Breaking News on Beverage Technology & Markets

One step microcapsules will provide new opportunities and benefits for industry, say researchers

10-Feb-2012 - An innovative new technology platform could provide manufacturers and food formulators with greater control and speed when producing encapsulated ingredients such as flavours and bioactive ingredients, say its developers.

Major European brewer awaits result of ‘tasty’ low alcohol beer research

09-Feb-2012 - An Irish researcher whose team has developed novel technology to brew cost-effective, tasty low alcohol beer says he believes such products have a genuine market, as a major European brewer awaits the results of further work.

Green tea may reduce age related disability: Study

09-Feb-2012 - Consumption of antioxidant rich green tea is significantly associated with a lower risk of age related functional disability, say researchers.

Tate & Lyle: Monk fruit sweetener attracting most interest in dairy and beverages

07-Feb-2012 - Dairy and beverages are proving the most popular application areas for monk fruit sweetener Purefruit, says Tate & Lyle.

Nawgan founder: ‘Our ambition is to become the most relevant brand in the world.’

31-Jan-2012 - The neuropsychologist behind brain-friendly functional beverage Nawgan says he is on a mission to turn it into “the most relevant brand in the world”.

'Striking' rat study suggests weight loss answer may be read in tea leaves…

23-Jan-2012 - A 'striking' rat study by Taiwanese researchers found that feeding rodents on diets comprising different tea leaf varieties showed significant body weight decreases in all groups, and the scientists said the results showed real promise if they could be replicated in humans.

Both alcohol and red wine polyphenols linked to decreased CVD risk

23-Jan-2012 - A Spanish study published by Chiva-Blanch et al. has found that both ethanol and non-alcoholic compounds in red wine could potentially cut the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

One more cup of coffee for the (non-diabetic) road?

16-Jan-2012 - Heavy coffee drinkers have a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study by Chinese researchers published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

Chr. Hansen bids to ‘change winemaking landscape’ with new cultures

16-Jan-2012 - An extension of its FroZen Viniflora range of malolactic starter cultures range for smaller scale red wine makers is set to revolutionise production through the faster rate of fermentation, claims Denmark based Chr. Hansen.

Coca-Cola in hot Vitaminwater over claims (again)

04-Jan-2012 - Vitaminwater, the enhanced water brand Coca-Cola acquired when it paid $4.2bn for New York-based Glaceau in 2007, has come under fire for its claim-making once again, this time in the UK.

Barley-based low-gluten beer had 'substantial' hordein protein levels, study

03-Jan-2012 - Australian scientists say they have conducted tests revealing that two commercially available barley-based low gluten beers had substantial levels of one or more hordein proteins (a gluten source).

Natural flavours ‘identified in nature’ to have major industry impact – report

02-Jan-2012 - EC regulations implemented last year that require natural flavouring substances to be identical to something found in nature will greatly impact the industry, according to a report assessing the new regulation.

News in brief

Treatt offers new FTNF black tea and hibiscus flavors

21-Dec-2011 - Flavor ingredient company Treatt has expanded its From the Named Food (FTNF) range of flavors with a black tea flavor and a hibiscus flavor, the company has said.

New research boosts case for caffeine in sports performance

15-Dec-2011 - The addition of caffeine to carbohydrate could help to boost athletes’ performance of skilled tasks in addition to boosting endurance, according to UK researchers.

News in brief

Vitiva expects aspartame-stevia shift

13-Dec-2011 - Slovenian ingredients producer Vitiva has launched a stevia line called Sweet' nVit, and says it will market its version of the intense sweetener worldwide, as its CEO predicts a shift from artificial sweeteners such as aspartame.

National Starch unveils award-winning cloudy beverage emulsifier

07-Dec-2011 - National Starch Food Innovation claims that its new waxy maize-based beverage emulsifier – unveiled last week at Food Ingredients Europe (FIE) – could lower production costs by 50 per cent.

Dispatches from FIE 2011

Cranberry claim winner tells Ocean Spray: “Stay in your bogs”

05-Dec-2011 - Last week global cranberry leader, Ocean Spray, announced it was working on settling the long-running and divisive debate about how best to measure the berry’s active constituents – but the move has not been welcomed by the man who won the world’s first-ever cranberry health claim.

Monthly Career Insider

Why is a risk worth taking...? Leading Unilever R&D expert reveals all

02-Dec-2011 - FoodNavigator launches a new series - Monthly Career Insider - whereby we profile leading industry lights, asking them how they got to where they are, their key insights into the sector and advice they can impart for anyone wanting to move into their particular field.

Is dairy ready to steal some of the stevia limelight from beverage?

02-Dec-2011 - Cargill is looking beyond beverage to dairy as it flags up pending product launches for Truvia in both table-top and as an ingredient on the EU market next year.

‘Oxygen-enhanced’ water secures listings at leading retailers

25-Nov-2011 - The Columbus-based firm behind OXYwater - the latest ‘oxygen-enhanced’ mineral water to hit the market - claims sales have “exploded” since its launch earlier this year.

News in brief

Coffee consumption may lower endometrial cancer risk, study

24-Nov-2011 - Women who drink four or more cups of coffee a day may have a lower risk of developing endrometrial (uterine) cancer, according to a new Harvard study.

Chr Hansen targets fresh juice with pellet probiotic that can live 10 weeks

24-Nov-2011 - Danish probiotics giant Chr Hansen today launched probiotic pellets into a “big gap” in the global juice market for long-life probiotics, with carton maker, TetraPak onboard to deliver the technology.

Special Edition: Stevia

Stevia supply chain is built on sustainable values, say suppliers

23-Nov-2011 - Greater ownership and management of the stevia supply chain has helped to build a system that is sustainable, responsible, and scalable, say leading global suppliers PureCircle and Cargill.

Special Edition: Stevia

Getting a handle on flavour, bulking and bitter blocker systems key to stevia formulation

22-Nov-2011 - In-depth understanding of how stevia works with different flavour systems, bulking agents, and other ingredients is required to optimise NPD or reformulation of existing food and drinks using the natural sweetener.