Beverage Industry Top Stories

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Ingredient supplier Flavorchem released the top trends in premium coffee innovation, which it notes was propelled during the pandemic as consumers look for elevated at-home coffee experiences.

Although 2020 was a challenging year, craft brewers found ways to connect with their customers.

Beverage warehouses rely on WMS and WCS systems to quickly manage all order fulfillment processes ― from inbound to outbound — with the highest order accuracy.

Warehouse operations seem to be changing with the times as the concept of sustainable facilities has become a must for today’s operations managers.

Founded in 2015 from a dorm room by Jordan DeCicco, Super Coffee offers a portfolio of better-for-you caffeinated beverages sweetened with monk fruit and containing L-theanine and MCT for sustained energy with healthy benefits.

As consumers up their healthy lifestyles, they are searching for natural, clean label and non-GMO color products. Fact.MR estimates that the global natural food colors industry will reach $17 billion by 2031.

Dairy-alternative beverages have become mainstream, signifying a new era for the dairy category. Although market share is on the rise, traditional dairy milk still commands the lion’s share.

As consumers are likely to do more of a mix of in-store and online shopping, mass merchandisers are making substantial investments to expand online coverage, services and capabilities.

Sustainable packaging goals are prompting suppliers of plastic bottle manufacturing equipment to design machinery that can accommodate today’s materials as well as the potential rise of post-consumer recycled content.

Whether it’s animal or plant based, protein usage in food and beverage products continues to climb. Research show that consumers increasingly are turning to plant-based proteins in the name of health.