Flavor innovation energizes sports nutrition category

ORLANDO, FLA. — Years ago whey protein tasted like chalk, said Mike Roussell, Ph.D.  More agreeable flavors, like toasted marshmallow, have improved whey protein products and sports nutrition [...]

Mainstream consumers are eyeing sports nutrition more and more

Market analysts from Mintel and Euromonitor presented the latest findings of sports category trends at the Ingredient Marketplace show in Orlando this past weekend. Categories in the packaged [...]

Clean label muscles way into sports nutrition products

ORLANDO, FLA. — Many users of sports nutrition product still may analyze creatine and amino acid content, but other users also want to know what’s not in the product, such as artificial [...]

Dispensed Beverages: Cold Beverages 2016

C-Store Beverage Menu Trends Technomic’s MenuMonitor c-store database features menus from 40 retailers in the United States. What follows is a snapshot of their dispensed- and packaged-beverage [...]

Imbibe at IFT

Heading to IFT 2016 in Chicago? Check out Imbibe’s speaking engagements at McCormick Place: Sunday, July 17 | 2 pm Joe Farinella, VP of R&D Expect the Unexpected: Lessons Learned from a [...]

Soft drink sales decline, craft soda has potential

For the past several years, the beverage industry has faced an evolution in consumer demand. A consumer drive toward maintaining overall health and wellness has impacted several categories, [...]