DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences has built a new plant-based solutions portfolio to help food producers meet the growing demand for healthier, more sustainable foods and beverages that are meat and dairy-free. The portfolio – a comprehensive launch pad for new product development – will be presented at Food Ingredients Europe 2019, where a selection of […]
While traditional drinks take the lion’s share of the over 950 billion litres of packaged beverages consumed worldwide this year, vermouth, craft beer, non-alcoholic drinks and exotic fruit flavours are all on the rise. Forecasts for global beverage consumption are looking bright. Worldwide, there was a 70:30 ratio of non-alcoholic to alcoholic beverage consumption, with […]
Zakti, an Oak Cliff tea company with a tasting room in Tyler Station, is bringing tea and CBD together with a new line of CBD-infused chilled tea that keeps things clean and simple. Owned by Pamela Miller and Janeil Engelstad, Zakti sources loose leaf tea from small farms around the world to sell online and […]
Good Hemp is launching the first CBD plant-based milk in the UK. Good Hemp CBD Barista Seed Milk will be on shelves in November followed by Good Hemp CBD Creamy Seed Milk and Good Hemp CBD Chocolate Hemp Milk later this year. Overall wellbeing David Shaw, MD, Good Hemp, said with the UK CBD market […]
New products featuring pumpkin spice this year have come in the forms of coffee, donuts, bars and Twinkies. Pumpkin spice-flavored Spam, when made available on the internet, sold out in less than seven hours. “There’s pumpkin spice everything it seems these days,” said David Banks, marketing director for Bell Flavors & Fragrances, Northbrook, Ill. Starbucks […]
Mintel research has revealed organic products launches with free from and ethical claims have experienced impressive growth over the past decade, especially in Europe. According to the global market researcher, the number of organic NPDs in Europe with ‘suitable for’ – or free from – claims has risen from 20% in August 2009 to 43% […]
Consumer interest in high protein foods and drinks continues to grow, and a few enterprising companies have responded to the trend by manipulating protein-rich ingredients to make them even higher in protein. Protein has been a major trend for the past few years, evolving from the sports nutrition domain into the mainstream. Some are looking […]
Dive Brief: Jared Koerten, a Euromonitor senior food analyst, sees premiumization as “a characteristic, trait or feature of a product that elevates consumer perception, creating a willingness to pay more,” Bakery and Snacks reported. Premiumization also conveys a commitment to the time and investment it takes to achieve premium product status for a brand such […]
While texture and colour are moving up the agenda, when it comes to food, taste remains king. FoodNavigator takes a look at what is hot and what is not in the world of flavor. Every food and beverage product developer has an ear to the ground in the hunt for the next big flavour trend. […]
Forget bagels and cupcake frosting, cream cheese is now served as a whipped topping on tea, like the creamy milk foam on a cappuccino. The concoction, which would make any conservative tea-lover shiver, originated in southern China – but it’s now common in the Asia Pacific region and a handful of cafes in the US. […]
DDW “The Color House “ has launched an EmulsiTech cloudy paprika to its portfolio of liquid color emulsions, specifically designed for orange beverages. The non-GM, palm-free, water-dispersible coloring delivers a cloudy orange hue for soft drinks. DDW’s cloudy paprika is stable in typical beverage formulations and can be applied in enhanced waters, juice drinks, iced […]
Cargill is working with bakeries to create clean-label items made with pea protein to allow bread producers to capitalize on the protein trend. According to Cargill, the bakery category accounts for a quarter of its plant-based protein customer base and it will be launching more protein-added bread items within the next year or two. Protein […]
A study published in the British Journal of Nutrition suggests that the iodine concentration in milk-alternative drinks is under 2% of that found in conventional cows’ milk. This is noteworthy since iodine deficiency is present in certain groups of the U.K. population (especially pregnant women) and milk is the principal dietary iodine source. In addition, […]
In response to the growing consumer demand for sugar alternatives, Kerry has developed TasteSense Sugar, a natural flavoring solution, which builds back the sweetness that is lost, when sugar is reduced, allowing consumers to enjoy the taste and mouth feel that sugar delivers, without the negative labeling impact. TasteSense allows for up to 30 percent […]
While the clean label trend has brought the perception that less is more to the forefront of food and beverage product development, consumers are still interested in products with added ingredients that provide a functional benefit. The benefits consumers are seeking the most include weight management, cardiovascular health, energy, digestive health and immune function, according […]
