PLA Innovation of the Week: ready meals for seniors serve expanding market

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New food review: convenient consumption the order of the day for potato and peanut butter

In this month's summary of the latest food industry innovations, quick preparation and consumption formats have appeared in the ready meals and nut butter categories, showing that convenience is becoming an essential attribute in an increasingly diverse set of product categories. Meanwhile, salt caramel continues its march with its introduction as a flavor of potato chips.

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Pack-Track Innovation of the Month: Maggi Obed De Luxe

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New food review: milk finds new ethical niche

The heightened consumer awareness around animal welfare has led to the launch of an innovative "ethical" milk, a product which headlines this month's rundown of novel products from the food industry. Meanwhile, a cracker that boasts of containing "more than 50% vegetable" has hit shelves in the US, and an unusual "three course dinner" of chips has been launched for the festive season.

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New food review: sprays, sachets, and droppers enliven the oil category

New ways of dispensing oil that allow for greater precision and less mess are featured in this month's summary of the latest food industry launches, with multifunctional nozzles, droppers, and single-serve sachets all looking to make an impression in the category. Meanwhile, white chocolate curry and potato chips with coffee are among the last month's more novel flavor developments.

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PLA Innovation of the Week: a pie baking kit with everything you need for a homemade pie

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Scratch cooking vs convenience food: is the easy option making a comeback?

Greencore Group has announced that it is posting "strong" growth, driven by its convenience foods business. This performance suggests that there is still money to be made from offering convenience meal solutions, at a time when consumers have been switching to the relatively economic "scratch cooking" approach as a recession-beating maneuver. Time may well turn out to be more valuable than money.

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New food review: eggs continue to break the mold

Taking the hassle out of buying and using eggs is a continuing theme for food producers, as demonstrated by this month's roundup of novel product launches in the food industry. Liquid egg white in a resealable carton and a bright yellow "unbreakable" egg box are the latest innovations, with both products highlighting the importance of customer convenience, and providing differentiation on shelf.

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New food review: putting more eggs in one basket

In this month's rundown of innovative launches within the food industry, egg packaging has been given a makeover by Dutch retailer Albert Heijn. The supermarket has created a tray design which is innovative in terms of size, shape and material, offering both visual and ethical appeal. In other news, traditional national products in Spain and Russia are being given a healthy and functional twist.

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Tesco: Make a Meal With proposition brings versatility to ready meals

With its Make a Meal With range of cooked and seasoned meats, Tesco has extended the prepared meal concept beyond simply 'peeling back the film and heating' and created a proposition that obviates the need for time-consuming preparation but still provides an opportunity for consumers to display their cooking skills.

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