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Category: Innovation

Canadian Cutting-Edge Innovation

  By Birgit Blain Innovation, Packaging, Product Development

Canada is famous for maple syrup, poutine and now, the invention of 100% compostable single-cup coffee pods. The advent of… LEARN MORE

Tagged   club coffee, coffee pods, compostable, purpod100

Six Foods with a Twist from GIC

  By Birgit Blain Innovation, Trade Shows, Trends

Success is often a matter of timing when launching unique products. If consumers don’t understand the concept, sales will be… LEARN MORE

Tagged   bacon, botanical, eggs, flaxseed, GIC, Grocery Innovations Canada, salmon, vegan
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CHFA Show Learnings

  By Birgit Blain Innovation, Product Development, Trade Shows, Trends

Innovation requires creative thinking, understanding trends and responding to consumer needs. Trade shows present a great opportunity to broaden your… LEARN MORE

Tagged   CHFA, coconut, coffee leaf tea, cold brew, social mission, tigernuts, value, vegan
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What’s fresh in produce?

  By Birgit Blain Branding & Marketing, Innovation

We know produce is healthy and say we try to eat more, but are we really? Excuses include lack of… LEARN MORE

Tagged   CPMA Show, fruits and veggies, produce
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SIAL Canada Inspires Innovation

  By Birgit Blain Innovation, Trade Shows, Trends

Surrounded by a sea of olive oil and quinoa at this year’s SIAL Canada show in Toronto, I unwrapped these… LEARN MORE

Evolution in Food Trends

  By Birgit Blain Innovation, Trade Shows, Trends

Innovation is critical for success in the packaged foods business. That’s why brand owners need to keep tabs on food… LEARN MORE

Tagged   food trends, Restaurants Canada show

SIAL Innovation Finalists

  By Birgit Blain Innovation, Trade Shows

Now in it’s tenth year, SIAL INNOVATION celebrates innovative products exhibited at the annual SIAL trade show. It was a… LEARN MORE

Tagged   SIAL Innovation
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Innovation Inspiration from GIC

  By Birgit Blain Innovation, Trade Shows, Trends

Trade shows can reveal a wealth of innovative ideas and this year’s Grocery Innovations Canada show (GIC) was no exception. Here… LEARN MORE

Tagged   convenience, food trends, GIC 2016, Grocery Innovations, innovation
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On-Trend Ingredients

  By Birgit Blain Innovation, Product Development, Trade Shows, Trends

Imagine the possibilities! Check out these on-trend ingredients to inspire your next product development project. They’re proof that Bakery Showcase,… LEARN MORE

Tagged   antioxidants, clean ingredients, free-from, ingredients, on-trend, protein, sprouting
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Innovation Primers

  By Birgit Blain Innovation, Product Development, Trade Shows
Photo courtesy of Ace Bakery

Food innovation can take many forms: from appearance and taste, to novel applications, unique packaging and placement in unconventional categories.… LEARN MORE

Tagged   food, innovation, product development

New Release! McCormick Flavor Forecast 2016

  By Birgit Blain Innovation, Product Development, Trends

  This annual report is a smörgåsbord of ideas to ignite innovation. It even mentions matcha and turmeric, two trends… LEARN MORE

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10 Ideas to Spark Innovation

  By Birgit Blain Innovation, Trade Shows

Innovation is defined as “a new idea, device or method”[1] and has many forms, from products and services, to processes and… LEARN MORE

Tagged   ingredients, innovation, packaging
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Trends in Produce

  By Birgit Blain Branding & Marketing, Innovation, Retail

  Canadians are eating less than half the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables. The lack of preparation time is… LEARN MORE

Tagged   branding, produce, retail, trends

Product Innovations at GIC

  By Birgit Blain Innovation, Trade Shows, Trends

Innovation is often the result of trying to solve a problem. The more painful and widespread the problem, the greater… LEARN MORE

Tagged   innovation, product development, trends

Canadian Food Innovators

  By Birgit Blain Branding & Marketing, Innovation, Trade Shows, Trends

At this year’s CHFA Show in Toronto, some Canadian brands stood out as true innovators. Here are two companies that… LEARN MORE

Tagged   branding, gluten-free, innovation, product development, trends
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