alcoholic
Bavaria extends its range of low and no-alcohol beers
Bavaria has added 0.0% Fruit Rosé and 0.0% Radler Lemon to its range of low and no-alcohol beers. 0.0% Fruit Rosé is something a little different for the UK market. It’s a non-alcoholic beer that combines natural red fruits with tones of raspberries and cherries, to the dry edge of malt. Bavaria 0.0% Radler Lemon, […]
Wild’s new concepts for beer mixes and malt beverages
‘Lime-Guaraná-Açai’ is a new beer-mix concept developed by ingredient specialist, Wild, containing lime juice and guaraná extract. Wild hopes to forge a link between beer mixes and energy drinks and enable breweries and beverage manufacturers the opportunity to tap into both of these markets. “Currently innovative flavors are especially in demand with beer mixes. Options […]
Campden BRI unlocks four times the flavour from truffles
Research company Campden BRI has developed a method for Black Moth to boost the flavour extracted from European Périgord truffles – the key ingredient in the brand’s truffle vodka. Due to both their elusive nature and flavour, truffles are among the world’s most prized culinary delicacies. Black Moth only uses the most expensive winter truffles […]
New head of brewing services at Campden BRI
Leading food and drink research company Campden BRI has appointed Chris Smart to lead its Brewing Services department. Chris will be responsible for driving the development of Campden BRI services in operational support for the alcoholic beverages industry. In his new position, Chris will manage the sensory, microbiology, environmental and new product development teams at […]
New citrus oils for beverages
Treatt, a flavour and fragrance ingredients provider, is launching a range of TreattZest citrus oils that confer an authentic fresh, zesty profile. These concentrated products have enhanced solubility and offer low cost in use in an array of finished product applications. TreattZest oils are produced using highly selective extraction methods, which separate compounds based on […]
Is it what is says on the tin?
Ahead of the EU Food Information Regulation that comes into effect in December 2014, Clare Wood, owner and founder of Technical Expectations and a member of IFST’s Food Law Group, explains exactly what content labels will require
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Export figures static but show ‘industry resilience’
Figures released this week reveal that total UK food and non-alcoholic drink exports remained at £12.1 billion (€14bn) last year – in line with the 2011 figure Strong growth in exports of value added food products (+3.7 per cent) was counterbalanced by sharp falls in some of the UK’s largest commodity categories, such as cereals […]
Coca-Cola Company reveals strong global growth
The Coca-Cola Company has this week reported full-year results revealing four per cent global volume growth, with the Coca-Cola brand growing three per cent. “We are pleased with the results,” says Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola company. “In a year marked by continued uncertainty in the global economy, we delivered solid volume, […]
Warning over liquid nitrogen in drinks
Reports that liquid nitrogen may be being used in alcoholic drinks in the UK have prompted the Food Standards Agency to issue a warning about its dangers.
New counterfeit booze-busting test
With reports of counterfeit alcohol increasing in parts of Europe, demand for testing for dangerous and illegal alcohol additives such as methanol is on the up too. Although methanol, a potent toxicant in humans, can occur naturally in very low levels in some alcoholic beverages, dangerous amounts of methanol may occur in or be added […]
Food and drink exports soar by 11 per cent
Food and non-alcoholic drink exports rose to over £12 billion (€14bn) last year, according to new figures. The previous year’s results (2010) proved a landmark for the industry when figures broke through the £10 billion (€12bn) barrier, but the 2011 results show performance is up by 11.4 per cent on 2010. Export growth has been […]
UK food and drink exports soar
UK food and non-alcoholic drink exports grew to £5.8 billion (€6.7bn) in the first half of 2011 – a rise of over 13 per cent on the same period in 2010, according to new figures from the Food and Drink Federation (FDF). Exports to the EU increased by 12.6% to £4.4 billion (€5.1bn) with the […]
TreattSweet ‘smoothes out sweetness profile’
Flavour and ingredients firm Treatt has launched TreattSweet, an ingredient it claims ‘improves the sweetness and transforms the flavour’ of products sweetened with Stevia and other sweeteners. This product is a blend of all-natural essences that imparts desirable flavour and mouthfeel, while smoothing out the sweetness profile and undesirable lingering characteristics associated with certain sweeteners, […]