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Jun 19, 2008 | 03:21 PM CDT
Cover Story: Flavors to Watch
By: Cara Newkirk, FONA International
FONA’s Flavor Radar tracks flavor trends from novel to mainstream. In the flavor industry, assertions about trends can sometimes seem heavy on the intangibles and light on data. To fill the gap between theory and fact, FONA International developed the Flavor Radar, a flavor mapping methodology that trends flavors from a novel idea to an everyday pantry staple.
Apr 22, 2008 | 10:21 AM CDT
Tech Brief: Nano Rising
By: Jeb Gleason-Allured, Editor
Emerging technology presents serious regulatory hurdles and even greater possibilities for the flavor and fragrance industry. The Wilson Center’s Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies has reported that products making nanotechnology claims have more than doubled, from 212 to 475, since March 2006. (The group launched its online inventory of nanotech goods at that time.)
Aug 31, 2007 | 10:28 AM CDT
2007 Industry Rankings & 2007 Pathfinders
Welcome to P&F magazine’s 2007 ranking of top F&F companies. This year, due to a couple of major acquisitions, we bring you two lists. The first is based on 2006 sales.
Jun 19, 2007 | 04:52 PM CDT
Flavor profiles: The Future of Snack Flavors
The snack category shifts its flavors toward a more nuanced sense of savory. Snacking has been called “the fourth meal.” In 2005, total snack sales tracked by Datamonitor reached $34.8 billion.* The United States made up $18.5 billion of this total, with Europe totaling ~$16.3 billion.
Mar 21, 2007 | 08:10 AM CDT
Trend Update: The Dairy Landscape
By: Jeb Gleason-Allured, Editor
A multi-year look at flavor trajectories across categories. According to numbers recently released by Mintel Custom Solutions, total US dairy new product launches went from 1,053 in 2002 to 1,544 in 2006 (T-1). Categories on the move during this period included frozen novelties/impulse ice cream, 145–286 new product launches; drinkable yogurts and liquid cultured milk, 28–61 new product launches; and spoonable yogurts, 90–140 new product launches.
Dec 29, 2006 | 03:04 PM CST
Connecting the dots: Flavor Radar
By: Jeb Gleason-Allured, Editor
Mintel’s Menu Insights tracks what we’re eating and drinking. Indulgence, portion control, pomegranate, perceived health benefits, floral flavors, mojito burritos—these are just a few of the buzzwords in today’s restaurant world, and it’s consumer research firm Mintel’s job to keep on top of them.
Dec 29, 2006 | 02:34 PM CST
Market intelligence: US Hispanic Flavor Preference
By: Jeb Gleason-Allured, Editor
How the flavor industry can deliver to this growing and diversifying population. Here are the raw numbers: the growth of the US Hispanic population far outstrips all other segments, accounting for an astonishing 50% of the total annual population increase. As of 2004, there were 41.3 million documented Hispanics living in the United States, 14% of the total population.
Dec 29, 2006 | 02:29 PM CST
The next big thing(s): Moving Flavor Forward
By: Jeb Gleason-Allured, Editor
Givaudan’s Chef’s Council helps flavorists discover new tastes. Givaudan held its annual Chefs' Council at Napa Valley's COPIA (The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts). The event provided a multiday forum at which flavor chemists and global chefs could meet and exchange new and novel flavor innovations, such as wasabi-laced ice cream and curry-injected shrimp.
Jul 26, 2006 | 04:26 PM CDT
Asia Industry Overview
By: Kelly Frederick, Associate Editor
A intro to the Asian flavors and fragrance industry, including interviews with Givaudan and IFF. A glance at the latest news in flavors and fragrances will reveal what most of the top industry companies already know — Asia is the place to be. According to a recent report from The Freedonia Group Inc., global demand for flavors and fragrances will reach $18.6 billion in 2008, with developing areas outpacing industrialized regions.
Jun 06, 2006 | 02:55 PM CDT
Technology Decisions Challenging the Flavor and Fragrance Industry
By: Nelson, Kate Nelson and Dave Josephson
If there is one thing that successful technology companies have in common it is marketing and public relations. One can hardly read a business-oriented magazine today without seeing either a technology advertisement or self promoting article. But how is a layman to separate fact from fiction?