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    Analyzing our Annual R&D Survey

    After navigating pandemic challenges, supply chain crises, and soaring ingredient prices, will product development teams finally prioritize bold innovation over cost control in 2025? Find out in our 54th Annual R&D Survey, revealing key insights on ingredient replacements, AI usage, and upcoming labeling regulations.

    August 27, 2025 

    2:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM CT / 11:00 AM PT / 6:00 PM GMT

    Duration: 1 hour 

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    Summary

    Product development teams navigated the pandemic, the post-pandemic supply chain crisis, then a year of soaring ingredient prices. Are they finally ready to swing for the fences, making “really new” product development – not cost control or safe line extensions – their top priority this year? That and other questions will be answered in our 54th Annual R&D Survey, completed just before this webinar — issues like finding replacements for colors and other ingredients that may be banned, use of artificial intelligence and reformulating for front-of-pack labeling regulations.

    Moderator:

    Dave Fusaro Editor in Chief Food Processing
    Dave Fusaro
    Editor in Chief
    Food Processing

    Dave has been editor in chief of Food Processing since 2003. Before that, he was editor in chief of Dairy Foods and managing editor of Prepared Foods, so he’s been covering the food and beverage industry for 30 years and has visited dozens, maybe 100 or more, food and beverage plants

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