coffee
Tea & Coffee World Cup tackles sustainable packaging
On 3 September 2018, Birmingham, UK will be welcoming around 100 exhibitors and 3,000 visitors from all corners of the globe with one thing in common – a passion for tea and coffee.
Global coffee alliance
After offloading its US confectionery business to Ferrero for $2.8 billion earlier this year, Nestlé has just announced plans to pay Starbucks $7.15 billion for the rights to sell the company’s coffee products globally.
Natural food, recyclable packaging
I attended The Natural Food Show – part of Natural & Organic Products Europe – in London, UK earlier this week to see the latest in natural, organic, Fairtrade, sustainable, vegetarian, vegan and free from food and drink.
Bühler breaks into natural hazelnut market
The Bühler Group has announced that it is to expand into the natural hazelnut market with the Turkish launch of its combination of sorting technologies.
Plastic pledges far and wide
We are already seeing a response from some of the UK’s supermarkets since prime minister Theresa May declared war on plastic waste earlier this year.
Round Up: Shelf Life
Here is your weekly round-up of Shelf Life news. Next week’s round-up will focus on ingredients news.
CCEP Brings Honest Coffee to the UK
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has announced that it will be launching a range of premium RTD cold coffee in the UK this month.
The FoodTalk Awards 2018 finalists revealed
Following the first round of judging, the finalists of The FoodTalk Awards 2018 have been announced.
Sales figures for Fairtrade continue to increase
UK shoppers continue to show their support for Fairtrade, with new independent sales figures revealing that retail sales for Fairtrade grew by 7% in 2017, alongside increased business engagement.
Givaudan revamps FlavourVision consumer trend programme
In recognition of its tenth anniversary, flavours and fragrances business Givaudan has announced new developments to its trends programme, FlavourVision.
India takes over packaged tea market
According to the latest Mintel research, while the story of tea begins in China, India took the top spot as the global leader in volume sales of packaged tea last year.
Organic sees growth in UK
The Soil Association has released its Organic Market 2018, with results showing that dairy accounted for 28.7% of the UK’s total organic spend in 2016-17, and saw an increase of 3.1% in value for that period.
“I get up and have breakfast with my youngest son (Weetabix of course)”
Weetabix Food Company recently appointed John Petre as head of technical. With around 20 years’ experience in the food industry, he will head up quality and compliance as well as research and development for the company. Here, he explains why brands with healthy food credentials that embrace consumer habits, such as on-the-go consumption, will continue to do well.
Barry Callebaut introduces sensory language for chocolate tasting
Barry Callebaut has introduced a sensory language and tasting ritual that will help chocolate professionals and consumers to understand and express the richness of chocolate taste.