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Formulating for Functional Benefits
With consumers increasingly looking for enhanced nutrition, the functional foods market must find a way to balance the addition of in-demand ingredients with minimal processing.
How Cornell Students Created a Snackable Innovation
Sushi-inspired snack rolled to victory at the IFTSA & Mars Product Development Competition.
Plant Protein Powers Up
A visually oriented overview of plant-based protein ingredient trends.
Targeting the New Mainstream Market
Emerging demographic patterns—an aging population, fewer children, more multicultural consumers, and increasingly cost-conscious shoppers—are resetting product development priorities.
How Food Companies Can Win Back Trust
Food industry consultant Linda Eatherton shares her perspective on the critical steps food companies must take to ensure that they maintain—or regain—consumer trust.
IFT Podcasts
EP 4: Consumers Don’t Want to Change, So Why Are They
With up to 40,000 products in a grocery store, many consumers are on auto-pilot when deciding what products to buy.
EP 3: The Fuzzy Front End of Product Development
How human connection drives trends. Where do businesses start when they want to develop a new product and how do you know this product will be a hit with consumers?