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Rigid Plastics’ Circularity: Demand for Renewable Packaging Intensifies

There is ever-growing expectation for sustainable packaging. The search for better is reflected in consumer sentiment and regulatory attention. The focus on plastic goes wide with regulation increasingly the lever used to secure more rapid progress on the road towards a circular economy.

Rosemarie Downey
Global Insight Manager: Packaging

The Potential of Probiotics in Naturally Functional Food in Asia

Naturally functional benefits in food have long been linked to herbal ingredients and traditional cuisine in Asia, often rooted in fermented foods. As studies have shown that fermented foods are the most common natural source of probiotic strains of lactic acid bacteria (LAB), this has helped to raise the reputation of these foods and consumer familiarity with probiotics and their benefits has grown across Asia.

Emil Fazira
Asia Pacific Insight Manager: Food

Three Packaging Strategies to Adopt in Times of Cost Pressures

The consumer packaging industry is typically strong in its ability to withstand crises, given the importance of everyday groceries to global revenues; food and drink accounted for 92% of retail packaging volume sales in 2023. However, inflation, interest rates and geopolitical instability serve to amplify operating costs, for packaging converters/machinery players, brands, and retailers, apparent in the final retail price point, paid by the consumer.

Rosemarie Downey
Global Insight Manager: Packaging

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Tracking the Key Ingredients Driving Global Innovation in 2026

30 Oct 26

New product launches tracked by Euromonitor International fell by 25% across the first three quarters of 2026, pointing to a more selective innovation environment. Against this backdrop, ingredient-level analysis reveals where formulation activity is retaining momentum. Analysis of global online SKU data reveals two primary growth areas: established botanicals like citrus oils and vanilla extract finding new applications across beauty and food, and targeted functional actives such as gotu kola (Centella asiatica), panthenol and adenosine addressing specific concerns like skin barrier health. Tracking these ingredient shifts across categories highlights where product development retains momentum.

Innovation Ingredients

Jared Conway

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Appliances and Electronics Travel

Euromonitor International

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Pharmaceutical Cues Shape Precision Beauty

1 Oct 26

Beauty’s shift towards efficacy is changing the role of packaging. As consumers seek more targeted and results-driven solutions, brands are turning to pharmaceutical-inspired formats that reinforce precision, convenience and scientific credibility.

Health and Beauty Ingredients

Aishwarya Rajpara

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Ingredient Spotlight: What SKU Level Tracking Reveals About Bakuchiol's Evolution

15 Jul 26

Euromonitor’s Ingredient Spotlight series explores how ingredients evolve across beauty and personal care through SKU-level tracking of products, categories and markets. In this article, we focus on bakuchiol, examining its growing adoption beyond core Western markets, continued concentration in skin care and evolving role within formulations. The article also demonstrates how combining ingredient tracking with insights from Euromonitor’s Innovation System can reveal how brands deploy ingredients within new product launches, monitor retail expansion and identify the strategies driving commercial success. Together, these tools provide a deeper view of ingredient trends, innovation and competitive positioning.

Ingredients Innovation

Jared Conway

Article

Reflections from World Perfumery Congress 2026

14 Jul 26

World Perfumery Congress 2026 took place in Monterey, California during 22-25 June, bringing together perfumers, fragrance houses, ingredient suppliers and brands across fine and functional fragrance. Key themes included AI's role in product development, premiumisation in personal care, consumer demand for fragrance communities, and packaging innovation.

Health and Beauty Ingredients

Kayla Villena

Article

Redesigning FMCG Innovation: How Feasibility Is Rewriting Competitive Strategy

20 Apr 26

Climate volatility and commodity disruption are forcing FMCG companies to rethink how innovation is designed and scaled. This article explores why feasibility is moving upstream in the innovation process, reshaping formulation choices, portfolios and long term strategy. As resilience becomes a competitive advantage, brands are redesigning innovation systems to ensure products remain viable under sustained supply uncertainty.

Innovation Ingredients

Alison Angus

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Rigid Plastics’ Circularity: Demand for Renewable Packaging Intensifies

The Potential of Probiotics in Naturally Functional Food in Asia

Three Packaging Strategies to Adopt in Times of Cost Pressures

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