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Report reveals MATS technology is solution to meeting global demand for healthy packaged food

New food preservation and processing technologies enable greater shelf stability without sacrificing taste or nutrition.

April 11, 2018

A new trends report on ready-to-eat foods highlights the innovative microwave-assisted thermal sterilization (MATS) technology as a solution for meeting global demand for convenient and healthy foods.

Key findings from the report, which is published by Future in Focus, powered by Cognis Group, Washington, D.C., include:

  • Consumers increasingly want to reconcile their often-conflicting demands for convenience and healthfulness in food products.
  • New food preservation and processing technologies enable greater shelf stability without sacrificing taste or nutrition.
  • Millennial consumers, in particular, will welcome foods that are both good for them, for society and for the world, and are ready to eat.

 

KEYWORDS: market trends microwave assisted thermal sterilization Millennials ready-to-eat foods

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