Ingredients
Reduced fat ice cream solution
Ulrick & Short has created a clean label ingredient which reduces the fat content of ice cream and other desserts by up to 50 per cent, with no effect on indulgence, taste or mouth feel.
Orange colours launched
KleurCraft has launched new orange colour ingredients for healthy and clean label products.
Consumers ‘savvy’ to limited edition products
More than half (57%) of consumers are aware that limited edition products are used by brands to increase product sales and almost a third (30%) feel that they are a marketing ploy, according to research conducted by Instantly.
ROUND-UP: Shelf Life
Here is your weekly round-up of Shelf Life news. If you have a news item you would like to submit for next week’s round-up, please contact Carly Wood at mailto:carly@bellpublishing.com.
Scottish food exports exceed £1.1 billion
Scottish food exports have surpassed the £1.1 billion mark for the first time, with total food and drink exports valued at £5.1 billion in 2014. The new figures, which have been extracted from official HMRC export statistics for 2014, show that food exports alone grew by 3.5% on 2013, driven primarily by an increase in […]
Crunchy addition to breakfast range
belVita Breakfast is launching its belVita Crunchy Hazelnuts product in a single portion format following its success in multipack format since its April 2014 launch.
Dairy-free chocolate
Plamil Foods has launched a free-from chocolate bar. According to the company, although many popular varieties of dairy-free ‘milky’ chocolates are often marketed to children, they contain more sugar than most varieties of chocolate.
New Ritz snacks
Savoury biscuit brand Ritz is launching Ritz Crisp & Thin, aimed at the growing demand for savoury snacks in the UK.
Gluten-free granola
Granola brand Lizi’s is launching a gluten-free version of its original granola, catering to consumers suffering from coeliac disease, gluten intolerance or those simply living a gluten-free lifestyle.
New dairy drink
Upbeat, the dairy protein drink launched by The Good Whey Company, has announced the arrival of its newest flavour – Chocolate & Orange.
Perchlorate in food opinion re-published
EFSA has re-published its scientific opinion on the risks to public health from perchlorate in food, particularly in fruit and vegetables. Adopted in September 2014, the opinion has been revised due to a technical error. EFSA’s experts have re-assessed dietary exposure to perchlorate using corrected data on perchlorate levels in food and taking into account […]
Food recalls drop in Q1
Product recall specialist Stericycle ExpertSolutions has reported that recalls and notifications have decreased in the first quarter of 2015, due to heightened recall awareness and significant efforts to improve product safety. The findings come as the company publishes its quarterly European Recall and Notification Index, which is based on data from the EU’s Rapex and Rasff […]
Aon survey reveals top risks for sector
Aon has released the findings of its latest Global Risk Management Survey, revealing the top risk factors facing food and drink manufacturers. Price volatility of raw materials remains top of the industry’s list of worries, but joining this at equal number one this year is the threat to brand and reputation. Meanwhile, at third place is […]
ROUND-UP: Packaging
Here is your weekly round-up of Packaging 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.