What’s hot in functional beverages? Omega-3s, prebiotics and probiotics

Interest in probiotics is skyrocketing and the friendly bugs are increasingly turning up in functional beverages. But what are the challenges of this delivery system and what are the solutions? [...]

Top 5 Tips for Developing Beverages Fortified with Protein

Earlier this year, I attended an Imbibe seminar on developing protein beverages. The speaker, Senior Beverage Scientist Justin Cline, presented some of the challenges and tactical solutions that [...]

Beverage Trend Q&A

Prepared Foods talks with Ilana Orlofsky, marketing coordinator for Imbibe, a Niles, Ill., contract new beverage development company. Prepared Foods: What are the top beverage trends, to date? [...]

Five functional food ingredients that may be set for rapid growth

The functional food and beverage category continues to see significant growth as consumers demand greater value from their products. Earlier this year, a colleague of mine made a few suggestions [...]

Why LaCroix sparkling water is suddenly everywhere

For the first few decades that LaCroix sparkling water existed, the Midwestern moms who drank it had it all to themselves. Long before the girls wearing “LaCroixs Over Boys” T-shirts [...]