


Food and beverage manufacturers are looking for ingredients that can tap into demand from end consumers for natural solutions associated with mental wellbeing benefits, FoodNavigator hears.

The FoodNavigator Podcast: From clean label to clean living

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 29:44


How is the ‘clean label' trend evolving? FoodNavigator invites Mintel, SAFE, and Yuka onto the podcast to discuss ultra-processed foods, the definition of ‘natural', and what exactly shoppers want from food and drink.

The FoodNavigator Podcast: The metaverse – the future of commerce or fool's paradise?

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 35:43


In this episode we're investigating the opportunity potentially presented by quickly evolving virtual reality technology.

The FoodNavigator Podcast: What needs to be done to tackle plastic pollution in food and beverages?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 22:18


The FoodNavigator Podcast speaks to the Consumer Goods Forum about what the food and beverage industry is doing to tackle plastic pollution and work towards a future free from plastic waste.

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The FoodNavigator Podcast: What's trending in hot beverages?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 25:49


From post-Arabica coffee to single-origin tea and completely traceable hot chocolate from bean to cup, what's trending in the hot beverage category? FoodNavigator asks industry experts.

The FoodNavigator Podcast: How big is the healthy ageing opportunity?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 32:00


Is the industry ignoring the growing numbers of older people? Or do older people just not want to be directly targeted by the food sector? FoodNavigator investigates.

The FoodNavigator Podcast: The great debate – GMO or organic?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 27:22


Which agricultural production method, organic or GM, will ensure long term human and planetary health? The FoodNavigator Podcast investigates.

The FoodNavigator Podcast: The battle to save the banana

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 36:02


Bananas are not doomed, say experts. But their survival depends largely on retailers and consumers being prepared to pay more for their bananas, and the sector exploring different varieties.

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The FoodNavigator Podcast: New HFSS regulation a 'total game-changer' for healthy kids food

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 25:48


The UK is poised for the implementation of new junk food marketing and promotional restrictions next year. This is a 'total game-changer' for healthy kids food, the FoodNavigator Podcast hears.

The FoodNavigator Podcast: How tech is transforming transparency in palm oil, soy, and coffee

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 32:04


From forced labour to deforestation, FMCGs are committed to eliminating unethical practices in their supply chains. How is food tech helping them get there? In our latest edition of The FoodNavigator Podcast, we talk transparency in global supply chains with California-based Orbital Insight and Swiss start-up Farmer Connect.

The FoodNavigator Podcast: Are fermented foods the new cornerstone of a gut-friendly diet?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 34:26


Knowledge about the relationship between the gut, the gut microbiome, and overall health is moving at a rapid clip. Healthy gut equals healthy body, right? So what's the best diet for gut health? What kind of products, ingredients and formats might meet the consumer demand?

Ancient grains and forgotten crops: the food of the future?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 53:34


Millet, sorghum, buckwheat, amaranth… Are these exotic sounding crops a realistic solution to the world’s food crisis?

The FoodNavigator Podcast: Sugar reformulation part 2: The taste conundrum

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 25:00


The food industry is under pressure to reformulate products with less sugar. The UK has a voluntary target for manufacturers to meet a 20% cut in sugar by 2020. This is unlikely to be met and campaigners are increasingly demanding that mandatory sugar reformulation targets are set.

The FoodNavigator Podcast: CBD-infused drinks, marshmallows, and peanut butter

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 38:52


CBD is the latest hot ingredient to infiltrate the food sector, and agile start-ups have been quick to jump onboard. In this edition of The FoodNavigator Podcast, we speak with the founders of three UK-based food start-ups to get their perspectives on consumer acceptance, the state of regulation, and formulating with a somewhat bitter ingredient.

The FoodNavigator Podcast: Sugar reformulation part 1: Why reducing by stealth is key

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 43:51


The food industry is under massive pressure to reformulate products with less sugar. And in light of the voluntary target in the UK for manufacturers to meet a 20% cut in sugar by 2020 unlikely to be met, campaigners are increasingly demanding that mandatory sugar reformulation targets are set.

The FoodNavigator Podcast: Sugar reformulation part 1: Why reducing by stealth is key

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 43:51


The food industry is under massive pressure to reformulate products with less sugar. And in light of the voluntary target in the UK for manufacturers to meet a 20% cut in sugar by 2020 unlikely to be met, campaigners are increasingly demanding that mandatory sugar reformulation targets are set.

The FoodNavigator Podcast: Rethinking food waste

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 28:27


Innovators are looking to address food waste with technology, community, and original business models. The FoodNavigator Podcast hears from recipe box company Gousto, anti-food waste app Olio, and UK charity FareShare to find out more.

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The FoodNavigator Podcast: Rethinking food waste

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 28:27


Innovators are looking to address food waste with technology, community, and original business models. The FoodNavigator Podcast hears from recipe box company Gousto, anti-food waste app Olio, and UK charity FareShare to find out more.

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The FoodNavigator Podcast: What does Coronavirus mean for the future of food?

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 35:13


The coronavirus pandemic has touched every part of our lives. With the social and economic consequences still largely to be felt, many commentators suggest it will mark a before and after point for society. In this edition of The FoodNavigator Podcast, we ask what does COVID-19 mean for food businesses and the consumers they serve?

The FoodNavigator Podcast: What does Coronavirus mean for the future of food?

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 35:13


The coronavirus pandemic has touched every part of our lives. With the social and economic consequences still largely to be felt, many commentators suggest it will mark a before and after point for society. In this edition of The FoodNavigator Podcast, we ask what does COVID-19 mean for food businesses and the consumers they serve?

The next generation of functional ingredients for snacks and other insights: Cargill research

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 10:24


Turmeric, pumpkin seeds and probiotics will be the new ingredient kids on the block – especially during these uncertain times when focus is on health and snacking has become more prevalent than ever – according to Cargill’s research to find out consumer preferences in choosing a snack.

What next for fair trade after confidence crisis?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 24:25


Fair trade standards should become watchdogs instead of the benchmark for sustainability, argues the recently appointed head of sustainable commodities NGO Solidaridad.

What next for fair trade after confidence crisis?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 24:25


Fair trade standards should become watchdogs instead of the benchmark for sustainability, argues the recently appointed head of sustainable commodities NGO Solidaridad.

‘Cocoa Life has not been setup as a marketing tool,’ says Mondelēz International

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2019 28:53


Mondelēz International’s Cocoa Life sustainability program aims to strengthen the company’s supply chain and the Cadbury maker’s on-pack claims are only to signal brands contain sustainable cocoa, says Cathy Pieters, the director of the program.

Coffee child labour: Under-researched and ‘undetected’

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 24:24


Thousands of child labourers work in coffee, but the true levels remain under-researched. Lumina Intelligence speaks to the Sustainable Coffee Challenge about the worst forms of child labour.

Sustainable cocoa defined: What will be the impact of the ISO standard?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2019 32:19


The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard on sustainable cocoa will help mainstream ethical cocoa, says the chair of the standard, while an NGO worries uptake will be limited.

Dairy Dialog podcast 39: Arla Foods, TOP SAFE and Milkadamia

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2019 34:54


This week’s Dairy Dialog podcast sees us discussing alternative energy, in the form of cow manure, with Arla Foods’ Swedish market head, Patrik Hansson, and Erik Bratthall, Head of Press.

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Are palm oil boycotts ‘marketing tricks’?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2019 27:48


The Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) argues palm oil boycotts pave the way for unsustainable alternatives, but Greenpeace says that if the palm industry operates as usual, brands are left with little choice.

Are palm oil boycotts ‘marketing tricks’?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2019 27:48


The Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) argues palm oil boycotts pave the way for unsustainable alternatives, but Greenpeace says that if the palm industry operates as usual, brands are left with little choice.

What do farmers and the ICCO think of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire’s minimum cocoa price?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2019 24:34


The World Cocoa Farmers Organization (WCFO) is asking Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire to reconsider setting a minimum cocoa price, while the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) is suprised the price was not higher.

Cocoa deforestation: What about farms outside sustainability programmes?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 33:07


Rick Scobey, the president of the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), outlines how cocoa outside sustainability programmes can be deforestation-free and what happens to farmers encroaching on protected areas.

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Good things come in small packages: The growth of smaller packaging formats

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018 6:52


There’s a trend towards smaller pack sizes in the soft drinks industry, offering more choice for consumers and opening up new avenues of innovation for packaging companies. In this podcast we take a look at a big shift towards small packs.

LISTEN NOW: Sports nutrition deals, seaweed start-up innovation ... and 'the Google of the gut'? - The Nutra News Review

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2018 9:35


It's not easy to keep up with the fast pace of the news, but the weekly Nutra News Review is your best shot. Our editors run down their weekly news highlights - giving you the inside track on the top news and analysis from the last seven days.

Power & politics in cocoa: Are chocolate’s colonial roots moulding sustainability?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 20:19


The European and US chocolate industry holds power in cocoa and is able to set the agenda for sustainability on its terms, says Dr. Kristy Leissle.

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Tweaking ads to show cooking with kids makes brands relatable

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2017 17:27


Images of mom preparing dinner alone in the kitchen for her busy family have been a staple in food and beverage marketing for decades, but new consumer research from the Benenson Strategy Group suggests brands that continue to recycle this theme are missing the mark with modern families and their sales could suffer as a result. 

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