drinks
Trainspotting
This week’s blog is coming to you from (WiFi permitting) a Great Western Railway train service somewhere between London and Hereford.
FSS calls on Scots to break unhealthy snacking habits
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is encouraging people in Scotland to give up unnecessary treats every Tuesday as part of its drive to start breaking Scotland’s unhealthy snacking habits.
Welsh drinks cluster announced
Juice producers and soft drink businesses will join brewers and vineyards in a new drinks cluster being developed in Wales, set to be officially unveiled at Food and Drink Wales’ BlasCymru/TasteWales event next week.
Rousselot/Peptan to showcase solutions to meet the latest market trends in nutraceuticals at Vitafoods
Today consumers demand natural, clean and clear label solutions with proven efficacy that fit their busy and active lifestyle. At Vitafoods, Peptan collagen peptides and gelatin solutions for optimal dosage forms will be showcased on the Rousselot stand. Peptan-enriched prototypes promoting multiple health benefits will be available to inspire manufacturers looking for proven ingredients to […]
Rousselot/Peptan to showcase solutions to meet the latest market trends in nutraceuticals at Vitafoods
Today consumers demand natural, clean and clear label solutions with proven efficacy that fit their busy and active lifestyle.
CCEP announces apprentice recruitment drive
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) says it will increase the number of apprentices across its operations in Great Britain by more than 50%, investing more than £1 million into the business’ apprenticeship programme this year.
Life’s too short for slow proteins
Arla Foods Ingredients has unveiled a new generation of whey hydrolysates set to take these proteins into the mainstream sports nutrition market for the first time.
F&D industry responds to Budget
Industry has been having its say on chancellor Philip Hammond’s Spring Budget statement.
Budgeting for the sugar levy
As I write, the UK is preparing for the Spring Budget speech 2017, set to be delivered by chancellor Philip Hammond at 12:30pm today (8 March). It was this time last year that then chancellor George Osborne announced his intention to levy a sugar tax on the soft drinks industry and it is expected those levy rates will be announced today.
New Coca-Cola Zero flavour revealed
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) is launching a new Vanilla variant of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, in a move to help retailers build on the success of the brand’s reformulation and the increasing demand for sugar free soft drink options.
AG Barr commits to sugar reduction across soft drinks portfolio
UK soft drinks manufacturer AG Barr, responsible for Irn-Bru, Rubicon, Tizer and Strathmore, has announced a sugar reduction across its portfolio.
Milking the benefits
Dairy firm Pensworth is benefitting from almost 10 per cent increase in production efficiencies since replacing its old hot foil coders with five Hitachi UX inkjet printers from supplier Allen Coding.
Lucozade Energy extends Zero range
Lucozade Energy has extended its Lucozade Zero portfolio with the addition of Lucozade Zero Original flavour.
Record high for Scottish food exports to Japan
Japan’s growing taste for Scotch whisky has seen the value of Scottish food and drink exports to the country surging to almost £100 million.