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Category: Product Development

SIAL:10 ideas to spark your next innovation

  By Birgit Blain Innovation, Product Development, Trade Shows
SIAL Ovos Moles de Aveiro

Over 50 countries from six continents showcased their specialties at SIAL Canada, the international food innovation trade show in Toronto.… LEARN MORE

Tagged   innovation, product development, SIAL Canada
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CHFA Innovation Highlights

  By Birgit Blain Innovation, Product Development, Trade Shows
CHFA Millennia Tea

Diving deep into the CHFA Connect virtual trade show, these innovative foods grabbed my attention.  Unfortunately, there’s no opportunity for food… LEARN MORE

Tagged   CHFA Connect, innovation
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RC Show Faves

  By Birgit Blain Innovation, Product Development, Trade Shows

Toronto’s annual RC Show, Canada’s largest foodservice and hospitality event, is a treasure trove of inspiration for CPG businesses.  Edible… LEARN MORE

Tagged   CPG, Miski organics, RC show, Restaurants Canada show, Superstraw, wholly veggie!

Rendez-vous Gourmet Québec

  By Birgit Blain Product Development, Trade Shows

Each year Rendez-vous Gourmet Québec showcases 50 of the province’s food artisans for the food service industry. Take a peek… LEARN MORE

7 Nifty Grocery Innovations

  By Birgit Blain Innovation, Product Development, Trade Shows

Every trade show is an opportunity to gain insights that I share with our clients. GIC (Grocery Innovations Canada) in… LEARN MORE

Tagged   Cedar Valley Selections, GIC, Grocery Innovations Canada, trade show
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CHFA Show Takeaways

  By Birgit Blain Product Development, Trade Shows, Trends

As a packaged foods consultant, I nibble my way through trade shows to keep abreast of emerging and evolving trends… LEARN MORE

Tagged   CHFA, crickets, Culcherd, false ox, farafena, Gusta, mighty fine brine, nuts for cheese, plant-based, turmeric, vegan, Yoso

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
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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

How Prep Instructions Can Impact Sales

  By Birgit Blain Branding & Marketing, Food Safety, Product Development
prep instructions

Have you ever had to assemble furniture with poor instructions? Then you know how frustrating it can be. The same… LEARN MORE

Tagged   brand, food safety, product development
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Ingredients Provide Solutions

  By Birgit Blain Product Development, Trade Shows, Trends

The food ingredients industry is continually evolving to help food processors keep pace with changing consumer trends. Ingredient manufacturers and… LEARN MORE

Tagged   CIFST, clean ingredients, ingredients, product development, R&D
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Health Food Barometer: 7 Opportunities

  By Birgit Blain Product Development, Trade Shows, Trends

With today’s rapid rate of new product launches, it’s crucial for brand owners to keep an eye on food trends.… LEARN MORE

Tagged   CHFA, claims, marketing, product development, trends
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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
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Product Development: Transforming Recipes into Formulations

  By Birgit Blain Branding & Marketing, Product Development, RECIPE TO RETAIL Series

RECIPE TO RETAIL: Part 6… It all starts with “the big idea”. But not every big idea is destined for success.… LEARN MORE

Tagged   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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