8 food & beverage predictions for 2016
Reclaimed food waste
You've likely heard the stat that nearly half of all food produced in the United States ends up in the landfill. Studies show that this has led to a change in the habits of many Americans (like buying food more frequently to prevent waste and collecting food scraps to stew into cooking broth). Understandably, we expect more out of our food brands, too.
What are manufacturers doing in their own facilities to stem the tide of food waste? Nutrition bar brand Regrained uses spent grain from California-based craft breweries to form the base of its bars; WTRMLN WTR is dedicated to sourcing “ugly” or blemished watermelons to juice into a refreshing, cold-pressed beverage. We expect this zeal for reducing food waste to continue throughout 2016.
Brands doing it right: