Food Forecasters Predict the Future of American Eating in 2022
Various issues that were facing this year such as the new and quickly spreading omicron variant, economic uncertainty, social justice issues, and a fast changing climate will affect the food industry in 2022. Consumers are likely to pursue healthy, cheap, eco-friendly food options for 2022.
Forecasters predict that plant-based foods such as mushroom-based products, foods with kelp, and plant based meat. Eco-friendly products such as edible spoons, chopsticks, plates, bowls and cups as well as robusta coffee a cheaper, and easier to produce option than coffee beans, which is getting harder to produce and more expensive due to climate change. Read more here
Unilever & Gut Microbiome Company Holobiome Partner To Innovate Mental Health Enhancing Beverage Products
The gut microbiome is now considered an essential organ by many scientists.In the gut it contains 70% of the immune system, and 90% percent of the body’s mood-elevating serotonin. This is a concern for most consumers which is why food companies, such as Unilever and Holobiome, are looking to identify ingredients that interact with bacteria in the gut that have been discovered to use neurotransmitters to signal to the brain.
Unilever and Holobiome have partnered to do research that aims to identify specific ingredients that interact with the special bacteria. The screening process will attempt to identify prebiotics, a type of food beneficial for gut microbes, it is also a type of food that Unilever is experienced in selling in products. The research is expected to come out near the end of 2022. Read more here
Nestle Identifies Trends that will Shape the Food Industry in 2022
With changing food trends due to the pandemic, food companies have to adjust to the latest trends for best customer satisfaction. Nestle has identified various trends in the food industry and is working to adjust and go along with these trends embracing new ideas such as online sales for food, at home breakfast and lunch options, and more.
With growing caution due to the pandemic, consumers are staying at home more to reduce risk of exposure to COVID-19. This means that online shopping services have been more heavily used and relied on more than ever before. Nestle has noticed this trend and as a result has revealed their intention to increase online sales with plans for 25 percent of their revenue coming from this option by 2025. Another new trend that has come about during the pandemic, at home breakfast and lunch. With many working from home consumers have been looking for “heat and eat” meal solutions and Nestle has started Life Cuisine which offers these times of meals.Nestle has also begun to embrace other trends such as the surge in snacking, and plant based products. Read More Here
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