Food and beverage

With 25 million serves of Heineken across 192 countries every single day, there is a true science to maintaining its perfectly balanced taste and refreshment. From 100% Natural Ingredients, Heineken’s famous A-Yeast and horizontal fermentation tanks – and now a ‘Beer Level’ – a ‘highly scientific’, Heineken filled spirit level to ensure bars and tables…

dsm-firmenich flavourist school. Posted: 15 April 2024 Share this page dsm-firmenich has opened the application process for its flavourist school’s class of 2025. According to the leading innovator in nutrition, health, and beauty, the world-class training school is set to lead the next era of flavour innovation and culinary excellence. From April 12 to May…

Magnum is kickstarting 2024’s ice cream season with its first mood-inspired flavours to meet global consumers seeking new experiences. Combining cracking chocolate, ice cream and a surprising core, the range aims to win a scoop of the €85 billion market. Magnum, who has traditionally created ice creams for pleasure, sees its trio of mood-inspired flavours…

A new wave of decade-spanning research from Ingredion states that clean label products are set to dominate portfolios within the next two years making up over 70% — up from 52% in 2021. The rise supports consumer preference for transparency and simplicity in ingredients, which is a key trend across the European food and beverage industry today. The proprietary…

Aspall Cyder has unveiled a new super premium cider in a 330ml can as it looks to grow its reach to new consumers and occasions. Its new Aspall Crisp Apple Cyder has a light, crisp apple flavour, with a lower ABV than the rest of the Aspall range in the off-trade (4.5%). It is already…

BGG, which is based in China, and well established in the dietary supplement and cosmetics sectors is diversifying into the food sector. One of China’s foremost suppliers of premium branded ingredients, has announced the establishment of a new global headquarters in Switzerland as part of a major restructuring plan. Operating as BGG World, the HQ…

Atlas Copco’s modern liquid ring vacuum pumps is contributing to a Norweigan seafood  manufacturer’s food safety practices. Atlantic Styro, based on the Atlantic island of Lovund, just outside the Arctic Circle, produces containers made from expanded polystyrene (EPS). The polystyrene boxes keep fish and seafood fresh during transport and storage. In addition to high quality,…

Five alternative protein start-ups from around the world will join Givaudan’s ‘Plant Attitude Challenge’ on 17 April and pitch how their solutions can decrease costs on one of their standard recipes by up to 20% while still ensuring a delicious and nutritious consumer experience. These five companies will present their pitches at a live virtual…

OPRL has welcomed Defra’s confirmation that OPRL’s ‘Recycle’ label is already compliant with new extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging rules. During an online Business Readiness Forum on Thursday 11 April, Defra announced that labelling requirements for EPR will come into force on 1 April 2027. Linda Crichton, team leader, packaging policy at Defra, also…

Primula is celebrating its 100th anniversary with the launch of a limited-edition, public-voted NPD. The brand renowned for its iconic squeezy cheese created the Limited Edition Primula with Cheddar & Chorizo to commemorate a century of making squeezy cheese for generations around the world. Available for £1.85, the new Primula product is now stocked in…