Mostly favorable weather, increased supplies and lower prices have dominated the grain, oilseed and sweetener markets in the past year and heading into 2025, providing the most favorable buying opportunities for food manufacturers in recent years. The war in Ukraine is heading toward its third year with continued minimal impact of US grain export demand. The El Niño weather pattern is shifting to a La Niña pattern, which will change domestic and global weather impacts in the months ahead. Insights from commodity and weather experts presenting at the Purchasing Seminar Winter Webinar on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, will provide insight to navigate the markets.

Interested in learning about formulating with honey? Join the National Honey Board for its webinar on innovating new food and beverage products with honey. We will also review the best made-with-honey products from 2024.

In this 30-minute webinar from the editors of Food Business News, viewers will learn about the current state of the market for plant-based dairy and meat alternatives, hear about new research that highlights what consumers want from their plant-based products (hint … it’s a blend of meat and plant-based ingredients), and learn about the latest new products being introduced by large, mainstream companies and entrepreneurs.

Today’s complex foodscape is saturated with health, wellness, nutrition, sustainability and ingredient information, creating a complex path to purchase. Ardent Mills’ Trend to Table™ webinar will explain the top five trends motivating consumer purchases and will break down the overall insights into practical ways that flours, grains and pulses can help you create the foods consumers want.

• Know where food and beverage manufacturers will be making R&D investments in 2025.
• Uncover what trends will inspire new product ideas and guide priorities with ingredients in the months ahead. 
• Understand the most significant challenges facing R&D departments today. 
• Learn what factors are influencing R&D product development strategies and risk tolerance.

This live webinar will cover the state of the plant-based dairy and meat alternative markets. Discover the pressing challenges facing manufacturers and gain insights into innovative solutions crafted by product developers to meet or exceed consumer expectations. Uncover the evolving landscape of consumer demands, explore proactive strategies and gain foresight into the market’s trajectory over the next three to five years.

Move over Metamucil! Dietary fiber is shedding its geriatric reputation, revolutionizing product development and marketing by reinventing beloved pantry staples. High-fiber white flour is integrating a critical nutrient Americans need more of into great-tasting products we already eat. In response to increased consumer demand for fiber benefits like gut health, prebiotic effects and healthy microbiome, learn how food manufacturers are closing the fiber gap while increasing interest and market share, in-aisle.

Join this webinar featuring a consumer insights expert, CPG representative and ingredient innovator to explore new ways brands can leverage fiber to promote better-for-you products and impact bottom line.

This 30-minute webinar looks at the market forces influencing snacking, including inflation and cocoa and sugar commodity prices. Plus, Food Business News’ editors will review the latest emerging consumer trends and how product developers are translating those insights into innovative new products.

As artificial intelligence (AI) applications develop, what impact will they have on insight development, ideation and production? Learn about the future benefits and challenges that AI will present for food and beverage product developers.

Explore what’s new and what’s next in the packaged food and beverage marketplace with the Food Entrepreneur Experience. This spring’s virtual Food Entrepreneur Experience will feature interviews with finalists from SNAC International’s SNX SNAC Tank competition. Scott Dicker, market insights director, SPINS, will also share market data and insights on the latest snack trends.