What would you be able to achieve if you could correctly identify the right up-and-coming trends for your business or category? It would likely make a big difference to the overall strategic decisions you make as well as inspire different […]
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How to Close the Food Innovation Gap
An ‘Innovation Gap’ occurs when the belief in the importance of food innovation for future success is present within an organisation or brand, but that same organisation or brand is not satisfied with their current level of innovation. This gap […]
Virtual NPD Can Improve Your Time to Market
When the pandemic began just under one year ago, new product development (NPD) plans were one of the main elements to be dropped from the priority list for many functional food and beverage businesses. The food industry has since adapted […]
Sugar Reduction Innovation Hitting the Sweet Spot
A mindset shift has occurred over the past year and many businesses are realising that those who do not innovate, do not move forward. Innovative companies are more profitable in the long run so a clearly defined innovation roadmap can […]
Sensory Science for Consumer-Centric Product Development
The effective use of sensory science has the power to elevate your product development process and give you that competitive edge to gain success in the market. Putting the consumer first in the new product development process is key to […]
Innovation Workshops for Functional Food & Beverage Businesses
Food innovation workshops in the age of disruption develops your ability to innovate by generating more ideas and putting them into action. When you know how to develop a single, end-to-end framework for testing innovative ideas, and understand how an […]
Innovation In The Food For Beauty and Beauty-From-Within Industry
Beauty, and health, begins and grows from within. This is something we have always known but it has only been in recent years that both the food and beauty industries have merged to form one larger beauty-from-within industry. Consumers nowadays […]
Which Delivery System to Choose for Functional Foods?
What is a delivery system and what is the purpose of having one? Is an innovative delivery system worth the extra money? What is the added value or benefit from a consumer perspective? There are many, many questions surrounding this […]
Could Clean Science Innovation be a Post-Pandemic Food Solution?
First of all, let’s start with what clean science innovation refers to. When I talk about clean science in relation to the food industry, I refer to the exploration of the relationship between science and nature. The clean science concept […]
Consumption Rituals: Consumer-Centric Innovation Approach
Food means different things to different people. For some, it is merely a source of energy and is seen as fuel. For others though, food is a large part of their daily routine, so much so that other activities are […]