drinks
Functional soft drinks on the road to recovery
Despite EU restrictions on health claims, the niche functional soft drinks market may finally be showing signs of recovery within West Europe, according to a focus piece on functional soft drinks in Canadean’s latest Quarterly Beverage Tracker. Functional drinks, such as juice-based drinks and waters with added vitamins and minerals have been […]
New raw material for pink/violet shades
Wild Flavours has introduced a new raw material as a source for the pink/violet shade – the purple sweet potato. With the purple sweet potato containing anthocyanin, Wild can now provide a broader range of purple shades to meet the food and beverages industries’ demand for natural colours. Wild is always looking for new resources […]
Thermal ink jet printing for tea packaging
Infusion GB, a tea packaging manufacturer, is printing directly onto enveloped tea bags for the first time, following its investment in three Domino G220i thermal ink jet printers. Packaging teas and herbal drinks for brands such as Pukka Herbs, Twinings, Tetley and Lipton, Infusion GB found that there was demand from customers for best before […]
A clean slate
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Recycled PET bottle for functional fruit drink
PET packaging specialist APPE has worked with Oji and Hero to produce an environmentally friendly 100 per cent recycled PET (rPET) bottle for Oji’s ‘sustainable’ functional fruit drink. The Oji drinks are available in four variants featuring different fruits and health benefits. All contain caffeine from green coffee beans to provide a mild energy boost […]
New coding and marking system for drinks manufacturer
Fruitapeel, a manufacturer of drinks such as juices, smoothies and fruit sauces, has turned to Linx Printing Technologies for a new coding and marking solution on its busy production lines. Its previous printers were unreliable, suffered from poor print quality and needed frequent readjustment and expensive maintenance, and thus Fruitapeel was looking for reliable coders […]
Naturalness rules
As foods and beverages with a clean label are becoming the standard rather than the exception, flavour suppliers are being asked to formulate convincing natural solutions.
Product concepts for breakfast beverages
Beneo, a manufacturer of functional nutrients, featured its new product concepts for breakfast beverages at this year’s drinktec. Visitors had the opportunity to taste the company’s product ideas at the ‘New Beverage Concepts’ innovation platform and found out more about the nutritional and technical benefits of Beneo’s naturally derived ingredients. Recent consumer research underlines the […]
Beverage sweetener to be showcased at drinktec
Nutrinova, the food ingredients business of Celanese, is to showcase Qorus – its sweetener system designed to bring authentic taste profiles to reduced calorie beverages – at next week’s drinktec exhibition. Qoros enables beverage makers to balance sweetness and flavour while masking off-notes. Diana Peninger, vice president and general manager of Celanese food ingredients business, […]
Oat beta-glucan wins award
DSM’s heart health ingredient OatWell oat beta-glucan has been named one of the most innovative products of the year at the Food Ingredients South America (FiSA) awards 2013. Beta-glucan, a soluble fibre found in oats, is a naturally-derived ingredient that is particularly well-known for its heart health benefits, and also helps to lower cholesterol and […]
Automation for brewery warehouse
Finnish beverage company, Olvi Oyj, has commissioned Cimcorp to design and implement an extensive automation system to boost the efficiency of its dispatch operations. Olvi – which manufactures beers, ciders, long drinks and soft drinks including Angry Birds, Hello Kitty and HeviSaurus brands – is investing in new warehouse technology to increase its storage capacity […]
Preservation innovation extends beverage shelf life
Global life sciences company DSM has announced the launch of DelvoCid+, a preservation solution for beverages that helps to keep drinks fresh for longer whilst offering a clean taste and cost-efficiency. Applying the unique benefits of natamycin (the natural antifungal) to beverages, DelvoCid+ effectively eliminates the risk of yeast and mould growth in beverage processing. […]
‘Looking glass sleeve’ developed for vitamin drinks
Chadwicks, a producer of shrink-sleeves, has worked with independent soft drinks company More Drinks to create a new ‘looking glass sleeve’ for the launch of its brand. The sleeve – featured on two ranges of low-calorie vitamin drinks – has been designed to take advantage of the magnifying properties of the liquid contents of the […]
Five-year vision for soft drinks unveiled
A report launched by Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has unveiled its new vision for the future of the soft drinks category. The report – titled See The Opportunity – reveals opportunities to unlock £2.1 billion category growth, and is part of CCE’s ongoing commitment to working with its customers to grow soft drinks sales responsibly and […]