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Accelerated Spaghetti

Pasta products are redesigned to be made with minimal effort

Implications - Staying competitive in the ready-to-eat category, CPG brands are eliminating mundane tasks from consumer lifestyles, to the point where boiling water to cook pasta is becoming passé. With increasingly busy schedules, the modern consumer has come to expect instant gratification in all areas, resulting in innovative noodles that are fast, portable and most of all, convenient.
Workshop Question - What are some steps in your consumers' journey that could be easily eliminated?
Trend Themes
1. Convenient Pasta Options - As consumers demand increasingly time-saving solutions, pasta products continue to evolve to be ready-to-eat or quick-cooking.
2. Improved Nutritional Value of Instant Noodles - As the instant noodle market faces negative publicity for being high in sodium and unhealthy, new developments in fortified flavors and healthy ingredients are emerging.
3. Alternative Cooking Methods - As consumers seek out time-saving cooking solutions, alternative cooking methods like microwaving and dehydrating gain popularity.
Industry Implications
1. Food and Beverage Industry - In order to keep up with the demands of busy consumers, businesses within the food and beverage industry need to stay innovative in producing quick and healthy meal options.
2. Packaging Industry - As more companies move towards on-the-go meal options, packaging solutions that are compostable, recyclable or biodegradable are becoming increasingly important.
3. Kitchen Appliance Industry - As consumers require quicker and easier meal preparation methods, innovations in kitchen appliances like microwaves and small portable stoves may become more popular.
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Featured Examples

Quick-Cooking Pasta
Quick-Cooking Pasta
Racconto's Bella Terra Rapido is an Organic No-Boil, No-Drain Pasta
Racconto is a 40-year-old company that has made itself known as an importer of authentic organic pasta from Italy for decades. While the brand does champion tradition, it does not sacrifice... MORE
Microwavable Pasta Pouches
Microwavable Pasta Pouches
The Prego Ready Meals Serve as a Tasty and Convenient Meal Solution
In an effort to cater to the growing number of consumers who are looking for quick and convenient meal solutions, Prego has launched a line of microwavable pasta pouches. The Prego Ready Meals... MORE
Artisan Pasta Kits
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These Macaroni and Cheese Kits Were Created to Taste Homemade
‘Mac & Son’ is a macaroni and cheese kit that allows users to prepare and consume the popular pasta dish at home with minimal effort. There are plenty of options for pre-packaged... MORE
Dehydrated Spaghetti Dinners
Dehydrated Spaghetti Dinners
This Gourmet Spaghetti Dinner Requires Nothing but Water to Prepare
A camping provisions startup called Sasquatch Fuel recently developed a dehydrated spaghetti dinner that is not only good for consumers, but also good for the environment. Made with real ingredients... MORE
Nutritious Noodle Cups
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NutriPot's Healthy Noodles Provide Essential Vitamins and Minerals
In addition to providing flavorful meal options in a convenient on-the-go format, NutriPot’s assortment of healthy noodles in cups are formulated to provide “50% of all the 28 vitamins... MORE
15-Minute Microwave Lasagnas
15-Minute Microwave Lasagnas
This Epicurious Recipe Shows How to Make Lasagna in the Microwave
Between the slicing, assembling and cooking, preparing a homemade lasagna from scratch can be a process that takes hours—but this Epicurious recipe proposes an easier and faster way to make... MORE

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