beverages
Growth for Irish food and drink exports
Irish food and drink exports to the UK rose by 7% to €4.4 billion in 2015, accounting for 41% of total food and drink exports, reports Board Bia.
Drinking yogurt market boosted
Drinking yogurts and fermented beverages accounted for 8.5% of total global dairy launches recorded by Innova Market Insights in the 12 months to the end of October 2015.
Growth for small brands expected
Fragmentation of consumers’ beliefs about health is contributing to the break up of traditional food and beverage markets and opening the doors of opportunity for start-ups and small brands, according to Julian Mellentin, director of New Nutrition Business.
Consumers demand more natural beverage flavours
Canadean’s latest quarterly beverage tracker reports contain a special focus on soft drinks flavour trends and innovations, which highlight a noticeable migration towards local fruits and natural flavours.
Hot summer benefits beverage market
Quarter three has seen a more upbeat performance in European commercial beverage consumption despite Russia’s deepening recession, says a report from Canadean.
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.
Business news, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
FiE 2015 draws to a close
Fi Europe has closed the doors on another three successful days.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
Top ten trends at Fi Europe
Sjoerd Post, market analyst, presented Innova’s top ten trends for the ingredients industry at Fi Europe’s Industry Insight seminar yesterday.
Flavoured milk remains a favourite
DSM will launch its third report in its Global Insight Series, focusing on sugar reduction in flavoured milk.
ROUND-UP: Packaging
Here is your weekly round-up of Packaging news. Next week’s round-up will focus on processing news. To submit an item for inclusion, please contact Carly Wood at carly@bellpublishing.com.
Eating with your eyes
During last week’s Food Matters Live event, which took place in London, I visited GNT’s stand to learn more about its Exberry brand, which offers a wide range of colouring concentrates made from fruit and vegetables.
Sparkling water launched in cans
French beverage brand Badoit has unveiled three beverages in Ball’s 33cl sleek can format.
Innovation at Anuga
Innova Market Insights has published a review of the most innovative product launches seen at last month’s Anuga show, held in Cologne, Germany.
Thirst for flavour
Chris Whiting, category manager – beverages at Synergy, explores opportunities to create a point of difference in the beverage market.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging