Juices and snacks unite for new functional ‘kits’
The latest innovation insight from Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 26th June 2015: The use of combination packs to target specific health needs is the subject of Gama’s innovation focus for this week, as we look at a new line seeking to unite health drinks and natural snacks through common functional benefits: Daily Serving Functional Juice […]
A vodka that thinks it’s a gin
The latest innovation insight from Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 18th June 2015: As gin continues to drive growth in the craft spirits segment, Gama looks at how botanical ingredients and gin branding are beginning to pervade a broad swathe of alcoholic drinks categories with the launch of a new gin-inspired craft vodka – NB London […]
Premium stands out in own brand ice cream & desserts
Insight by Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 11th June 2015: The key characteristics of new ice cream & dessert products are the subject of Gama’s latest analysis of recent launches from Gama Compass™, examining in particular how private label launches compare to the market as a whole in terms of category breakdown, price and brand positioning. […]
Breakfast cereal seeks summertime success
The latest innovation insight from Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 5th June 2015: Inventive innovation in the breakfast cereal category is Gama’s new product focus this week, as we take a look at a launch that is seeking to bolster the popularity of cereal as a summer breakfast food – Post Ice Cream Pebbles Rainbow Sherbet […]
Tim Brown, President & CEO
Nestle Waters
Gama spoke to Tim Brown, President & Chief Executive Officer, Nestle Waters North America. What are your day-to-day activities as President & Chief Executive Officer ? As President and CEO of Nestlé Waters North America, I have the opportunity to oversee a complex commercial operation with one goal: bringing healthy, hydrating beverages to homes […]
Chocolate bars find a new home in eye cosmetics
The latest innovation insight from Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 28th May 2015: This week Gama returns to look at the infiltration of ‘sweet treats’ into the health and beauty industry, casting an eye over the latest example of chocolate-inspired cosmetics indulgence – Etude House Give Me Chocolate Eyeshadow. Newly launched in South Korea as a […]
Bringing crisps to the breakfast table
The latest innovation insight from Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 21st May 2015: This week’s innovation feature looks at an experimental new category of breakfast foods that underlines the rapid evolution of consumer breakfast habits towards on-the-go snack products: the fruit-flavoured Koikeya Breakfast Potato Chips. In an attempt to help crisps break free from the confines […]
Ready meal innovation prominent in ‘high obesity’ countries
Insight by Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 13th May 2015: The reality of steadily climbing obesity rates across the world has become a hot political topic and, with the threat of increasingly stringent regulation of high-calorie, high-fat and high-sugar food and drinks ever present, the potential impact of rising obesity levels on FMCG categories is now […]
Rita Nabeiro, CEO
Adega Mayor
Gama spoke to Rita Nabeiro, Chief Executive Officer, Adega Mayor. What key trends do you expect to shape alcoholic drinks innovation in 2015? Consumers are increasingly concerned about their health so alcohol content is likely to be an issue in the sector. Because of that I believe that low-alcohol drinks will see an increase […]
Spring water gets a caffeine boost
The latest innovation insight from Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 7th May 2015: In this week’s innovation focus, Gama looks at how growing bottled water sales in the US combined with increased consumer health awareness may start to shape the future of both the bottled water and energy / sports drinks categories, examining a new spring […]