A new American study has found that 30% of consumers feel it is important to purchase eco-friendly products, with CPG manufacturers needing to appeal to a diverse range of needs and wants to satisfy a...

Once a niche market for serious exercisers, the appeal of ready to drink protein-enriched beverages has now expanded to water, juice and milk based variants plus an increasing number of smoothies, according...

New research by the Aberdeen Group, entitled “Sustaining the Global Food Supply Chain: Three Keys to Gaining Competitive Advantage”, has investigated the sustainability initiatives of food...

Australia is a nation of foodies who love to entertain at home and feel buying locally grown produce is important, according to the March 2009 Sensis Consumer Report released today. We are also becoming...

Sales of soft drinks appear to be holding up, based on the sales figures of Australian beverage leaders and a new report from the UK, where sales in 2008 defied another poor summer. The 2009 Britvic Soft...

New research from the UK has found that consumers are as keen to buy “green” as ever before, with 62% of consumers saying environmental concerns influence their purchasing decisions ‘the...

As the debate about local food and the concept of food miles heats up in Australia, new research from Mintel shows that “buying local” still has many fans to earn in America. According to Mintel’s...

A new study has discovered that the recession is being felt throughout the grocery store, and especially in the meat department. Economic woes are affecting where people shop for meat as well as the kind...

Ever since probiotic yoghurts hit the market, many consumers have known that our intestines are populated by innumerable bacteria that go by seemingly unpronounceable names like Bifidus Digestivum, Lactobacillus...

Cost reduction is the top priority in 2009 for senior executives in the food and beverage industry according to a new report, Food and Beverage 2012, from business advisory firm Deloitte, which provides...