Sial Group : Food and Wine Innovations, Trends, International Trade Shows

China underlines stable agricultural production amid challenges

sialchina@comexposium-sh.com (SIAL China) — 15 May 2013 04:31:04 +0200

The Chinese government on Wednesday urged greater effort to ensure the smooth agricultural production needed to sustain growth in the world's second-largest economy, amid multiple events that have pummelled the farming industry.

Going global helps to feed aspirations

sialchina@comexposium-sh.com (SIAL China) — 03 Apr 2013 12:34:14 +0200

A customer compares dairy products at a supermarket in Shanghai. Bright Food Group Co now holds a 5.7 percent share of China's 174 billion yuan dairy market, ranking it fourth in the domestic market, according to Euromonitor International. Provided to China Daily

coffee chain

sialchina@comexposium-sh.com (SIAL China) — 22 Mar 2013 03:31:39 +0100

Global coffee chain looks for further expansion in China as it seeks to fend off rival outlets

Love of grape

sialchina@comexposium-sh.com (SIAL China) — 06 Mar 2013 10:18:15 +0100

Long-term commitment has enabled Miguel Torres to build a thriving wine distribution business in China that now has annual revenue in excess of 20 million euros ($26 million).

Chinese Retailers

sialchina@comexposium-sh.com (SIAL China) — 20 Feb 2013 09:13:38 +0100

Experts view numbers as evidence of higher consumer confidence

The five-star and 188-room hotel

sialchina@comexposium-sh.com (SIAL China) — 05 Feb 2013 07:17:28 +0100

Business grows from a small restaurant into huge chain and top-class hotel in China.

Chinese Shoppers

sialchina@comexposium-sh.com (SIAL China) — 23 Jan 2013 10:16:35 +0100

Imported food is gaining enormous popularity in China, and greater amounts of it are coming into the country - but why is there this growing appetite for foreign products?

Rainbow dumplings

sialchina@comexposium-sh.com (SIAL China) — 27 Dec 2012 11:05:38 +0100

The winter solstice is upon us, and as the deepest winter nights fall, people in North China will be cooking dumplings. But, Fan Zhen and C.J. Henderson found a place where you can feast royally.

Bottoms up! A healthy wine market

sialchina@comexposium-sh.com (SIAL China) — 12 Dec 2012 10:35:54 +0100

China now is the world's largest Bordeaux wine importer in terms of both volume and value, far ahead of its nearest followers. Chinese people are starting to get used to the drink and are trying to understand more about the culture behind it.

Innovation holds key to future of agriculture

sialchina@comexposium-sh.com (SIAL China) — 20 Nov 2012 07:57:39 +0100

Innovation in existing crossbreeding and cultivation technologies remains the future direction for China's agriculture, while transgenic technologies could mainly help resist pests or herbicides, said Han Guiqing, president of the Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

Chocolate charms

sialchina@comexposium-sh.com (SIAL China) — 20 Nov 2012 07:49:14 +0100

The skies are gray, the winds are icy and winter has arrived with an early coat of snow, but there is a warm spot in the heart of Beijing fueled by a decadent temptation. Fan Zhen and Sun Ye are drawn to the heat.

Chinese consumers' increasing interest in coffee has created huge opportunities for coffee chains and equipment makers. Jason Lee / Reuters

sialchina@comexposium-sh.com (SIAL China) — 23 Oct 2012 05:28:59 +0200

Chinese consumers' increasing interest in coffee has created huge opportunities for coffee chains and equipment makers. Jason Lee / Reuters

New product success: what do consumers expect from you as a manufacturer?

Maximilien.BOUVAIST.contractor@comexposium.com (Maximilien BOUVAIST) — 19 Oct 2012 11:40:20 +0200

The success rate of new product launches currently remains limited: around 7 products out of 10 have disappeared from the shop shelves three years after being launched! How can this phenomenon, which isn’t a new one and which manufacturers are struggling to turn around, be explained? In fact there are several reasons for it; let us look more closely at some of them.

Analysts even suggest drought in US could lead to shortages by early 2013

sialchina@comexposium-sh.com (SIAL China) — 08 Oct 2012 08:00:06 +0200

Analysts even suggest drought in US could lead to shortages by early 2013

consumers notoriously sensitive to high prices

sialchina@comexposium-sh.com (SIAL China) — 19 Sep 2012 07:40:41 +0200

“One spot in Tibet had good water quality, but it wasn’t far from a highway. The road made it difficult to set up a large conversation area to prevent contamination,” said Pang.

Chinese consumers' growing preference for imported wine is expected to pile further pressure on beleaguered domestic wine brands, according to industry analysts.

sialchina@comexposium-sh.com (SIAL China) — 07 Sep 2012 10:09:31 +0200

Chinese consumers' growing preference for imported wine is expected to pile further pressure on beleaguered domestic wine brands, according to industry analysts.

A whole world on our plates

delphine.vincent@comexposium.com (Delphine VINCENT) — 06 Sep 2012 13:47:44 +0200

The French and the Germans are fond of a convivial atmosphere; the British, Spanish and Americans trust their food products; and the Chinese are keen to eat cheaply. A TNS* survey, conducted on behalf of SIAL, plots a world food map that is diverse, varied and produces many surprises.

Innovations: context, behaviour and trends?

delphine.vincent@comexposium.com (Delphine VINCENT) — 06 Sep 2012 12:30:10 +0200

SIAL 2012 will open its doors to the trumpets of innovation in the SIAL Innovation area, entirely dedicated to today’s and tomorrow’s emerging food products, making a break from the past. In order to understand these innovations, the trends must be interpreted. First of all, they must be put into a more general perspective, with two key variables.

Chinese consumers' growing preference for imported wine is expected to pile further pressure on beleaguered domestic wine brands, according to industry analysts.

sialchina@comexposium-sh.com (SIAL China) — 21 Aug 2012 08:15:21 +0200

Chinese consumers' growing preference for imported wine is expected to pile further pressure on beleaguered domestic wine brands, according to industry analysts.

New Product Success - Sales are Vanity, Growth is Sanity

delphine.vincent@comexposium.com (Delphine VINCENT) — 10 Aug 2012 11:30:41 +0200

At TNS, when we look at our database of innovations tested in the last 18 months, we can see that 4 out of 5 innovations fall into the ‘line extension in the same category’ classification. In many cases, the traditional metric to assess performances of this kind of innovations are sales potential. But… is sales potential the right criteria to measure success? In our opinion, no! But why?

China's leading food group Bright Food has announced plans to acquire a 60% stake in Weetabix, the leading cereal food maker in U.K.

sialchina@comexposium-sh.com (SIAL China) — 06 Aug 2012 10:47:56 +0200

China's leading food group Bright Food has announced plans to acquire a 60% stake in Weetabix, the leading cereal food maker in U.K.

Revenue from selling wine, beer and liquor increase significantly

sialchina@comexposium-sh.com (SIAL China) — 23 Jul 2012 10:00:17 +0200

Revenue from selling wine, beer and liquor increase significantly

A world tour of innovation

delphine.vincent@comexposium.com (Delphine VINCENT) — 11 Jul 2012 16:17:21 +0200

With a worldwide presence to respond to specific local market features, SIAL is rolled out in China, Canada, Brazil and the Middle East.

Cookies, tissues, detergents draw least allegiance from customers

sialchina@comexposium-sh.com (SIAL China) — 10 Jul 2012 05:40:53 +0200

Cookies, tissues, detergents draw least allegiance from customers

SIAL CHINA Innovation 2012

sialchina@comexposium-sh.com (SIAL China) — 11 Jun 2012 08:39:01 +0200

SIAL Innovation competition, showcase of the latest food and beverage exhibited in SIAL China has revealed for its 8^th edition: 35 selected innovative products from 21 companies from 8 worldwide countries and regions.

CHINA - Weetabix purchase: fluke or trend?

sialchina@comexposium-sh.com (SIAL China) — 21 May 2012 06:04:46 +0200

Ten million consumers enter the Chinese market each year, shopping for everything from luxury goods to bathroom fixtures. Beijing wants to elevate the country's manufacturing base to producing higher value goods instead of cheap clothes and toys.

UNVEILING OF THE TRENDS & INNOVATIONS GRAND PRIZE AT SIAL CANADA 2012

info@sialcanada.com (SIAL Canada) — 18 May 2012 00:09:03 +0200

The “Maple Pearls” is the Grand Winner 2012!

This product is proof that traditional food can be mixed with modern innovations to create something spectacular!

SIAL CANADA 2012 TRENDS & INNOVATION GRAND JURY RESULTS

info@sialcanada.com (SIAL Canada) — 25 Apr 2012 21:03:50 +0200

Discover our SIAL Canada 2012's 10 Trends and Innovations finalists

Foodservice in the 2010's: 4 key trends

delphine.vincent@comexposium.com (Delphine VINCENT) — 24 Apr 2012 10:29:53 +0200

Foodservice in the 2010's, 4 key trends: food and nutritional safety, adapting to the new lifestyles and new expectations of customers, themed offerings, blurring the barriers between the forms of retail outlet.

Foodservice: a long-term growth market

delphine.vincent@comexposium.com (Delphine VINCENT) — 16 Apr 2012 16:50:40 +0200

Foodservice, catering, away-from-home consumption: whatever name you give it, the reality is the same: 21st Century Homo Consumerus is buying more and more ready meals. For institutional or commercial catering, foodservice accounts, in France, for one meal in five, and one meal in two in the USA.