Business news
Bottled water packaging report
A new report on Bottled Water Packaging Innovation from food and drink consultancy Zenith International has highlighted four key themes driving new product development worldwide. “Continuous cost reduction has been a primary focus for many recent innovations in bottled water packaging,” comments Zenith chairman, Richard Hall. “These stretch right through production to storage and transport, […]
INGREDIENTS: Weekly round-up
Here is your weekly round-up of Ingredients news. If you have a news item you would like to submit for next week’s round-up, please contact Carly Wood at carly@bellpublishing.com.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability
Forging stronger partnerships with member states
EFSA’s new Scientific Co-operation Roadmap intensifies collaboration with member states up to 2016, and marks a shift in focus towards increased knowledge sharing and intelligent use of expertise and resources. The roadmap sets out a risk assessment agenda of shared priorities with member states. The objectives are to share work programmes, create opportunities for scientific […]
Slim Fruits gain listings
Slim Fruits, the healthier sweet, are due to hit even more UK shelves as Petty Wood becomes the new UK distributor for Ferndale Confectionary. Petty Wood has worked with world famous brands such as Weight Watchers, Werther’s Originals and Lavazza. Slim Fruit’s Luscious Peach Melba and Rhubarb & Strawberry pastilles have gained excellent growth following […]
Alcoholic olives
Just in time for the festive season, and perfect as a stocking stuffer, Olives Et Al has introduced the world’s first, over-18 alcoholic olives. Preserved in naturally infused gin or vodka, the olives should be served direct from the freezer and added to cocktails, gin and tonics or simply eaten icy cold. To create the […]
Animal rennet range
Chr Hansen has upgraded its Naturen animal rennet product portfolio with new product offerings including products with no added benzoate, together with a variety of different concentration (strength), composition (chymosin and pepsin ratios) and packaging sizes. In the last decades, the use of animal rennet has declined as more and more cheese producers have converted […]
UK ethnic foods report
Research and Markets has added the Ethnic Foods Market Report Plus 2014 report to its offering. It examines the market for ethnic foods (including rice) in the UK. In 2013, the market grew by 3.2% from 2012, representing the fourth consecutive year of growth in the five-year review period analysed in this report. This growth […]
Global stevia market up 14%
A new study by food and drink consultancy Zenith International estimates that worldwide sales of stevia are set to advance by 14% in 2014 to 4,670 tonnes, taking its overall market value to $336 million. “Consumers are increasingly scrutinising the contents of food and beverage products,” comments Zenith market intelligence consultant Simon Redwood. “Reduction in […]
UK premium drinks market update
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the Premium Lagers, Beers & Ciders Market Update 2014 report to its offering. In 2013, the UK market for premium lagers, beers and ciders was estimated to have grown by 0.5% in terms of value, representing the market’s fourth consecutive year of annual value growth. It is […]
First plant-based, renewable packaging
Tetra Pak has announced the launch of the industry’s first carton made entirely from plant based, renewable packaging materials. The new Tetra Rex carton will be the first in the market to have bio-based low density polyethylene (LDPE) films and bio-based high density polyethylene (HDPE) caps, both derived from sugar cane, in addition to Forest […]
Chilled coffee market gathers NPD momentum
Ready to drink (RTD) or iced coffee has been seeing a period of strong product and market activity in recent years. It remains one of the smallest sectors of the soft drinks market in terms of new product activity, accounting for just over 4.2% of global launches recorded by Innova Market Insights in the 12 […]
Machinery aplenty
Last week I travelled to Birmingham, UK to visit the PPMA Show, the UK’s largest processing and packaging machinery exhibition. Taking place 30 September-2 October at the NEC and promising more than 300 exhibitors and in excess of 8,000 visitors, I was in for a busy few days! The latest technology – from machinery, industrial […]
IFT and Tate & Lyle launch competition
The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and Tate & Lyle Food Systems has announced a new student competition that will foster student innovation and scientific exploration of global food science issues. This new partnership focuses on the need for talented food scientists to meet future global demands for safe, nutritious and affordable food. “This generation […]
Tea deal
First Great Western and Tregothnan have announced a new partnership that will see one million bags of Cornwall’s Tregothnan tea brewed on First Great Western services in the UK over the next year. The deal will see the rail company become one of the plantation’s largest customers. By choosing the British-grown, blended and packed tea, […]