The beer market was one of the first categories in food & beverages to be disrupted by start-ups and by craft brewers. The change started some 20 years or so ago and is still in full motion. Big Beer initially watched the disruption from the sidelines, but then it started to act. In this episode,senior beverages analyst Francois Sonneville discusses his perspective with Consumer Foods to Go host Cyrille Filott. A lot of lessons for food companies this time around, given the current rise of small brands across the globe.

Sugar is frowned upon by many consumers... rightfully or wrongfully. Many food companies are looking to alternatives – and there are many out there. A whole range of alternative sweeteners is on the market or will come to the market soon. Cyrille Filott and Maartje van den Berg invite Senior Analyst Ruud Schers to discuss the varieties out there – and to take a look at just what consumer foods companies are doing in this space.

What should industrial bakeries focus on going forward? Industrial bakery has been a fast-growing sector, driven by convenience, by retail, and by food service channels and improving production technologies. The production of fresh products has been stalling in the last few years, while the growth of frozen product is still at high levels. In this episode of Consumer Foods-to-Go, Cyrille Filott will discuss the key trends in industrial bakery – and what channels and products should be areas of attention in the bakeries' strategic decision-making.

Why do European consumers buy increasing amounts of organic food? And how will this market develop further? In this episode of Consumer Foods-to-Go, Rabobank’s Global Strategist for Consumer Foods Cyrille Filott and Senior Analyst Maartje van den Berg discuss the fascinating ‘parallel’ organic processed foods industry in Europe

Private-label's market share in European food is at about 33% – and it's expected to continue to grow to 40% over the next few years. But a lot of changes are taking place in the market, and this is leading to a rethink when it comes to private-label producers' strategies. In this episode of Consumer Foods-to-Go, Global Strategist for Consumer Foods Cyrille Filott and Senior Analyst Sebastiaan Schreijen discuss the numerous changes that are taking place in private label – including retailer strategies vis-à-vis private label and the way private-label companies should position themselves in order to be successful.