Next Generation Verifruit

SVZ International B.V., producer and marketer of fruit & vegetable ingredients for the global food industry has extended its Verifruit infused fruit range with Verifruit Bits & Pieces and Verifruit Light.

11/06/09 Despite the current credit crisis SVZ continues to observe that numerous customers are still starting up new product development projects. Fruits are still a popular ingredient to use in many food applications, due to its healthy image and the delicious taste. Verifruit is a unique cold infused product that was developed to maintain all the colour, flavour and aroma of the real fruit. As a food ingredient it lends itself to many applications with the added bonus that real fruit can be declared.

Verifruit has been part of the SVZ portfolio for several years and over this time has evolved from a simple infused fruit for use in ice cream through to infused dried sweetened fruits used in snacking, cereals and confectionary. Due to this success the SVZ Verifruit team reviewed the current product range and developed two new ranges in order to meet market demands.

Firstly, the product range ‘Bits & Pieces’ was developed to respond to the growing demand for smaller pieces of dried Verifruit, as the juicy whole fruits were too large for certain applications. The new product range allows inclusion into a much larger range of confectionary items such as chocolate bars, nougat, as well as cereal bars, muesli, oat clusters and porridge. Secondly, the team addressed the trend of low calorie/light products and translated this into a new low sugar range: Verifruit Light. This range has a lower sugar content and higher fruit content, providing an even fresher and fruitier taste sensation.

SVZ is confident these new ranges will be of interest to food companies, specifically in the nutritional snacks, cereals and confectionery segments.

SVZ International
The SVZ assortment comprises juices, juice concentrates, purees, concentrated purees, compounds, IQF fruit, and Verifruit (infused fruit. SVZ is specialised in the so-called non-commodities like red and exotic fruit. The extensive product portfolio provides product development opportunities for applications such as in beverages, bakery, confectionery, dairy and ice-cream products, fruit & nut mixes, liquor, jam and preparations, ready meals and preserves. SVZ is based in Western & Eastern Europe, USA, Africa, and Asia.