Consumer Food Trends

Are Sugar Consumption & Obesity Correlated?

Are Sugar Consumption & Obesity Correlated?

AT THE OUTSET OF HIS TALK, “Reducing Added Sugars: Will It Reverse the Trend Toward Overweight & Obesity,” John White, Ph.D., President and Founder, White Technical Research, asked how many in the audience believed that sugar consumption was correlated with...

Consumers in a Sweetener Paradox

Consumers in a Sweetener Paradox

“SUGAR REDUCTION may be the top-cited dietary priority globally, but consumers aren’t quite willing to give up sweeteners completely,” said Julie Johnson, General Manager, HealthFocus International. She also noted that consumer perceptions of sweeteners are...

2018 Sweeteners Systems Conference

2018 Sweeteners Systems Conference

Global Food Forums' 2018 Sweeteners Systems Conference was held at the Hyatt Lodge, McDonald’s Campus, Oak Brook, Ill. USA. Properties and interactions of a range of ingredients that impact the sweetness perception and performance of finished products were covered....

Consumers’ Sweetener Attitudes

Consumers’ Sweetener Attitudes

Tom Vierhile, MBA, Innovation Insights Director with the UK-based data anagement company GlobalData, gave a thoughtful discussion on consumers' sweetener attitudes that ended with a summary of unique future developments in sugar reduction. He began his presentation,...

Consumer Reaction to Sweetened New Products

Consumer Reaction to Sweetened New Products

September 7, 2017 - Understanding consumer reaction to sweetened new products isn't always easy. The way consumers perceive sweetness can be said to be a “good news, bad news” type of situation. The bad news: Rising obesity has placed a spotlight on sweeteners, and...

Consumers’ Views on Sweeteners

Consumers’ Views on Sweeteners

Humans are hard-wired to prefer sweet-tasting foods. But this tendency has become worrisome given the global rise in obesity and type 2 diabetes. Cries to extend behavior-influencing sugar taxes from soft drinks to other foods like confectionery products ensure that...

2017 Sweetener Systems Conference

2017 Sweetener Systems Conference

The 2017 Sweetener Systems Conference was held November 7, 2017 in Lombard, IL, USA. It is the industry’s only conferences dedicated to information in the hot topic of sweeteners. Presentations provided impartial, “how-to” formulation advice; and updates on consumer...

2016 Sweetener Systems Conference

2016 Sweetener Systems Conference

There has been increased focus on ingredients that sweeten products by the healthcare community, government regulators, consumers and the food industry. Global Food Forums held its first event on this topic, the 2016 Sweetener Systems Conference, on November 2, 2016...

Consumer Perception-New Sweetened Foods

Consumer Perception-New Sweetened Foods

What consumers say about sweeteners they use and the sweeteners in the products they purchase may be a bit different than what you may think. Depending on the category, less than half of U.S.consumers say they pay attention to the type of sweetener used. This...

World Sweetener Market [Sugar Substitutes] Growth

World Sweetener Market [Sugar Substitutes] Growth

A June 9, 2016 PRNewswire published by RnR Market Research reported world sweetener market [sugar substitutes] growth at 4.78% CAGR to 2020. A key growth driver is the high incidence of obesity and diabetes. Obesity and diabetes are lifestyle disorders found in a...