What’s big in beverages? Health, innovation and sustainability

What’s driving the beverage industry forward into 2018? Here, we take a look at the biggest trend in the industry – and how they can be expected to develop. 1) Health and wellness We [...]

Ingredients to Watch: The Future of Function

There’s been a lot of buzz in the beverage industry around the “F” word the last few years. By this, of course, I mean function. Inherently beneficial ingredients, as opposed to ones used for [...]

Understanding Protein on the Nutrition Facts Panel – PDCAAS Breakdown

Just as the nutritional values of calorically identical foods aren’t equal (if only a bite from a candy bar was the same as that of a carrot), neither are all protein sources. In fact, because of [...]

IMBIBE MAKING STRIDES IN INNOVATION FOR PROTEIN BEVERAGE CATEGORY

(Niles, Illinois) Nov. 13, 2017 – Protein containing beverages are one of the fastest growing beverage types, and Imbibe’s Beverage Developers are pushing the envelope to create even more novel [...]

Pour Me a Glass: RTD Beverage Global Trends

At Flavorcon 2017, trends and perspective on RTD beverages were among the main topics discussed during the 2.5-day event. Flavor experts and market researcher examined the RTD beverage market, [...]

Chocolate’s mass consumer appeal resonates in beverages

Depending on the application, ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages more frequently contain chocolate flavors or extracts, while cocoa powder is more common in powdered beverages, says Ilana Orlofsky, [...]