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News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry09-May-2024
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Thirst for Growth: Functional Beverages
Thirst for Growth: Functional Beverages
Consumer desire for mood nurturing is sparking beverage innovation. Relaxation drinks, mood-enhancing teas, adaptogenic elixirs & nutrient-enriched waters are evolving with novel ingredients and perception-shaping flavors for product healthfulness.... click here
TOP HEADLINES
Making 0.0% ABV beer with body and aroma: Inside the brewery with AB InBev
How has non-alcohol brewing evolved over time? The world’s largest brewery reveals how it develops body and aroma in 0.0% beer.... Read more
People on the move: New appointments in the beverage industry in May
We take a look at some of the beverage companies welcoming new faces to top jobs.... Read more
US dairy gets to keep flavored milk in schools but there's 'room for improvement'
There will be less sugar and salt in US school meals but low-fat and fat-free flavored milks will continue to be offered after the USDA decided to stick with the current requirement.... Read more
Nestlé's plan to expand its cold coffee footprint: ‘We like it with lemonade, tonic or orange juice’
Nestlé is tapping into the growing cold coffee trend, and not only as a mixer for water and milk.... Read more
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Sprite Chill: The drink that gets colder as you drink it
Sprite Chill debuts in the US this week with a ‘unique cooling sensation that intensifies with every sip'.... Read more
Fonio's 'untapped brewing potential': Brooklyn Brewery, Carlsberg & Guinness team up to showcase the West African grain
A collaboration of global brewers is setting out to showcase the ancient West African grain fonio and its potential in brewing more sustainably.... Read more
The UK's Deposit Return Scheme is set for 2027. What do businesses need to know?
The UK Government plans to introduce a Deposit Return Scheme in October 2027: today confirming a two year delay from the previously set date of 2025. A policy statement outlines the next steps for the scheme - what do beverage businesses need to know?... Read more
ON-DEMAND WEBINARS
Free-From
The free-from category is changing shape as more and more people follow restricted diets. These days consumers are not only turning away from common allergens gluten and shellfish, but also other widely used ingredients from soy to nuts and dairy. As an increasing number of...
14-Mar-2024
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Food for Kids
Europe continues to struggle with high levels of childhood obesity. But as understanding around the importance of early years nutrition grows, so too does the opportunity for manufacturers to meet demands for health and functionality. How can industry best support carers and babies in the...
14-Mar-2024
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Personalised Nutrition: Tapping into data for healthier diets
Developments in personalised nutrition – whereby individualised dietary advice is offered based on genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors – continue apace. The market is forecast to grow to over $16bn by 2027. From measuring blood-sugar responses to microbiome diversity, how is this novel sector expected...
13-Mar-2024
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Food as Medicine
Today’s consumers are not turning to food and drink for energy alone. A more nuanced understanding of the relationship between diet and health is coming to shape consumer attitudes to food. So which ingredients offer greatest potential in health and wellness? We ask how the...
13-Mar-2024
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Plant-based under the Microscope
The plant-based market has boomed in the last decade, with projections it will double in value by 2030. But a recent dramatic slowdown suggests the category is not hitting the mark with shoppers. With health a major driver behind decisions to reduce meat and dairy...
12-Mar-2024
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Reformulation & fortification: Changing trends in healthier foods
‘Unhealthy’ foods are in the spotlight, with shoppers wanting better-for-you alternatives. With these same consumers unwilling to compromise on taste, food manufacturers have a challenge on their hands: how can ‘baddies’ best be removed, and beneficial ingredients added, with positive nutrition in mind?
12-Mar-2024
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GLOBAL INDUSTRY NEWS
Brussels, do we have a problem with the EUDR?
‘Beleaguered’ is perhaps too strong an adjective to describe the forthcoming European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), but when the bloc’s Director General for Trade goes on record as describing its current state as "extremely burdensome," then Brussels may have a problem with its new law.... Read more
‘I’ve heard of ultra-processed food, but can’t explain it’: Demystifying UPF confusion
What ‘ultra-processed food’ means to one consumer may not be what it means to another.... Read more
Latest growth funding underscores the growth of Wilde Brands and Doughlicious
Strategic investments by US firm KarpReilly and Netherlands-based Triple B has accentuated the incredible momentum of the BFY alt. chip and cookie dough producers.... Read more
How will the CSDDD be implemented in EU member states?
The CSDDD, which aims to keep large companies’ supply chains to high standards on sustainability and human rights, has passed through the European Parliament. Next comes the tricky part: implementation.... Read more
Plant-based 3.0: Industry insiders share strategies for pushing alternative proteins forward
After a challenging few years in which falling sales and units dragged plant-based protein into the trough of disillusionment, stakeholders are finding ways up the other side of the Gartner Hype Cycle by leveraging emerging technologies, novel ingredients and new culinary techniques, which FoodNavigator-USA explores in an upcoming free webinar.... Read more
Adding intention to impulse: How can dairy survive a slump in impulse buying?
With most CPG categories experiencing volume declines, a perfect storm of macro dynamics may be putting pressure on impulse buying. We chat to MMR Research’s Andrew Wardlaw to find out which dairy categories could be in trouble.... Read more
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