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Acquisitions enable growth in probiotics, energy drinks

New content launched to cultivate probiotic innovation in food and beverage markets

April 15, 2016

In an effort to cultivate probiotic innovation in the functional food and beverage markets, Ganeden Inc., Mayfield Heights, Ohio, has announced it is seeking submissions for its Probiotic Innovation Jumpstart, an entrepreneurial program designed to help companies launch new products containing probiotics, the company says.

Virginia Dare's history highlights innovation, sustainability

Flavor company's portfolio hits on natural and organic trends

February 15, 2016

Virginia Dare is a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based flavor and extract company originally founded in 1835. The company evolved into the Virginia Dare Extract Co. in 1923, with a focus on creating and supplying flavors for the food and beverage, health and wellness, nutritional product, sweet goods, dairy, and pharmaceutical and oral care industries.

Svedka vodka launches Cucumber Lime variety

New release appeals to refreshing flavor trends

January 27, 2016

Svedka vodka, a brand of Victor, N.Y.-based Constellation Brands Inc., announced that Svedka Cucumber Lime will join its portfolio of Swedish import vodkas.

2016 New Product Development Outlook for beverages

Organic named top trend for new beverages in new year

Jessica Jacobsen

January 11, 2016

This past year, Americans finally got a chance to see whether any the 2015 references in “Back to the Future Part II” would come true. Although the Chicago Cubs attempted to make the World Series prediction a reality, they fell short.

R&D News: Ingredient suppliers unveil new website, certifications

Kerry Group acquires Wellmune ingredient

December 15, 2015

Lawrenceville, N.J.-based iTi Tropicals Inc. launched a new website, ititropicals.com. Created to provide an enhanced user experience, information resource and service offering, the website features a fresh graphic design, improved navigation and functionality, and a cutting-edge corporate video, the company says. The primary objectives were to offer the user optimal ease-of-navigation and visual appeal, it adds.

Beverage ingredient suppliers offer variety at SupplySide West 2016

Tradeshow highlights 10,000 ingredients and services for manufacturers

November 16, 2015

More than 15,000 attendees from 50 states and 60 countries attended the 19th annual SupplySide West tradeshow, which took place Oct. 5-9 at Las Vegas’s Mandalay Bay Hotel and Convention Center.

Packaged soft drinks see cola share decline

Heavy citrus CSD volume continues growth

Jessica Jacobsen

November 16, 2015

Although cola continues to dominate the volume sales for the packaged carbonated soft drink (CSD) market, the staple flavor has seen its competition rise in the ranks.

Beverages heat things up with spicy ingredients

Beverage-makers adding hot and spicy ingredient to alcohol and non-alcohol drinks

Jessica Jacobsen

October 16, 2015

In the 1959 film “Some Like It Hot,” the comedic stylings of Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon offer an entertaining twist about two musicians who witness the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre and dress in drag to avoid mafia gangsters.

Foodservice operators use beverage menu to intrigue consumers

Seasonal alcohol and nonalcohol drinks help innovate menu

Jessica Jacobsen

September 16, 2015

SKU proliferation has left its mark on the consumer packaged goods (CPG) market. But innovative new products aren’t just for the retail shelves. Foodservice operations also are developing new beverages to entice consumers.

Energy drinks incorporate more flavors into beverage market

Beverage-makers need to address natural, organic trends in energy, experts note

Jessica Jacobsen

August 10, 2015

Many people will tell you that in beverage industry, taste is king. As brand owners develop new beverages, they are tasked with finding that balance between function and flavor.