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Ingredients Insight Vol. 1 2023


Editorial Editor Phoebe Galbraith


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he cost-of-living crisis has affected everyone, not least their food shopping choices. In the UK alone, food and drink inflation reached 19% this past March, forcing many to make changes to their food choices. This is not limited to consumers either, with producers and manufacturers alike having to make difficult decisions to adjust to rising prices. Despite these challenges, the industry still remains focused on climate-friendly nutrition, plant-based foods and healthy eating. With a financial crisis looming, many manufacturers are having to balance their priorities. The desire to deliver sustainable practices and packaging for food must be considered alongside more pressing and immediate issues of profitability – or even survival. While environmental concerns may remain a contributing factor for consumers making purchases, weighing up long-term sustainability goals with the short-term challenges threatening the industry is no easy feat. We speak to Tetra Pak and Amcor Flexibles on page 79 to learn more.


On page 54, we also hear from the plant-based brands THIS and Meatless Farm, as well as expert Cecilia Mayer Labba to examine whether plant-based food really is the nutritious meat alternative. Though often regarded as the healthy substituted for fatty meats, can these alternatives offer enough nutrition for a balanced and healthy diet? And in the ongoing fight against excessive sugar, the UK government may have had fleeting success with its sugar tax introduced 2018, but with consumption still way above healthy guidance, what else is being done to help curb the population away from the sweet stuff? We find out on page 66. As the industry braces itself in preparation for these growing financial challenges, there will be difficult decisions to be made when balancing costs with sustainability, taste and nutrition for a healthy lifestyle.


Phoebe Galbraith, editor


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