Informative guide to building a consumer-friendly menu with authentic, clean label ingredients across multiple menu items
Kerry, the Taste & Nutrition company, has released Food Protection Powering Your Menu — Consumer-friendly protection with real ingredients, a white paper that examines the accelerating trend of consumers demanding clean label ingredients and details what these changes mean for foodservice companies looking to clean up their menus. The paper details the lasting power of the clean label movement around the world and its extension to how consumers increasingly view restaurant menus. In addition, the paper provides a framework for making clean label improvements in terms of ingredients, processes and protection, and imparts guidance on navigating these solutions. Real-world case studies in plant protein, beverages, burger buns, cured meats and cheese slices are provided to illustrate how clean label solutions are being applied successfully in commercial settings.
Over the last decade, the trend toward clean label has accelerated on every continent. This year alone, global sales of clean label food and beverages are expected to reach US$180 billion. Sales of clean label ingredients—which are already growing at a rapid pace of 6.75 percent annually—are projected to reach a staggering $51 billion by 2024. People everywhere continue to demand appetizing, safe and natural solutions with reduced artificial additives (e.g., preservatives, colors and flavorings).