Awareness of acrylamide among consumers across Latin America is slowly on the rise, but progress in Europe and the US shows there are solutions to help prevent formation of this suspected carcinogen.
Health advocates have hailed new restrictions imposed by the Government of Jamaica on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in the country’s schools and public health facilities.
Processed food and beverages in Honduras are high in sweeteners, particularly US-imported products and beverages, and action must be taken to better regulate use and labeling of the ingredient, say researchers.
The world’s biggest food and beverage companies are doing more to encourage better diets and provide better affordability and accessibility to consumers, but concerns remain about the overall healthiness of their portfolios.
Mexican firm Grupo Escamp is ready to take its avocado drink AvoWater into the US after two years establishing the product in the home market and is working to upscale its biodegradable bottle variant, its co-founder says.
Children and adolescents across Latin America are not meeting fluid intake recommendations, raising concerns about their hydration status, says a new study.
Gluten-free and lactose-free are two of the leading growth categories in the evolving free-from category in Brazil, with ‘free-from’ also tipped as the most promising trend across the whole region, according to Euromonitor International.
Butter can have a bright future in Brazil but the category needs clever flavor and packaging innovation to tempt consumers who traditionally prefer margarine, says a Mintel analyst.
Just over 60% of shoppers in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia are willing to pay extra for a food and beverage products that are higher in protein, according to a new survey.
Adding baru nuts to the diet may help improve levels of HDL cholesterol and reduce waist sizes in overweight and obese women, says a new study from Brazil.
“Latin America is one of the largest opportunities for probiotic fortified foods and beverages,” says Kerry’s Mike Bush, but consumer education is a challenge to growing the market.
After years of talking, Latin America must move to create a single free trade market if it wants to remain globally competitive because doing so could drive upwards of $11bn in annual trade flow, says the chief economist at Inter-American Development...
Mexico beef production is on the rise but exports to the US are down considerably and prices remain a little high for domestic consumption, says a Rabobank analyst.
Swiss flavors giant Firmenich has formed a strategic partnership with Nelixia to accelerate their excellence in natural ingredients across Central America.
Juice made from fruits of chayote is extremely high in vitamin C and antioxidants and can have an appealing taste profile if blended with stevia and pineapple juice, a study suggests.
Compounding factors of climate change and cheap food are threatening food, nutrition and environmental security in Peru's agrobiodiversity hotspot Huánuco, warn researchers.
Products containing SweeGen's stevia-derived non-GMO Reb M are expected to launch in Colombia in late 2018 and throughout 2019 following approval from the country’s Secretary of State for Agriculture and Procurement (SEAB).
Difficult economic conditions and rising unit prices in Brazil are seeing consumers move away from yogurt and move to less expensive dairy products, says Euromonitor International.
Beverage giant Coca-Cola will invest US$1.2 billion in Argentina over the three year period 2019-2021 to upgrade existing facilities, and construct new production lines.
Dairy-free 'milk' alternatives remain modest in Latin America with consumers being priced out, following years of economic strain, says the executive director of dairy at Rabobank.
National FAO consultations in Mexico, Brazil and Cuba are underway this week to finalize a way to measure agro-environmental progress in Latin America.
Countries across Latin America and the Caribbean are already among the global leaders in initiating demand‐related solutions, but more needs to be done to incentivize the food industry to offer more healthier products.
Inspired by Mexican herbs, herbals and spices and a desire to offer tasty and healthy products, Chia Mia is growing strongly in Mexico. FoodNavigator-LATAM caught up with their three founders.
Permanent training, capacity building programs and independent regulatory bodies are needed in countries developing genetically-modified (GM) crop production, like Paraguay and Colombia, to ensure solid risk assessment, say researchers from the International...
Chilean dairy brand Soprole has launched a new probiotic product for children, packaged in a 80 ml Tetra Pak container – the first time such packaging has been used in Chile.
The açaí berry market has boomed in the last decade, driven by its super food status in Western markets but what does the future hold for this antioxidant-rich fruit?
Food and beverage companies must stay astute in the run-up to Mexico's general and local elections because results will shape business, particularly around issues like trade, says a political risk expert.
Argentina’s efforts to reduce or remove trans fat content of foods has been a great success, with almost 95% of companies in compliance by 2015, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Introduced in 2014, Mexico's sugar tax reduced sweetened beverage sales by 12% in its first year, according to the Ministry of Health, but daily caloric intake has decreased by negligible amounts, argues ANPRAC (the National Association of Producers...
PepsiCo will use more local Brazilian ingredients like mandioquinha, arrowroot and açaí to develop nutritious and unusual products for its global portfolio, according to the company's vice president of R&D in Latin America.
After Alimentos Kellogg S.A. announced it was closing its facility in Maracay, Venezuela, the country’s government has seized the plant and will reopen it.
Miguel Zavala has been promoted to Vice President of the LATAM region for Bell Flavors & Fragrances after helping to grow the company’s Mexico City region over the past two years.
As Brazil slowly emerges from its four-year economic recession – the worst in the country’s history, economists say – there is a fundamental and intrinsic growth opportunity in most food and beverage categories but it remains a challenging environment...
A cross-sectional, population-based survey assessed in the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS) found a high consumption of total and added sugar intake among 9,218 individuals from eight Latin American countries with Argentina registering...
Corona leads the throng of beer brands that dominate the 2018 BrandZ Top 50 most valuable Latin American Brands list, and with only three food companies ranked it begs the question: what can industry learn from the likes of Corona and Skol?
Frito-Lay has developed a method to manufacture tortilla chips without oven toasting or fresh corn processing, providing a cost-effective and efficient alternative to traditional production.
Producing probiotic beverages made with pineapple juice and the yeast Meyerozyma caribbica leads to good sensorial characteristics and high consumer acceptance.
Chocolate giant CasaLuker has developed a method to make cocoa powder with a high polyphenol content that can be used in cocoa-based food and beverage products and even supplements.
The Chilean food safety and quality agency, ACHIPA, has signed a partnership with the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) to advance food safety and progress at a regional level.
Grupo Bimbo has started 2018 extremely strong in Mexico but its CEO says there are concerns around potential volatility and change in the market in light of the significant, upcoming general election.
In response to the growing demand for protein, California-based plant-based meat pioneer Beyond Meat has announced it is expanding globally, with plans to enter Chile, Mexico, and more countries throughout Latin America.
Declining global demand, the sugar scare and a tremendous boom in juice alternatives are just some of the hurdles facing the orange juice category – a market that generated US$2bn for Brazil last year.
A new digital health information system is aiming to study the dietary habits and nutritional status of the Mexican population, with the ultimate goal of helping to guide Mexico’s public nutrition policies.
Following a year blighted by corruption, Brazil's beef sector needs to work hard to market its produce better, and sustainable messaging could be key to unlocking expansion, says a Rabobank Brazil analyst.
Advertising of food and beverages around schools in Mexico often features unhealthy products, with almost 70% not in compliance with recommendations from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
Replacing some of the sugar in cookies with an aqueous stevia extract produced high consumer liking scores, while also boosting fiber content and showing good metabolic benefits, report Mexican scientists.
