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The current reality is pushing an increasing number of consumers to be more frugal with their household budgets. Even those who recently didn't have to pay much attention to food costs are now spending their money more carefully. The choice between quality and price has become a daily occurrence for a significant group of consumers.

Interview with Wojciech Tomczak, Product Manager, Technology Advisor at Libra Food Ingredients - Vegan products are a demanding category of the food industry. A few years ago, it seemed that the meatless segment had such broad prospects that it was endless.

Article was written in cooperation with the Polish Diabetes Association, a member of the International Diabetes Federation. Diet has always played a key role as a risk factor for chronic diseases. Since the second half of the 20th century, there have been major changes in the diet of Europeans. Traditional meals based largely on plants have been rapidly replaced by high-fat products with a significant animal content. A diet based on convenience foods and highly processed products can become monotonous. It is poor in fruit, vegetables and whole grain cereal products and, at the same time, there can be a lot of meals made up of meat dishes, fats, sugars and salt, i.e. foods that are high in energy density, low in nutritional value and low in fibre.

Interview with Roger Huang, Managing Director Lauta - Carrageenans are product of natural origin and have been as an ingredient frequently used in the food industry around the world for many years. Despite this, many consumers still consider them a controversial food ingredient. - Carrageenans are obtained from seaweeds belonging to the class Rhodophyceae. These seaweeds are grown naturally in many regions of the world, in waters of warm and cold seas.

Corporate Social Responsibility is a management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental issues into their business operations. One of the ways to conduct these activities is through international aid, provided by one country to another. This assistance can be given as advice, technology, food or money.

An interview with Agata Kietla, Sales Director – Eastern Market - You have been handling the eastern market for many years. How has the field of cooperation with eastern countries changed over the years? - I have been dealing with sales in eastern markets at Libra Food Ingredients since 2012. Good relations with my Polish customers resulted in recommending me as a salesman and Libra as a proven producer abroad.