2021-04-22

Rising Awareness About Natural Food Ingredients In Food Sector To Fuel Global Apple Juice Concentrate Market

Expanded R&D ventures have brought in the launch of cold-pressed product ranges along with better packaging, ingredients, etc. that are attracting more customers towards it, along with NFC.

report

2021-04-22

Sustainable and ethical juice brand secures Morrisons contract

Flawsome! holds a stringent sustainable sourcing policy where they do not ask farmers to grow fruits for their drinks.

growth

2021-04-22

Rebellious Infusions Launches Pure Energy: All-Natural, Organic Drinks Packed with Antioxidants to Boost Your Immune System, Increase Focus and Hydration

With ingredients like organic green tea and monk fruit, Pure Energy offers all the energy without the crash.

NPD

2021-04-22

Bevolution® Group Enters Not-From-Concentrate Category

Tropics Brand Expands with New 100% Lemon, Lime, and Pomelo NFC Juices.

NFC

2021-04-22

Beverage startup Hydrant just raised $8.5 million and is bulking up its marketing muscle to take on Gatorade

Originally a direct-to-consumer brand, Hydrant entered traditional retail stores over the past year and now sells its products in about 10,000 retail stores, including Walmart, Target, and GNC.

growth

2021-04-21

The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Announce Plans for Initial Public Offering for Bottler

The IPO will allow CCBA to operate as an independent, Africa-focused, South Africanheadquartered, managed and domiciled business.

IPO

2021-04-21

Colourful convenience: Thai-inspired iced teas firm Namjai banks on vibrant, healthier offerings to capture younger consumers

Namjai’s Herbal Blue Tea is made from butterfly pea flower and lemon, the Red Tea is roselle and raspberry, and the Yellow Tea is mango and chrysanthemum. All three teas are rich in antioxidants, vitamins, anthocyanins and contain zero caffeine.

NPD

2021-04-21

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners: CCEP and Amatil reveal new name

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) and Coca-Cola Amatil will together become Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, the companies have announced.

CSD

2021-04-21

Australian industry calls for rethink on juice Health Star Ratings stance as consumer loyalty grows

The Australian beverages industry has expressed hopes that the government will reconsider its current stance on Health Star Ratings (HSR) for no added sugar juices after the sector emerged as the sole soft drinks growth category in the last quarter of 2020.

politics

2021-04-20

PepsiCo is scaling up regenerative agriculture on 7 million acres of land

The push will bring new techniques to sequester carbon to nearly all of the company’s agricultural footprint.

regenerative

2021-04-20

Magic mushrooms: the next big thing in beverages?

The younger generations’ willingness to seek out and try functional, non-alcoholic beverages (including those laced with CBD) is driving the creation of a flurry of new products, all vying to become the next big thing.

trends

2021-04-20

Coca-Cola Reports First Quarter 2021 Results

Net revenues grew 5% to $9.0 billion, and organic revenues (non-GAAP) grew 6%. This was driven by 5% growth in concentrate sales, while price/mix grew 1%.

finance

2021-04-20

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo proxy clash with activist investor over sugar hints at future skirmishes

The fight may be a prelude to more battles as shareholders seek greater influence in corporate America on issues such as politics, diversity, health and the environment.

sugar

2021-04-20

Bacterial Spore Inactivation in Orange Juice and Orange Peel by Ultraviolet-C Light

Spore-forming bacteria are a great concern for fruit juice processors as they can resist the thermal pasteurization and the high hydrostatic pressure treatments that fruit juices receive during their processing, thus reducing their microbiological quality and safety.

research

2021-04-20

Another Soda Tax Bill Dies. Another Win for Big Soda.

The revenue stream from the taxes could help fund financially strapped public health departments depleted by the covid pandemic, health advocates say.

politics

2021-04-19

The Sour Taste of Beverage Taxes

These taxes have proven to be ineffective and discriminatory, and fail to influence what people drink.

opinion

2021-04-19

Salient sugar information impacts health perception of fruit juices but only when motivated to be responsible and not when motivated to enjoy

Consumers primed for responsibility consider fruit juice with salient sugar information unhealthier as compared to those primed for enjoyment in study.

research

2021-04-19

Impact of ultra-shear technology treatment on viscosity of different beverages

Called ultra-shear technology (UST), this new method of high-pressure-based shear technology will allow beverage companies to manufacture healthier beverages by reducing thermal exposure through the combined application of elevated pressure, shear, and controlled times and temperatures.

processing

2021-04-19

Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and fruit juice and human cancer: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of observational studies

For dose-response analysis, evidence of a linear association was found between overall cancer risk and SSB or fruit juice consumption, and the risk increase by 4% for one servings/d increment in SSB intake and 14% in fruit juice.

research

2021-04-19

Branded Strategic Hospitality Invests in Multi-Beverage Dispensing Company Lavit

Using globally patented technology, the Lavit system lets consumers make and pour their drink in seconds, by dispensing a range of cold beverage options “on-demand” at the tap of a button and offering customization of beverages based on carbonation and flavor.

at-home

2021-04-16

Firmenich Unveils Innovative Collection of All-Natural Citrus Oils Delivering Unique Freshness & Authenticity

FreshSlice™ delivers unique freshness, juiciness and true-to-fruit taste at a competitive cost.

NPD

2021-04-16

Truss launches new cannabis beverages with CBD and THC in Canada

Having emerged as the category leader, what has it learned from its initial 2020 launches — and where does it see the category going next?

cannabis

2021-04-16

Longitudinal associations of fruit juice intake in infancy with DXA-measured abdominal adiposity in mid-childhood and early adolescence

Higher consumption of fruit juice and other sources of fructose has been shown to promote weight gain and specifically visceral adiposity in adulthood.

research

2021-04-16

JuicyChain: Next Level Industry Responsibility

JuicyChain is a blockchain-based traceability platform, designed to support improved transparency, accelerate the uptake of sustainable juice volumes and support customer and consumer-facing communication on sustainable juice.

sustainability

2021-04-16

Food Revolution Group squeezes 25pc growth from juice business

In line with the past three quarters results, FOD says it has performed ahead of its competition in the $560 million Australian fresh juice and functional beverage market.

finance

2021-04-16

9Unicorns leads seed investment round in nutrition company TruNativ

TruNativ is an effort to provide a range of clean and nutritious offerings in FMCG product formats, with ingredients that are natural.

investing

2021-04-15

Eckes-Granini and Refresco announce JuicyChain Foundation: Transparency on Sustainable Juice

This is a nonprofit organization with the purpose of making the global juice supply chain more sustainable. The foundation will manage and further develop the “JuicyChain”, which is an open source blockchain-based traceability and transparency platform.

industry

2021-04-15

Measuring OJ Marketing Success

The need for further investment in marketing activities to keep Florida OJ top of mind is critical as consumers return to their pre-pandemic routines.

Florida

2021-04-15

Increasing Concerns About Health And Wellbeing To Boost Global Cold-Pressed Juices Market Growth

The rising demand for clean label products has escalated owing to customers being progressively more attentive of their products, thereby fueling market growth.

trends

2021-04-15

HRS modernizing juice remelting

Chris Little, director at HRS Heat Exchangers talks to Food and Beverage Industry News on how HRS’s heat exchange technology is being applied to, and improving, the remelting of frozen juices.

processing