January 2022

In a highly competitive space such as plant-based NPD, it can be difficult for brands and businesses to keep up with dynamic consumer needs. Being one step ahead and providing products that answer demands before competitors will help producers stay at the forefront of innovation. With this in mind, FoodIngredientsFirst takes a deep dive into the plant-based trends for the next 12 months.

The ban on titanium dioxide (TiO2) as a food additive has come into force across the EU this month, after it was deemed as “not safe” by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

Plant-based “coloring foods” extracted from fruits and vegetables are gaining considerable market share as consumers demand clean, simple and natural ingredients. Particularly evident is the growing appeal of meat alternatives giving rise to solutions that impart authentic grilled browning color in beef, chicken and pork analogs.

South Korea is allowing vitamins, minerals, and supplements (VMS) to be made into more types of dosage forms, with jelly, film, and disintegrating tablets added into the list of permitted formats for VMS.

We reveal the top 10 most-read food safety stories from the food and beverage industry in 2021, featuring news regarding COVID-19 and food safety updates from Malaysia, India, China, Japan and more.

We spoke with industry experts from Nestle, Morinaga, Max Biocare and Shiseido to find out their 2022 predictions for health and nutrition trends, spanning insights across healthy ageing, infant nutrition, kids’, women’s, and men’s health.

Key companies covered in the food flavors market are Givaudan SA (Vernier, Switzerland), International Flavors and Fragrances (New York, U.S.), Symrise AG (Holzminden, Germany), Sentient Technologies Corp (Wisconsin, U.S.), Firmenich (Geneva, Switzerland), Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (Illinois, U.S.), Kerry Group Plc (Tarlee, Ireland), Corbion NV (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Koninklijke DSM NV (Herleen, Netherlands), BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany), and more players profiled.

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Ingredion has launched an evolved flavor modifier, PureCircle NSF-13, under a natural flavor declaration. The new solution is being touted for delivering “sweetness at scale.

Channel NewsAsia

Made from soy whey, Sachi began as a lab experiment in sustainable food production but is now available as a commercial alcoholic beverage in supermarkets.

FoodNavigator-Asia

Indonesia is looking to introduce new trade controls on imported processed foods including a revised application process subject to government approval as well as stricter mandatory shelf-life requirements.

FoodNavigator-Asia

China’s on-demand grocery e-commerce firm Dingdong has unveiled plans to significantly increase the number of private label brands it offers across fresh groceries and food products.

Nhan Dan (People) newspaper

The General Administration of Customs of China on December 24 approved a list of 31,988 product codes for foreign enterprises to export their agricultural and food products to China, including 1,045 product codes for Vietnamese enterprises.

South China Morning Post

China’s largest soybean producing province has taken its first step to boost production in 2022, following Beijing’s recent warning about dependence on imports for a commodity regarded as essential to national food security.