soft drinks
25 Jul 2024
--- Givaudan Sense Colour unveiled its Amaize orange-red at IFT First 2024 in Chicago, US. The launch expands the food colors provider’s current Amaize line of corn-based anthocyanin colors and offers a close match to Red...
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25 Jul 2024
--- Sugar reduction was a major theme at IFT First 2024 in Chicago, US (July 15–17). Ingredient and technology companies showcased natural and novel solutions to help F&B manufacturers overcome a difficult challenge:...
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25 Jul 2024
--- Dutch beer sales have fallen dramatically in the first half of 2024, with non-alcoholic beer taking the biggest hit with a 9.4% decrease, according to Dutch Brewers association, Nederlandse Brouwers.The overall 5.1% decline...
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23 Jul 2024
--- Ireland-based recycling specialist Panda announces a milestone in its beverage carton recycling, with approximately 5 million beverage cartons recycled since the introduction of advanced sorting technology at its Ballymount...
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19 Jul 2024
--- This week, Cargill backed methane-reduction research with a US$1 million investment and ADM terminated its lactic and polylactic acid projects amid rising construction costs. Meanwhile, UK food inflation dropped by 0.2% and...
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19 Jul 2024
--- Around two-thirds of UK adolescents’ daily energy intake comprises ultra-processed foods (UPFs), although consumption decreased by 4.8% from 2008 to 2019. The new study finds the highest UPF consumption among...
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15 Jul 2024
--- Food packaging labels in India will soon require the display of the total salt, sugar and saturated fat content to be in bold letters with a larger font size, following the Food Safety and Standards Authority of...
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Beyond The Headlines: Cargill focuses on sustainable crop research, Improving poultry meat juiciness
12 Jul 2024
--- This week in industry news, Cargill addressed sustainability challenges in the agriculture supply chain through a research partnership. US-based Innophos launched a specialty phosphate blend to increase yield and juiciness...
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11 Jul 2024
--- Daily free sugar intake from foods and drinks was reduced by 4.8 g in children and 10.9 g in adults in the first year after implementing the UK’s soft drinks industry levy (SDIL). From drinks alone, daily free sugar...
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10 Jul 2024
--- Swedish Bioplastics company Gaia Biomaterials introduces a compostable drinking straw material designed to be stable, rigid and heat-resistant while allowing for the manufacture of sustainable straws for all types of drinks....
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09 Jul 2024
--- Natural sweetener supplier NutraEx Food has leveraged its patented dry-embedding technology to formulate a new “plug and play” sweetener solution that helps food manufacturers reduce sugar in formulations. The...
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08 Jul 2024
--- UK Pepsi bottler and soft drinks maker Britvic has agreed to a takeover bid of £3.28 billion (US$4.2 billion) from Carlsberg. The move is expected to allow the Danish brewer to expand its drinks bottling operations in...
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05 Jul 2024
--- KHS is equipping Georgian mineral water brand Borjomi with three filling and packaging lines alongside a customized syrup room to scale operations.KHS will expand the water treatment area, manage supply to the lines with...
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05 Jul 2024
--- An Australian parliamentary committee report on the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the country requests that the government implement several reforms to curb non-communicable diseases’ (NCDs) effects on Australian...
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Beyond The Headlines: Cargill expands postbiotic distribution, Redefine Meat’s European retail debut
05 Jul 2024
--- This week in industry news, Cargill entered a distribution deal for its postbiotic EpiCor, and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) appointed 180 experts for its scientific panel. Meanwhile, Brenntag expanded its...
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04 Jul 2024
--- The US FDA has revoked authorization for using brominated vegetable oil in beverages after an updated assessment finds the chemical has the “potential for adverse health effects in humans.” The new ruling will...
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28 Jun 2024
--- With a history of over 160 years in the food and beverage market, Tate & Lyle has long been a staple in the industry. Even so, last week’s announcement about the company’s plans to buy CP Kelco, a seller of...
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27 Jun 2024
--- The cost of hosting a 10-person barbeque on the Fourth of July this year will hit US$99 — the highest on record. Beef, beer, soda and lettuce will make up 64% of the total cost, according to Rabobank figures....
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25 Jun 2024
--- The Madagascar Vanilla Company (MVC) has hit back at The Association of Vanilla Exporters of Uganda’s (Vanex) claims that brands must source vanilla from multiple countries, notably Uganda, to avoid market disruptions....
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24 Jun 2024
--- Nine German states are embracing the idea of a sugar tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), proposed by Germany’s Minister for Food and Agriculture Cem Özdemir (Greens) as a way to improve public health....
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