Look Ahead: Ross Carter, London Wine Fair 2015
Gama spoke to Ross Carter, Event Director at London Wine Fair, ahead of the show’s latest outing at the Kensington Olympia. What are your expectations for the 35th edition of London Wine Fair? This year we are expecting our most diverse show to date, with more UK-based importers than ever before. In total we […]
Coconut and chocolate show off their functional side
The latest innovation insight from Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 30th April 2015: The evolution of coconut and chocolate as key ingredients in functional products is Gama’s theme this week, as we look at a “superfood” beverage that brings together raw cacao beans and cold pressed coconut in a new “nutrient rich” product – Rau Chocolate […]
Body sorbet garners ‘foodie’ appeal
The latest innovation insight from Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 23rd April 2015: Food-focused marketing and textural interest continue to play a significant role in health & beauty innovation, as evidenced by Gama’s innovation feature for this week: Sanctuary Spa Cooling Body Sorbet Collection. Part of a new food-inspired range in the UK that also includes […]
Frozen foods lead the way in convenience claims
Insight by Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 16th April 2015: From the growth in on-the-go breakfast foods to the rise of multifunctional “alphabet creams” in the cosmetics market, convenience benefits have driven many of the breakthrough innovation trends in the FMCG space over the past few years. However, as the latest analysis of product launches reported […]
Look Ahead: Michael Dreyer, Wine & Gourmet Japan 2015
Gama spoke to Michael Dreyer, Vice President Asia Pacific of Koelnmesse, ahead of the latest edition of Wine & Gourmet Japan in Tokyo. What are your day to day activities as Vice President Asia Pacific? As VP Asia Pacific, I oversee the activities and finances of all the Koelnmesse subsidiaries in Asia Pacific: we have […]
Beer returns to its regional roots
The latest innovation insight from Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 9th April 2015: The challenge of developing ‘authentic’ and ‘local’ brands in mainstream alcoholic drinks categories comes under the microscope this week, as Gama looks at a new lager range aiming to capture the “unique character” of different Italian regions – Birra Moretti Le Regionali Beer. […]
David Butler, VP Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Coca-Cola
Gama spoke to David Butler, Vice President, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Coca-Cola. What are your day-to-day activities as Vice President, Innovation and Entrepreneurship? My current focus is leading our Coca-Cola Founders platform. We’ve designed a repeatable and scalable model for co-creating seed-stage startups with a global network of founders. I spend the majority of my […]
Oliver Mirza, CEO
Dr. Oetker
Gama spoke to Oliver Mirza, Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Oetker India. What key trends do you expect to shape food innovation in 2015? Consumers are moving towards urbanisation and westernisation. The need for convenience food which is aspirational with restaurant-like quality which suits the Indian palate is the need of the Indian consumer. Consumers are […]
Hot and cool countries display their thirst for fruit & vegetable drinks
Insight by Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 26th March 2015: Climatic features such as average summer temperature correlate with interesting variations in category distribution in the non-alcoholic drinks industry, the latest research from Gama Compass™ has revealed. Based on data from the last 12 month period, Gama has found that new product activity in the fruit […]
Salad gets a functional flavour
The latest innovation insight from Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 20th March 2015: The value of functional branding in convenience food categories is explored in Gama’s feature innovation for this week – Fresh Express Functional Health Salad Kits. Comprising a Hearth Health kit, an Antioxidant kit and a Digestive Health kit, the new Fresh Express line […]