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Jessica Jacobsen

Jessica Jacobsen, editor of Beverage Industry, visits a range of beverage companies for cover stories and facility tours, represents the magazine at trade shows and industry events, and works with the Beverage Industry team to determine the content and direction of the magazine and its online components. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Marquette University.

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Ingredient Spotlight

Tea suppliers support better-for-you beverage development

Coupling tea with vanguard categories, flavors will boost health associations, experts note

Jessica Jacobsen

November 25, 2020

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In the beverage market, the ascension of health and wellness is elevating ingredients like tea, which are touted for their healthy product attributes.

Category Focus

Private-label beverages are combining value with quality

Premiumization proliferates among private-label beverages

Jessica Jacobsen

November 20, 2020

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Historically known for its value attributes, private-label beverages are getting a premiumization boost as consumers also seek quality from these cost-friendly products.

Operations

Lubricants support product safety measures through NSF H1 solutions

Lubricants support sustainability goals through innovations

Jessica Jacobsen

November 18, 2020

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In beverage warehouses, operations have a broad checklist to ensure safe beverage production, but today’s lubricant manufacturers are doing their part to take worry off their minds.

Beverage Beat

Analysts release 2021 trends reports

Immune health food and beverage cited on many trendspotting reports

Jessica Jacobsen

November 13, 2020

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As we look to close the book on 2020, market research firms detail what food and beverage trends will help guide 2021.

Beverage R&D

Clean label influencing colors market for beverages

Suppliers balance clean label with functional ingredients

Jessica Jacobsen

October 29, 2020

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In new beverage development, the trend of manufacturing with clean-label ingredients has sparked the creation of a new generation of color concepts.

Warehouse

Software solutions drive accuracy, efficiency within beverage warehouses

eCommerce trends place greater demand of warehouse software

Jessica Jacobsen

October 29, 2020

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As beverage warehouses balance SKU proliferation and omnichannel shopping patterns, facility managers are turning to software solutions to ensure that accuracy and efficiency needs are met.

Beverage Beat

Virtual holiday celebrations to feature varying beverage choices

Bacardi survey shows 40% consumers plan to drink festive holiday drinks

Jessica Jacobsen

October 29, 2020

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A survey released by Bacardi USA, shows that consumers will plan for more virtual holiday celebrations, but that festive cocktails will be a key component.

Packaging Equipment

Plastic bottles adapt to today’s beverage trends

Flexible machinery necessary to support beverage delivery

Jessica Jacobsen

October 20, 2020

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With eCommerce and functional beverages on the rise, plastic bottle manufacturers are adapting to ensure efficacy remains for beverage brands.

Cover Feature

Beverage leaders exhibit agility, resilience

Beverage community protects frontline workers while accelerating eCommerce, technology advancements

Jessica Jacobsen

October 1, 2020

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When day-to-day life changed throughout the United States in March, beverage market leaders had to step into action to protect their frontline workers while preserving business operations.

Guayusa’s natural attributes drive usage in beverage formulations

Suppliers refine extract capabilities to support guayusa stability in beverages

Jessica Jacobsen

September 23, 2020

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Natural solutions like guayusa are providing the sustained energy consumers desire with a healthy halo.

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Beverage Industry Magazine

2020 December

Beverage Industry’s December issue highlights five beverages brands that are “shooting for the moon” in terms of innovation. Also in this issue, we spotlight the premiumization of the private-label beverage market, the latest trends impacting the use of tea ingredients in beverages, the growth of beverage sales in the eCommerce platform, and much more!

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