Articles Tagged with ''clean label''

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) hosted its annual Food Expo, which took place June 2-5 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

As consumers demand cleaner and more transparent products, specific ingredient markets are seeing increased interest, helping brand owners deliver on the healthy attributes they’re striving to fulfill.

Ingredient suppliers recognize the challenges that can emerge when beverage-makers want to develop a clean-label product and making sure that product attributes meet consumers’ perceptions of clean label.

Today, consumers worldwide are enjoying tea hot or iced in familiar flavors like black, white, green and oolong as well as in newer varieties like matcha and sencha.

As the popularity of high-protein and reduced-sugar beverages continues to grow, formulators look for new ways to perfect the process while maintaining the texture, mouthfeel and taste of their products.

Chicago-based Information Resources Inc. (IRI) and Label Insight announced that they are joining forces to provide consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers and retailers more detailed insight into product performance based on nutrition and ingredient label data. 

In the midst of the current plant-based food and beverage revolution, consumers are on the hunt for plant-based proteins in a variety of foods.

Beverage-makers are recognizing these trends and incorporating domestic and exotic fruits in their formulations to give consumers healthy benefits along with great taste.

Beverage ingredient suppliers announced leadership appointments and expanded capabilities to determine consumer preferences based on sweetener type, calories and protein count.

This year’s show brought together more than 16,000 attendees and 1,300 exhibitors, who showcased their latest innovations. The following are some beverage-related highlights from the tradeshow.