Revolution in attitudes to food

RAPIDLY-CHANGING consumer attitudes is driving a global food revolution, a seminar in Dublin will be told today.

Research by An Bord Bia shows that the functional food sector (foods that have a health content as well as a nutritional base) is a €40 billion market. Ireland has 500 companies in the food and drinks sector and of those, 35 are involved in the functional food category to varying degrees.

Of those, 17 are active in the manufacture of ingredients going into products, and the remainder make prepared food and drink products in the functional food category.