European Food Trends 25/26: SIAL Paris
Pioneering food and drink solutions responding to pressing sustainability and wellness challenges abounded at SIAL Paris 2024, where a record-breaking 7,000 exhibitors showcased their most promising propositions. Brands put forward compelling waste-free products that prioritise flavour and function, wellbeing-focused everyday provisions and category-stretching beverages.
Planet-Supportive Eats
Accessible Nutrients
Satisfying Sips
Creatively using waste-stream ingredients, ensuring responsible water usage and providing viable alternatives to threatened crops like coffee were all on show at this year’s SIAL. Recyclable and biodegradable packaging solutions for everyday products, such as olive oil, were also front and centre.
Creatively using waste-stream ingredients, ensuring responsible water usage and providing viable alternatives to threatened crops like coffee were all on show at this year’s SIAL. Recyclable and biodegradable packaging solutions for everyday products, such as olive oil, were also front and centre.
Summary
Planet-Supportive Eats | Creatively using waste-stream ingredients, ensuring responsible water usage and providing viable alternatives to threatened crops like coffee were all on show at this year’s SIAL. Recyclable and biodegradable packaging solutions for everyday products, such as olive oil, were also front and centre. |
Accessible Nutrients | Exhibitors showcased products that make day-to-day wellbeing goals more palatable and achievable – think healthful candies, tasty and textually satisfying carbohydrate alternatives and protein-laden sauces and spreads. Pre- and probiotics also permeate multiple food and drink categories, including snacks, soda, and even alcohol. |
Satisfying Sips | Innovation is rife across multiple beverage categories, from elevated, vitamin-rich hot drinks and socially progressive sodas to flavour-forward alcohol alternatives for sober-curious consumers. Meanwhile, hibiscus and cinnamon stand out as hero ingredients in functional drinks, both in terms of flavour and wellness outcomes. |
European Food Trends 25/26: SIAL Paris
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