Health-conscious consumers boost natural food ingredients sector
The latest updates, trends and developments in the Health Ingredients Market at the Hi Europe & Ni Official Conference 2014
The total natural food ingredients market, including sensory and textural food additives and functional ingredients, is worth approximately US$4bn, having grown at an encouraging rate of 6-7% in 2012. The high growth rates are accompanied by an augmented demand from health-conscious consumers across the globe. The natural food ingredients market has managed to remain relatively stable, in spite of the economic downturn and is expected to increase in the future.
Growing consumer concerns over health have coincided with the industry’s expanding focus on more sustainable sourcing to create significant levels of interest in all natural products. As a consequence, the markets for these natural and naturally derived products are growing at a fast rate, creating an immense profit potential for food and beverage manufacturers.
To understand the main trends in this sector, assess the issues affecting natural ingredients and assess the main opportunities that exist for natural products in various key ingredient categories as weight management, healthy ageing, free-from foods and many others, Food ingredients, the world’s leading organiser of business networking and professional development events for the food ingredients industry, has put together an important meeting.
The Hi Europe & Ni Official Conference 2014 will bring the newest ingredients, the most advanced scientific and technical innovations, the latest regulatory issues, the newest market trends and the most innovative product categories on this fast-growing market. Taking place in the RAI Convention Centre Amsterdam on 2 - 4 December, the Conference will feature cutting-edge content, trends and commercial developments facing ingredient suppliers and finished food manufacturers in the health ingredients industry.
The speaker Léon Knippels, Group Leader Immunology & Allergy Associate Professor from Danone Nutricia Research who has a a great expertise in the area of immunology/immune development in early life with a focus on allergy development in infants will focus his presentation on how Nutricia/Danone approaches the management of cow's milk allergy in early life with their infant formula, the role of omega 3, dietary interventions in infancy and effects of pro- and prebiotics on the immune system in early life.
There is a choice of 15 modules and three industry leaders’ debates on offer, covering the hottest trends and innovations in the health ingredients industry today.
This is your chance to benefit from premium business networking, key scientific and technological updates, corporate strategy case studies from companies as Danone Nutricia Research, Cocofina, Sodastream, Euromonitor, FrieslandCampina Ingredients and RIVM and presentations from visionary professionals, researchers and thought leaders.
