Articles by Jessica Jacobsen

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) returned to McCormick Place for the IFT FIRST: Annual Event & Expo where exhibitors featured an array of ingredient literature as well as prototypes featuring these solutions.

Although National Rum Month might be coming to close as August wraps, the spirit’s role in consumers’ imbibing celebrations continues to shine and BACARDÍ Rum is helping to build upon that legacy.

The popularity of fall seasonal beverages often is led by pumpkin, but beverage-makers are expanding beyond this seasonal fruit.

Dirty soda’s market strength is being attributed to awareness, customization trends, and flavor exploration.

As immune support is now a year-round health goal, beverage-makers are expanding the ingredients they utilize to support those attributes.

Consumers thirst for more information is seeing beverage labels take on a bigger role than branding. Associations and manufacturers are implementing digital tools to keep consumers in the know.

To accommodate shifts in the beverage market, operations need palletizing and depalletizing equipment that keeps product flowing.

This year’s State of the Industry report on the U.S. spirits and wine markets highlights the challenges as both navigate evolving alcohol preferences for consumers.

This year’s State of the Industry report on the U.S. beer market highlights the contrasting performances of the category’s segments as super-premium domestics, non-alcohol and hard cider segments deliver positive performance.

In this year’s State of the Industry report, fitness as a lifestyle continues to have a growing influence on sports and protein drink market.