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Limited edition J2O
Soft drinks manufacturer, Britvic Soft Drinks is bringing back its summer limited edition flavour, J2OPear Gold. The blend of pear and guava is available now. Last year 72% of consumers purchasing Pear Gold were completely new to J2O with repeat purchase rates well above average at 25%, according to Nielsen. An alternative to alcohol, J2O […]
Chr. Hansen launches range of Viniflora products
Chr Hansen is launching new range of Viniflora products for red wine producers reversing the classical scheme of fermentation management in wines. Production of red wine requires alcoholic fermentation where yeasts transform sugars into ethanol and some flavours. This is traditionally followed by the malolactic fermentation where lactic acid bacteria transform malic acid into lactic […]
DEL MONTE adds zest to its Occasions range
Premium fruit juice brand, Del Monte is re-launching its Occasions cocktail range in new packaging and adding a new Mango Margarita flavour to the range. The packs reflect the festive nature of these juice-based drinks and highlights how, unlike traditional cocktail mixers, they can be drunk either with or without alcohol. Occasions Margarita has mango as a base, which is […]
Peeling off the layers
The latest developments in the fruit and vegetable industry – from processing, handling, new products and logistics.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Pick of the crop
Summer has arrived, along with the nice, fresh-looking pineapple cover of this month. Our product focus on fruit and vegetables peels the layers off the different aspects of this sector. I’ve looked at handling, processing, logistics and new products so you get a good overview of new developments across the line. In terms of overviews, […]
Project delivers healthy growth for Scottish food and drink companies
Scottish food and drink companies have been benefitting from a project that is helping them invest in R&D and develop new products for the health, nutrition and wellbeing market. The Food & Health Innovation Service (FHIS), funded by Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise and managed by a consortium led by Campden BRI, was […]
Leatherhead appoints new head of business development & marketing
Leatherhead Food Research has appointed Alice Cadman as head of Business Development & Marketing. She has held a number of senior commercial and marketing roles at United Biscuits and spearheaded their Health & Nutrition programme, resulting in significant reformulations in the savoury snacks and biscuits categories and numerous industry awards for United Biscuits. Leatherhead Food […]
Nampak wins silver DuPont award for Packaging Innovation
Nampak Plastics has been awarded the silver DuPont award for Packaging Innovation for its Infini bottle. The DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation, now in its 26th year, is an international, independently-judged competition that honours innovations in packaging design, materials, technology, processes, and service across the entire packaging value chain. Nampak introduced Infini to the British […]
Sensient introduces five new flavours
Sensient Flavors Europe has introduced a new range of natural melon flavours. The line includes five flavours in the most popular varieties of melon: Cantaloupe, Galia, Honeydew, Piel de Sapo and Watermelon. Using the Natural Origins extracts as a building block, they offer authentic sensory profiles and can be declared as natural flavourings. The new range […]
Cargill strengthens its cocoa and chocolate R&D capabilities
Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business has appointed Willem van der Meijs to the role of research & development manager. In this new role, van der Meijs will focus on new product development. Van der Meijs, who comes to Cargill from Danone’s Medical Nutrition Division, says, “We can see the growing need from within the industry […]
Belcolade expands with two production lines
Belcolade, the Belgian chocolate brand made by family firm Puratos, is expanding its site in Erembodegem (Aalst, Belgium). Two production lines are being added – one for the production of liquid chocolate, and one for packaged chocolate. The warehouse is also being enlarged. The expansion represents an investment of €21 million. The existing buildings will […]
Women respond better to personalised packaging
According to new research by easyFairs, organisers of Packaging Innovation London 2014, women are four times as likely to be susceptible to personalised packaging. 43% of the 500 marketing and packaging professionals surveyed claimed that personalised or gender specific packaging is more likely to lead to a purchase with women than with men. The divide […]
Product contamination insurance for the food and beverage industry
Willis Group Holdings, a global risk adviser, insurance and reinsurance broker, is launching a new product contamination insurance proposition in partnership with XL Group, Willis Limited’s Food and Drink and Faber Global teams, and in association with BRC Global Standards. Recall Shield has been designed with the BRC Global Standards team to encourage and reward […]
Business news, Food safety, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
Changing drinks habits across Europe
The latest report from market and shopper intelligence firm IRI reveals that changing drinking habits across Europe affected sales of drinks, including mineral water, last year. According to IRI’s Pulse Drinks Report (Q4 2013), total sales for non-alcoholic drinks across Europe was €43.6 million, a drop of 0.4%, with only the UK and France seeing […]