The trends shaping the future of the industry
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The trends shaping the future of the industry
Where is the food industry heading? The answer lies in Alimentaria Trends, the trade show dedicated to exploring the latest trends in a constantly evolving sector.
All with the aim of seizing new business opportunities and gaining first-hand insight into the most recent developments in food and beverages that will define the future of the industry, society, and the world, undoubtedly providing a clear competitive advantage to participating companies.
A new paradigm is transforming the way we produce, consume, and value food and beverages. Climatic, social, demographic, and political factors are driving three major global trends, brought together at Alimentaria Trends: sustainability, health, and pleasure.
2022 ALIMENTARIA TRENDS BY THE NUMBERS
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Consumers demand products and solutions that minimize environmental impact. New crops, ingredients, processes, and brands are emerging that reduce water consumption, improve food safety, decrease food waste, optimize transportation costs, and ensure origin-based production through greater vertical integration across the supply chain. In this Alimentaria Trends area, you can discover it all.
The food market faces new challenges related to diet and nutrition. These range from products designed to support brain, gut, and metabolic health, to foods and beverages that promote greater longevity, as well as the latest technological advances, where AI plays a key role in delivering more personalized nutrition through the use of wearables, testing kits, and computer vision. This area brings together the full range of offerings linked to this fast-growing consumer trend.
This zone showcases the full spectrum of food products focused on enjoyment, one of the leading consumption trends in our country. Convenience and a commitment to authenticity have become key purchasing drivers. As a result, iconic childhood foods are being reinvented with enhanced nutritional properties, while the culture of snacking, liquid-format meals, and bold flavors from ethnic cuisines around the world continues to grow.
Vegan food is a booming trend in Spain, where the are already five million veggie consumers, 13% of the Spanish population, an increase of 34% by 2021. This area brings together the offer dedicated to this type of food.
- Vegan food
- Functional foods
- Vitamins
- Nutritional Supplements
- Protein
- Probiotics
- Food Solutions
The plant-based food market, which consists of products made from vegetable proteins such as soybean, wheat or pea, which imitate the taste and texture of animal protein, is becoming more and more established in our Spain. This area will reflect this offer, which is becoming more and more popular among consumers.
- Plant-based food
In this area, the spectacular progression in the number of “free from” product launches is evident, especially those that adapt to the needs of the growing percentage of consumers who suffer from some type of food intolerance or allergy.
- Lactose-free foods
- Gluten-free food
- Fat-free food
- Foods without eggs
- Foods without nuts
- Dairy-free foods
- Sugar-free food
- Foods without additives
- Foods without preservatives
Finally, Alimentaria boosts its halal food offer with more exhibition space and a gastronomic congress on this type of food that continues to grow unstoppably on a global level, with 1.8 billion Muslims in the world, a figure that will reach 2.2 billion by 2030.
Exhibitor profile:
- Halal food
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Profile of the exhibitors you’ll find in this space
- Food free from
- Functional foods
- Dietetics
- Halal
- Kosher
- Plant based
- Vegan