Each Friday, just-food will give you a list of the reports that have caught our eye in the research store over the past week or so. This week’s list takes subjects including heart-health, organic food, in-home dining and gluten-free.

1. Cardiovascular Health: A Key Area of Functional Food and Drinks Development

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With shocking statistics from the World Health Organisation about mortality rates from heart disease and stroke, food and drink heart health products are in the spotlight like never before.

2. Organic Food in the UK

A hot issue following this week’s acquisition of organic dairy firm Rachel’s by Lactalis. This report is a detailed analysis of the key growth trends, statistics and forecasts together with the competitive environment including market shares and the key issues facing the industry.

3. Global market review of premium in-home dining – forecasts to 2014

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Dining in is the new dining out. Comprehensive insight into trends in this growing area and how the leading convenience food players are gearing up to greater quality.

4. Innovations in Ready Meals: Market drivers, NPD and alternative sales channels

By definition, a ready meal is a type of convenience food that consists of a pre-packaged meal that needs little preparation. Read about the various factors continuing to drive their popularity.

5. The Top-up Shopper Mission 2010; Frozen Foods Focus

We all do it. A popular up to date and authoritative study into the market, shoppers’ motivations and behaviours, and retailer top-up propositions.

6. 10 Key Trends in Food, Nutrition & Health 2010

One of our best sellers in case you missed it when published several months ago. Each trend analysis in this report includes a short bullet-point summary of the trend and of the key factors likely to contribute to enduring success.

7. The Future of Gluten-Free: Consumer Insight and Product Opportunities

The prevalence of celiac disease is growing, due in part to better diagnoses. As the number of potential consumers rises, products manufactured to fit in with their requirements are becoming more sophisticated.

8. Global market review of online grocery retailing – forecasts to 2014

Popular particularly in the UK and US but very much a growing area. Use this report as a background guide to understanding the overall market, to help analyse the global market and to predict future trends and market sizes.

 

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