Beverage Industry Top Stories

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The X-ray inspection equipment market continues to grow as manufacturers employ the latest technology to protect today’s food and beverage products.

Leaning into trends such as sustainable secondary packaging and digital advancements can help beverage brands appeal to consumers. 

The foodservice channel has shown how dynamic it can be as purveyors embrace value options, technology, and customized beverage offerings.

With functional health trends driving consumer interest in natural energy solutions, experts highlight the benefits of formulating with such ingredients to meet consumers’ evolving need states.

Automation demands, artificial intelligence are affecting the palletizer, depalletizer equipment within the beverage industry. 

The powder drink mix market has seen consumers embrace these products for their diverse flavor ranges, functionalities, and sustainability attributes.

Although coconut water continues to dominate, other plant waters work to establish themselves within the category, especially as consumers turn to plant waters for its health benefits. 

Given the increasing use of GLP-1s, IFF recently released a report highlighting how the rapidly growing GLP-1 consumer market is reshaping the sensory experience and nutritional needs associated with food and drink. 

PepsiCo’s recent acquisition of poppi reflects consumers growing interest in modern soda as evidenced by the segment’s double-digit growth from 2023 to 2024.

Vicky Painter shares how consumers are more aware of the relationship between energy and overall health, and are therefore more concerned about how products like energy drinks can both benefit and hinder their overall health goals.