Edible oils

Price volatility is the key challenge in the edible oil industry due to the limited geographical growing areas and vulnerability to weather. Demand for ethical production has prompted companies to look for increasing control over all aspects of the supply chain.

In developing markets, where incomes are rising, consumers are shifting from unpackaged to branded packaged oils.

Innovations in oils tend to centre on packaging that increases convenience, allows better control of the amount of oil used, or helps prevent oxidization, such as Spray dispensers and squeezeable bottles. With oxidisation a critical issue in oil packaging and storage, new technology aimed at preventing oxidisation is also a key development.