Food & Beverage

What goes into creating successful functional beverages?

Consumers are seeking benefits beyond energy such as focus and stress relief.

As consumers embrace alcohol-free lifestyles, classic cocktail flavors may be a great way to delivery functional ingredients in beverage and gummy dosage formats.

Fenuflakes is a formulation that featured debittered, defatted flakes of fenugreek seeds, rich in fiber and high in protein as well as ultra-low in fat and carbohydrates.

The company claims that it can help brands achieve sodium reductions of more than 60% in some applications.

BGG has established new headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, managed by newly appointed CEO Jürgen Nelis.

While some research points to potential negative impacts non-nutritive sweeteners may have on the gut microbiome, this recent study funded by Cargill shows that its branded EverSweet stevia had no significant impact on the microbiome when compared to sucrose.

At this year’s Natural Products Expo West, two brands have launched their own versions of algae DHA ingredients; FrieslandCampina and Aker BioMarine. Each brand showcased a different approach to the ingredient.

Consumers are opting for convenient snacks with less sugar, calories, and salt.

In a press release, the company offered a sneak peak at some of the beverages FFP was showcasing, all of which will feature the company’s cold brew coffee, tea and botanical extracts, natural flavors, and functional ingredients.

Foreign regulation and consumer sentiment may be pushing manufacturers away from titanium dioxide.

The company has been actively growing its sweetener business, broadening its offerings to help customers meet consumer demand for sugar reduction and replacement.

FrieslandCampina will be showcasing Biotis Fermentis, Plantaris, Excellion, and Biotis GOS-OP High Purity in shakes, bars, and gummies.

The assessment determined that Reb A production reduced CO2 emissions by 78%, reduced water usage by 77%, and used 94% less agricultural land, compared to cane sugar.

Kyowa Hakko has announced that Karma Water has a new product featuring its Cognizin Citicoline ingredient to promote energy and enhance focus. The company will be providing samples at Expo West 2024.

According to data from FMCG Gurus, meal time habits are becoming less structured. This means that snacking is becoming more frequent, and consumers are paying closer attention to the ingredients and nutrition of their snack foods.

The company's animal-free lactoferrin, LF+, has been vegan-certified by Vegan Action.

Cargill is investing in Enough’s most recent series C funding campaign, and has signed a commercial agreement to use and market the company’s fermented protein.

A fast growing segment, hydration products have seen a great deal of mainstream success, offering a variety of benefits to a wide range of consumers.

Flavorchem and Orchidia Fragrances has announced the acquisition of the Swiss company, Huber the Nose.

Low-no-calories sweeteners may have an impact on gut microbiota and metabolite production.

FlavorSum has completed construction of and opened a 35,000-square-foot expansion of its Kalamazoo, MI facility that enhances the site’s emulsion, extraction, and warehousing capacity.

According to the company, it is the first global supplier whose entire worldwide edible oil portfolio meets WHO’s best practice standards on iTFAs, even in countries where there is no legislative mandate.

The MAP films have a high water-vapor transmission rate as well as customized modified atmosphere properties to slow respiration and aging, reduce dehydration, and expel excess moisture from the packaging.

Forsea Foods, a cell-cultured seafood startup with a mission to save wild eel populations has unveiled its first prototype of cell-cultivated freshwater eel, replicating the traditional Japanese unagi eel.

The joint venture between Cargill and dms-firmenich, called Avansya, has announced that EverSweet stevia sweetener has received a positive safety opinion from the European Food Safety Authority and the UK Food Standards Agency.

IFF has partnered with the environmental non-governmental organization Bellona to collaborate on the Norwegian Marine Restoration (NoMaRe) project which aims to restore 5,000 square kilometers of northern Norway’s seaweed forests.

Ingredion Inc.'s venture investment arm, Ingredion Ventures, to lead a Series A funding round for Better Juice.

In anticipation of the European Union’s new deforestation regulations ADM intends to expand its traceable soybean program to other key locations throughout North America in the 2024 growing season.

Curcumin C3 Reduct has earned approval by the National Health Surveillance Agency in Brazil for inclusion on ANVISA’s IN28 list, which allows the product to be introduced and commercialized in food and supplements in Brazil.