December 2022

Prepared Foods

Check out the December 2022 issue of Prepared Foods, featuring our cover story on new bar inclusions, trends and predictions for 2023, and much more.

Seeking Physical and Mental Benefits from Nutrition Bars

Ingredients such as dried tropical fruits, camu-camu, cupuaçu, and pili nuts signal a special treat while delivering flavor and texture

Kantha Shelke PhD, CFS

December 6, 2022

Over the years, bars increasingly focused on health, meal replacement, weight management, and energy. But indulgent branding and product formulations are on the rise again. This turn toward the more extravagant can pave a lucrative path for innovative bar makers.

Trend Predictions Provide New Insights to Consumer Thinking

Brands need to be flexible in action and open in spirit to connect with consumers, while also taking full advantage of rapidly emerging technological opportunities

December 26, 2022

Over the last year, cost and value for money have become more important to more than half of food and beverage consumers worldwide. Today’s shoppers are increasingly exploring money-saving strategies, such as choosing lower cost items and cooking from scratch.

Top 10 Food Trends for 2023

Whole Foods Market offers a look at ingredients, products and trends set to make an impact in the coming year

October 26, 2022

Whole Foods Market’s Trends Council unveiled their top 10 anticipated food trends for 2023 in the retailer’s eighth-annual Trends predictions. Yaupon-infused beverages, produce packed pastas, repurposed pulp and climate-conscious callouts are among the food trends expected to rise in popularity in the next year.

2023 Specialty Food Trends

Alternative seafood, nuanced heat, and naturally occurring sweeteners are among next year's specialty food trends, according to the Specialty Food Association’s Trendspotter Panel

November 30, 2022

After honing their skills during stay-at-home mandates, many consumers have ambitions of continuing to cook, but collectively are tired. And people still want restaurant-quality food but without the price tag.

The Value of Premixes in Food and Beverage Product Development

Premixes perform a range of jobs, from streamlining production to transforming almost any food or beverage into a functional one

Kantha Shelke PhD, CFS

December 19, 2022

Premixes range from the mandated vitamins and minerals for addressing nutrient shortfalls to trendy ingredients like turmeric, ginger, activated charcoal, collagen, and botanical bioactives that consumers believe are healthier for them.

Tracking 2022 Packaging Trends

Processors, Packaging Suppliers Push Sustainable Advances to Reduce Waste

Lu Ann Williams

December 14, 2022

Extending the shelf life of food and beverage products—and communicating this to consumers—could be one way to reduce food waste. In fact, according to the Innova Packaging Survey 2022, 40% of consumers surveyed globally from 11 countries agree that shelf life has a strong influence on their purchasing decisions.

New Energy Drinks Entering the Marketplace in December 2022

This month’s collection includes Focus and Mood beverages, as well as a caffeinated drink for athletes

December 16, 2022

Consumers are actively seeking everything from enhanced focus and better information processing, to reduced stress, improved mood, faster learning, effective memory, better adaptability, and enhanced multitasking. This session will review the science behind these ingredients and how they can be added to your formulations to tap into the cognitive support wave.

Remember a child’s kaleidoscope? You put your eye to a cylinder fitted inside with angled mirrors and—as soon as you twist the end of the cylinder—there’s a changing pattern with the shifting of small pieces of colored glass. That’s also something of an apt description for the plant-based food and beverage market, which continues to capture attention as it grows and shifts.

Prepared Foods

December 2022

Cover Story

Seeking Physical and Mental Benefits from Nutrition Bars

Features

Trend Predictions Provide New Insights to Consumer Thinking

Top 10 Food Trends for 2023

2023 Specialty Food Trends

The Value of Premixes in Food and Beverage Product Development

Tracking 2022 Packaging Trends

Departments

New Energy Drinks Entering the Marketplace in December 2022

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