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Freeze frame
The market for freeze dried fruit and vegetables is shifting. Andy Ducker, CEO of Chaucer Foods, explores…
Ingredients for 2015 success
Low FODMAP diets, increasingly spicy foods and super healthy ‘convenience’ ingredients are set for a surge in popularity in 2015, according to EHL Ingredients. The importer, blender and packer of global food ingredients predicts that manufacturers will look to cater to developing consumer tastes for hotter and spicier ingredients, as well as to health conscious […]
SHELF LIFE – Round-up
Here is your weekly round-up of Shelf Life news. If you have a news item you would like to submit for next week’s round-up, please contact Carly Wood at carly@bellpublishing.com. Pip & Nut is shaking up the nut butter category with the launch of three new products: Peanut Butter, Almond Butter and Coconut Almond Butter. […]
Nut butters
Pip & Nut is shaking up the nut butter category with the launch of three new products: Peanut Butter, Almond Butter and Coconut Almond Butter. High protein with vitamin E and magnesium, the natural butters are made from just-roasted nuts and a sprinkling of sea salt, with no refined sugar, additives or palm oil. Pip […]
100% cocoa bar
Madagascan bean to bar chocolate company Madécasse has extended its range of handcrafted bars with the addition of a 100% cocoa variant made using three of the country’s rare cocoa varieties – pure ancient criollo, amelonado and trinitario. Available in a 75g format, the bar is sugar-free and contains no artificial additives, preservatives or ingredients. Brett […]
Research into consumers’ daily nutrient purchases
Market research company Euromonitor International has examined the amount of nutrients purchased per person per day through packaged food and soft drinks products. The data tracks energy, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrates, sugar, salt, protein and fibre in 54 countries globally. According to the research, the world buys 1.5 trillion calories a day, with the average […]
Low calorie ice tea
Natural drinks brand Virtue Ice Tea has launched two ice tea varieties: Lemon and Strawberry & Peach. At only 19 calories per 100ml, the low calorie ice tea is enriched with antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, and contains no refined sugar or artificial ingredients. With its list of clean label ingredients, Virtue aims to appeal to […]
No fat soft serve
Nizo food research has produced a no fat, low sugar, soft serve ice cream. Described as a world first, the ice cream contains 25% less sugar than other soft serves and only 99 kcal per 100g of ice cream; regular soft serve has more than 160 kcal per 100g. It uses the natural properties of dairy […]
INGREDIENTS: Weekly round-up
Here is your weekly round-up of Ingredients news. If you have a news item you would like to submit for next week’s round-up, please contact Carly Wood at mailto:carly@bellpublishing.com. Hydrosol is meeting the rising demand for meat-free alternatives with new all-in compounds for the manufacture of vegetarian and vegan cold cuts, and alternatives to hot […]
Half of UK consumers recognise protein’s benefits
A new Canadean report finds that 49% of UK consumers are now ‘very aware’ of the health benefits of protein. Almost a fifth of all respondents (16%) are upping their consumption by seeking out groceries that are high in protein. Moreover, almost one out of ten consumers (8%) is using protein supplements. However, the survey […]
Food traceability gaining popularity
Organic Monitor believes that growing consumer interest in food provenance and production methods is leading to a spike in traceability schemes, with a growing number of certification schemes and analytical tools helping food companies provide transparency. Traceability schemes were initially introduced to track agricultural commodities from developing countries, such as coffee, cocoa and tea. Consumer […]
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
Sugar innovation for hot beverages
Canadean asked UK consumers how they take their hot drinks – a market valued at £2 billion in the UK in 2014 – and found that 30% of consumers add sugar to their tea, coffee or hot chocolate. The survey shows that a low price is by far the most influential criteria when buying sugar, with 60% of […]
Breakfast snackification
Companies with ambitions in breakfast should not rule out NPD ideas as consumer habits are changing, writes Julian Mellentin, director of New Nutrition Business.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
Healthy eating tops the resolution list
Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed the festive season. The arrival of each New Year brings with it the usual ‘new year, new me’ claims as consumers make their New Year’s resolutions – often including something along the lines of eating less ‘naughty’ foods and/or eating more ‘healthy’ foods. Indeed, new research from […]