alcohol
Artificial sweetener trends revealed
Technavio has announced the top four emerging trends impacting the artificial sweetener market in the UK to 2019.
Get control over ice cream coatings
Applying the right emulsifiers in the right way can make a world of difference to chocolate and compound ice cream coatings, says Palsgaard’s Arne Pedersen, product and application manager, bakery and confectionery.
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Booze in the news
Although many people are currently in the middle of ‘dry January’ – the annual campaign which encourages participants to give up alcohol for 31 days – beers, wines and spirits haven’t strayed far from the headlines so far this year.
BOC/Cargill CO2 purification plant
BOC is to build its first UK carbon dioxide (CO2) purification plant, following the signing of an agreement with food company Cargill for the provision of raw CO2 feedstock.
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FiE 2015 draws to a close
Fi Europe has closed the doors on another three successful days.
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Thirst for flavour
Chris Whiting, category manager – beverages at Synergy, explores opportunities to create a point of difference in the beverage market.
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Beer and cider markets see growth
The UK market for premium lagers, beers and ciders has grown by 1.2% year on year in 2014, estimates a key note report.
UK industry to create tens of thousands of jobs
Food and drink firms in the UK will create more than 73,000 new jobs by 2020, according to a new study by Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.
Cider advancing on wine industry
Global demand for cider has put it firmly back on the beverage alcohol map, attracting a younger and more affluent consumer, according Rabobank’s Wine Quarterly Q3 report.
Anti-corrosive resin
Following successful pilot projects with food manufacturers, Oxifree UK has launched its anti-corrosion product into the food manufacturing sector.
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EFSA estimates safe caffeine intake
EFSA has published its scientific opinion on the safety of caffeine, in which it estimates acute and daily intakes that raise no safety concerns for the general healthy population.
Call for better alcohol labelling
The European Parliament’s committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety has supported a resolution calling for a new EU strategy to tackle health harm from alcohol to be put into action for 2016-2022. The resolution also emphasises the importance of better labelling of alcoholic drinks including ingredients and nutritional information. A coalition of public health […]
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Industry reacts to 2015 Budget
Following the delivery of chancellor George Osborne’s final Budget before the UK general election, Food & Drink Technology has rounded up the mixed responses from the food and drink industry. Jim Moseley, interim director general at the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), says, “The focus on business and support for manufacturing announced in the […]
UK Scotch whisky market decline
The UK market for Scotch whisky declined by nearly 5% last year as the industry and consumers continue to be hit by tax of almost 80% as a share of the price of an average bottle of the drink in an increasingly competitive sector. Figures published last week by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) reveal […]