Glico COO: Nutrition and snacking shouldn’t be separate
Glico says snack innovation is increasingly about combining nutrition, health benefits and indulgence, rather than treating them as separate priorities
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Foodex President Director: Flavour still matters most in snacks
Indonesian F&B giant Foodex sees flavour as key to snack innovation, with ube, matcha and peach among the profiles it is exploring across markets
Looking beyond healthy: Why better-for-you isn’t enough for snacks
Better-for-you snacks must deliver more than health as consumers continue to seek indulgence, familiarity, convenience and value
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Smöoy India head: Balancing health and personalisation in frozen desserts
Spanish frozen yoghurt brand Smöoy is targeting health-conscious consumers with a dessert that combines indulgence, personalisation and nutritional attributes
COA expands high-protein chocolate range with matcha and coconut
COA has added matcha and coconut flavours to its high-protein chocolate range as it expands in Australia and New Zealand and eyes the US market
Australia food labelling under scrutiny as FSANZ weighs reforms
FSANZ is consulting on changes to food labelling rules as an investigation into food fraud and misleading labels raises fresh questions about Australia’s food labelling system
Consumer acceptance and food safety key to biobased packaging adoption
Experts say consumer acceptance and food safety concerns, including technical and regulatory barriers, remain key hurdles to wider adoption of biobased packaging
Roasted edamame taps high-protein, clean-label snack demand
As demand grows for high-protein and clean-label snacks, Zenko is betting roasted edamame can offer consumers a natural alternative to processed protein products
Can premium breakfast cereals take the leap in Asia? Blue Frog thinks so
New Zealand breakfast cereal brand Blue Frog sees opportunities to premiumise Asia’s breakfast market as consumers
‘Plus and minus’: Why clean-label success goes beyond removing ingredients
Markets across Asia Pacific are increasingly shaping clean-label innovation – what can European and US markets learn from the region?