Author Archives for Steve Morris
Transparency And Food Colors
September 27, 2016 8:59 pm Leave your thoughtsAccording to Nielsen’s 2016 Global Health and Ingredient sentiment survey, 75% of consumers around the world are concerned about the... Learn More
2016 Food Color Trends
August 9, 2016 4:04 pm Leave your thoughtsCleaner, Simpler Ingredients As IFT attendees witnessed in Chicago, the overarching trend on display was the move to cleaner, simpler... Learn More
Can Natural Color Help Cereal Sales?
July 13, 2016 2:54 pm Leave your thoughtsAccording to General Mills CEO Ken Powell, “nearly half of U.S. households are making the effort to avoid artificial flavors... Learn More
Mars Makes a Bold Move
July 8, 2016 2:23 pm Leave your thoughtsUnless you were vacationing in Antarctica or Easter Island, you undoubtedly heard the announcement from Mars, one of the world’s... Learn More
Are Consumers Reacting to Natural Color Announcements?
May 21, 2016 8:56 pm Leave your thoughtsAt Sensient, we do a fair amount of consumer research, primarily to help us identify and prioritize research and development... Learn More
Rationale Behind Certasure
January 14, 2016 6:53 pm Leave your thoughtsTypically I like to write about key industry issues, consumer insights, and other news rather than anything specific to Sensient.... Learn More
The Absence of Standards That Define Natural Colors
November 15, 2015 8:37 pm Leave your thoughtsOn November 10th the Food and Drug Administration invited public comment on whether they should define what is ‘natural’, and... Learn More
Mondelez Commits to Removing Artificial Color by 2020
September 29, 2015 7:24 pm Leave your thoughtsSpeaking at a conference earlier this month, Mark Clouse, Chief Growth Officer at Mondelez made some intriguing comments. He identified... Learn More
What Does It All Mean? Kraft, Nestle, and Hershey Go Natural
May 15, 2015 3:22 pm Leave your thoughtsKraft has certainly been in the headlines of late. Just as the rumble regarding the Kraft-Heinz merger subsided, the company... Learn More
Dunkin’ Donuts Drops Titanium Dioxide
March 15, 2015 5:29 pm Leave your thoughtsWith the recent declaration by Dunkin’ Brands that they are removing Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) from their powdered donuts, we have... Learn More
Implications of the Nestlé Decision
February 15, 2015 5:57 pm Leave your thoughtsBy now, just about everyone in the food business is aware of Nestle’s recent announcement to remove artificial flavors and... Learn More
Simple Ingredient Trend
January 22, 2015 6:16 pm Leave your thoughtsAccording to Neil Howe and William Strauss, credited with coining the term “Millennials,” the generation includes those born between 1982... Learn More