Mintel had a great time at the 2022 IFT annual meeting in Chicago. Even if you weren't there, you can sign up to receive copies of the analyst presentations and showcases Mintel featured at the show.


This year's presentation topics covered hot industry issues like gaining flavor analytics, joint health, why to bet big on fiber and what inspiring foodservice trends can inform your next product.

Don't miss this great content from Mintel thought leaders, food scientists and new product experts including, Lynn Dornblaser, Melanie Bartelme, Stephanie Mattucci, Dasha Shor and Anna Fabbri.


Learn more about these sessions...


Product showcases: Food & beverage innovation

Presented by Lynn Dornblaser and Melanie Bartelme

Recent product introductions point the way toward innovation in the future. We'll show you some of the newest product introductions and discuss why they are important, the trends they link to, and how the idea behind each product can be a springboard for your new product development.


Making fiber the next "must have" nutrient

Presented by Stephanie Mattucci and Melanie Bartelme

Gut health is quickly becoming a key focus for health and wellbeing but consumers don't eat enough fiber. We'll show you how brands can innovate with fiber and make it the next "must have" nutrient in food and drink.


How flavor and ingredient innovation on the menu can inform NPD

Presented by Anna Fabbri

New flavors and ingredients can significantly impact brand's place in its customers' shopping cart. This session will look at innovation on foodservice menus along with consumer sentiment toward specific flavors and ingredients to reveal the top three ready for retail success.


Support healthy joints, large and small

Presented by Stephanie Mattucci

Joint pain is often associated with aging, but the needs of younger consumers should not be ignored. In addition to making joint health an important part of healthy aging, brands can take a multi-faceted approach to support joint health with a complementary mix of benefits that includes stress reduction and reduced inflammation. We'll look at how to make products for joint health appealing for consumers of all ages and novel ways to support consumers suffering with joint pain.


Mintel chews the fat: A conversation about innovations in fat technology

Presented by Dasha Shor and Stephanie Mattucci

Fat innovation is accelerating, and startups are reimagining fat technologies that will create everything from more realistic plant-based meat and dairy to better-for-you alternatives in animal products. Innovators are leaning on a range of technologies, including microencapsulation, biomass fermentation and cellular agriculture. We'll deep dive into the latest developments in fat and what this means for the future of food and drink, and specifically meat, dairy and their alternatives.


Live demo: Mintel flavor analytics

Presented by Carl Fritscher and Jake Mozden

Join this expert-led presentation of Mintel's product attribute analytics which uses advanced data science and methodologies to map patterns in product attributes globally. Mintel can confidently identify which flavors are emerging and mainstreaming, inform "lift and shift" planning, and narrow down ideas in your innovation funnel to develop winning products for the future.


Food & beverage categories poised for growth

Presented by Lynn Dornblaser

We know know how the last several years have changed how we shop, eat, and interact with food and beverage. But which categories are the ones on which to focus? Using consumer attitude and perception data and product introduction activity, we'll identify categories that will be important in the future.

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