by Innova Trends Team | 11 Jun 2020 | Covid-19, Trending Now
The role of packaging has traditionally been to protect, preserve and present and typically in that order. This is still true but I (Mike Swain, MD and Founder of Pack IDS Ltd) would argue that the weight given to these values is changing. Today’s mind-set calls for...
by Innova Trends Team | 8 Jun 2020 | Trending Now
Pet owners these days often think of themselves as pet parents and treat their fur babies as part of the family, even giving pets their own Instagram pages. So we shouldn’t be surprised to see that pet food increasingly looks more like human food and is marketed more...
by Innova Trends Team | 4 Jun 2020 | Trending Now
As the coronavirus pandemic takes hold around the world, and consumers have little choice but to eat at home, pizza is perhaps one of the meals that many will choose to cook at home. Consumers now have a wide range of pizzas to choose from, from premium authentic...
by Innova Trends Team | 1 Jun 2020 | Covid-19, Trending Now
The importance of extended shelf life in a COVID-19 world Extending shelf life is part of the holistic approach to packaging. Even in normal times, consumers want packaging which keeps products clean and untouched by others. For foodstuffs, consumers want products...
by Innova Trends Team | 28 May 2020 | Trending Now
Protein snack packs have flooded US dairy and deli meat cases over the past few years in response to rising consumer interest in eating more protein and less sugar. The most popular combo is currently hard cheese combined with crackers, pretzels or breadsticks, but...
by Innova Trends Team | 25 May 2020 | Trending Now
Last year was a pivotal year for the hard seltzer segment, with dozens of new product launches and rapid volume growth. The segment was so new that, a year ago, it did not even have a clear name yet, with products variously labeled either sparkling water or seltzer...
