Market Insights Fruit concentrates are most widely used in the beverage industry. They are also used as natural sweeteners and as a substitute for sugar in a variety of applications such as desserts and confectionery items. The product is approximately 3 to 7 times concentrated, hence, l...
Global Nutraceuticals Market - Growth, Trends and Forecasts (2017 - 2022) The nutraceutical market constitutes the functional foods and beverages market and dietary supplements market. Consumers view of nutritional products as the key to managing health has been driving the global nutrac...
The food processing industry includes activities which not only makes the product attractive, but also more usable and increases the shelf life. Globally food processing market account to $7 trillion annual production. The increasing number of health conscious consumer with preference for convenienc...
Meat processing is the manufacture of meat products from muscle meat, animal fat and certain non-meat additives. Additives are used to enhance product flavour and appearance. They can also be used to increase product volume. The advantage of meat processing is the integration of certain animal tissu...
Carrageenan is a major ingredient in the food industry and is used for its gelling, thickening and stabilizing properties. It has wide applications in both dairy and meat products. It is extracted from red algae and has been used in foods for centuries. There are three types of Carrageenans based on...
Chocolate spread is the second most popular choice for spreads with its sales rising by 27% in the last 4 years. The chocolates spread market is worth more than 320 Million USD. With increasing economic pressure, people are looking to cook at home and spreads are an extremely viable option. Peanut b...
Peanut butter has led the way for other nut based spreads like almond, cashew, macadamia nut, coconut and walnut to enter the industry and offer a wider variety of spreads for consumers. The nut spreads industry has witnessed a growth of 37% from 2010 to 2014. By 2015, the sales are likely to hit 5....
The Jams and preserves market is growing at the rate of 1.33% across the Europe in retail sales and the value is set to reach 3400 million USD by 2019. The growth rate in the US was 2.9 % from 2011-2014.The retail sales are set to reach 1100 million USD by 2019. The UK food spreads ma...
Sweet spreads are an integral part of every breakfast and this has led to their steady growth. The rising health consciousness among consumers has given way to new low calorie spreads. The major market players in this industry are Unilever Group, Wellness Foods Ltd., Premier Foods Plc, Ferrero Group...
With an increasing awareness among consumers on healthy eating, snack bars have become immensely popular replacing chocolates, cakes and biscuits as the go-to snacks. Snack Bars manufacturers are introducing the health aspect into their products in terms of the protein and fibre content. The snack b...
Gluten free prepared foods form a comparatively small segment of the overall gluten free foods & beverages market, with a share of about 5%. North America leads the global market for gluten free prepared foods in terms of size, as well as growth, with the former being estimated at 54% in 2014 and th...
The global market for starch derivatives is expected to maintain a CAGR of about 7% between 2014 and 2020. While Asia-Pacific constitutes the largest market for starch derivatives, accounting for an estimated share of 34% in 2014, fastest growth in demand is likely to be registered by South America ...
The global demand for gluten free foods & beverages is poised to register a robust CAGR of about 14% between 2014 and 2020. Other than being the largest market for gluten free foods & beverages, North America is also expected to be the fastest growing. The segment of gluten free bread products, cook...
"For the most part, ingredient companies have moved to potassium chloride. Many of them have their own version of salt reducers or enhancers." — One of the top three companies The global market for sodium reduction ingredients is likely to maintain a CAGR of 11.2% between 201...
Market Insights The growing foodborne illnesses have put pressure on the food safety testing market, globally, to ensure that the products are safe to consume. The compliances required by various food regulatory bodies has led to a competitive scenario within the international laboratori...