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    Coffee child labour: Under-researched and ‘undetected’

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 24:54


    Thousands of child labourers work in coffee, but the true levels remain under-researched. Lumina Intelligence speaks to the Sustainable Coffee Challenge about the worst forms of child labour.

    Coffee child labour: Under-researched and ‘undetected’

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 24:24


    Thousands of child labourers work in coffee, but the true levels remain under-researched. Lumina Intelligence speaks to the Sustainable Coffee Challenge about the worst forms of child labour.

    ‘This is the great unknown’: Cannabis-brewed beer prepares to enter the new Canadian market

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 17:04


    The world’s first beer brewed from cannabis will be ready when Canada legalizes cannabis beverages later this year. But preparing for a new product for a new market is no small challenge: “You’re setting sail in a ship that is totally not built yet, you don’t know where you’re going, and you don’t know what the conditions are,” says Province Brands.

    ‘This is the great unknown’: Cannabis-brewed beer prepares to enter the new Canadian market

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 16:34


    The world’s first beer brewed from cannabis will be ready when Canada legalizes cannabis beverages later this year. But preparing for a new product for a new market is no small challenge: “You’re setting sail in a ship that is totally not built yet, you don’t know where you’re going, and you don’t know what the conditions are,” says Province Brands.

    Good things come in small packages: The growth of smaller packaging formats

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018 7:22


    There’s a trend towards smaller pack sizes in the soft drinks industry, offering more choice for consumers and opening up new avenues of innovation for packaging companies. In this podcast we take a look at a big shift towards small packs.

    Good things come in small packages: The growth of smaller packaging formats

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018 6:52


    There’s a trend towards smaller pack sizes in the soft drinks industry, offering more choice for consumers and opening up new avenues of innovation for packaging companies. In this podcast we take a look at a big shift towards small packs.

    Podcast special: Alkaline water

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2018 13:38


    With Coca-Cola announcing it will launch smartwater alkaline next year, it looks like the alkaline water category could be poised to leap to the next level. So what are alkaline waters, and what’s all the fuss about? In this special podcast we speak to Zenith Global, Essentia Water and Actiph Water to put the spotlight on this growing category.

    Podcast special: Alkaline water

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2018 13:08


    With Coca-Cola announcing it will launch smartwater alkaline next year, it looks like the alkaline water category could be poised to leap to the next level. So what are alkaline waters, and what’s all the fuss about? In this special podcast we speak to Zenith Global, Essentia Water and Actiph Water to put the spotlight on this growing category.

    Soup-To-Nuts podcast: Three trends driving growth in the bottled water category

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2017 13:32


    After years of steady growth in the high single-digits, consumption of water in the US has finally surpassed carbonated soft drinks to become the largest beverage category by volume in the United States, according to the Beverage Marketing Corporation.

    UK sugar tax: The big questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2016 7:19


    The UK has announced a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. But how hard will it hit the industry? How effective will the tax be at tackling childhood obesity? And could the tax be extended to other food categories? We take a look at the big questions surrounding the tax.

    UK sugar tax: The big questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2016 6:49


    The UK has announced a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. But how hard will it hit the industry? How effective will the tax be at tackling childhood obesity? And could the tax be extended to other food categories? We take a look at the big questions surrounding the tax.

    Explaining HPP to consumers: How brands use humor, videos and animations to present processing technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2016 5:25


    Consumers want more information about the products they are drinking: from the ingredients in products to the nutritional value. But does this curiosity extend as far as the processing technologies used to create the beverage?

    Explaining HPP to consumers: How brands use humor, videos and animations to present processing technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2016 4:55


    Consumers want more information about the products they are drinking: from the ingredients in products to the nutritional value. But does this curiosity extend as far as the processing technologies used to create the beverage?

    FiE 2015: Our best bits

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2015 7:03


    Our teams of journalists were out in force at Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) last week. We’ve picked out some of our highlights from over one thousand exhibitors, a packed conference programme and talks on industry insights.

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    The taste test: How do you make a probiotic drink taste good?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2015 4:24


    Probiotic fruit drinks face different challenges to their dairy counterparts - but both face the same requirement to taste good.

    The taste test: How do you make a probiotic drink taste good?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2015 3:54


    Probiotic fruit drinks face different challenges to their dairy counterparts - but both face the same requirement to taste good.

    ‘We try to be one of them’: Tetra Pak exec discusses drive for vital shopper insight

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2014 7:04


    Tetra Pak is a B2B company but it invests above the curve in shopper and consumer insights, and Michela Vallalta, the company’s director of consumer intelligence, tells BeverageDaily.com why.

    ‘We try to be one of them’: Tetra Pak exec discusses drive for vital shopper insight

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2014 6:34


    Tetra Pak is a B2B company but it invests above the curve in shopper and consumer insights, and Michela Vallalta, the company’s director of consumer intelligence, tells BeverageDaily.com why.

    Tetra Pak says dairy consumers ‘tend to accept’ less package functionality

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2014 7:39


    Tetra Pak says it’s vital for its customers to strike a balance between ideal package functionality and carton cost, with liquid milk one segment where consumers tend to favor a lower product price.

    Tetra Pak says dairy consumers ‘tend to accept’ less package functionality

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2014 7:09


    Tetra Pak says it’s vital for its customers to strike a balance between ideal package functionality and carton cost, with liquid milk one segment where consumers tend to favor a lower product price.

    Saudi Arabia beverage giant Al Rabie reveals global growth ambition

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2014 8:16


    The CEO of Saudi Arabian food and beverage giant Al Rabie Saudi Foods tells BeverageDaily.com that the company is keen to expand beyond its powerbase in MENA to the Europe and the US.

    Saudi Arabia beverage giant Al Rabie reveals global growth ambition

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2014 7:46


    The CEO of Saudi Arabian food and beverage giant Al Rabie Saudi Foods tells BeverageDaily.com that the company is keen to expand beyond its powerbase in MENA to the Europe and the US.

    ‘Nice wine, no corkscrew?’ Mirabeau En Provence solution strikes YouTube gold with 8 million+ views

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2014 6:36


    Mirabeau En Provence owner Stephen Cronk says the desire for a direct consumer connection inspired him to record a 50 second YouTube video that's won the Rosé producer a staggering 8m+ views to date.

    DSM claims craft brewer interest in gluten-free beer enzyme

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2014 6:47


    DSM Food Specialities claims that, far from being cautious, craft brewers are embracing the possibilities its enzyme to create gluten-free beer offers.

    DSM claims craft brewer interest in gluten-free beer enzyme

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2014 6:17


    DSM Food Specialities claims that, far from being cautious, craft brewers are embracing the possibilities its enzyme to create gluten-free beer offers.

    Rexam targets dairy drinks with cans after MIO success

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2014 6:23


    Rexam tells BeverageDaily.com it is pursuing business in the dairy drinks segment and says one notable success to date was lemonade flavored milkshake MIO in Russia.

    Rexam targets dairy drinks with cans after MIO success

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2014 5:53


    Rexam tells BeverageDaily.com it is pursuing business in the dairy drinks segment and says one notable success to date was lemonade flavored milkshake MIO in Russia.

    Graphic Packaging: Soft drinks brands can cut glass breakage with Tite-Pak

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2014 4:25


    In late 2013 US beer brand Yuengling started shipping bottles in Tite-Pak, a solid fiber carton designed to reduce glass breakage, and Graphic Packaging says soft drinks brands could also benefit.

    Graphic Packaging: Soft drinks brands can cut glass breakage with Tite-Pak

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2014 3:55


    In late 2013 US beer brand Yuengling started shipping bottles in Tite-Pak, a solid fiber carton designed to reduce glass breakage, and Graphic Packaging says soft drinks brands could also benefit.

    Functional fancy…Tetra Pak US CEO targets high-value beverage growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2014 6:22


    Tetra Pak’s new CEO and president for USA and Canada tells BeverageDaily.com that the firm sees rich regional growth potential in added-value functional beverages.

    Functional fancy…Tetra Pak US CEO targets high-value beverage growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2014 5:52


    Tetra Pak’s new CEO and president for USA and Canada tells BeverageDaily.com that the firm sees rich regional growth potential in added-value functional beverages.

    Smoothie brand Froosh warns of ‘social washing’ on supply chain sustainability

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2014 6:33


    Scandinavia’s top-selling smoothie manufacturer Froosh has called for ‘trade not aid’ in developing countries and insists beverage brands should do more to understand their supply chains.

    Smoothie brand Froosh warns of ‘social washing’ on supply chain sustainability

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2014 6:03


    Scandinavia’s top-selling smoothie manufacturer Froosh has called for ‘trade not aid’ in developing countries and insists beverage brands should do more to understand their supply chains.

    NPD category busters: From ‘Teagurt’ to coffee fruit energy to Milo expansion

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2014 6:22


    From tea yoghurt to coffee fruit energy, portable water enhancement  to Milo’s brand expansions, Mintel shared category-busting innovation at Food Ingredients-Asia in Jakarta, Indonesia, this week.

    Industry reformulation is the only route to better nutrition, says expert

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2014 6:53


    Food producers should look at the current obesity crisis as an opportunity to do good business and do good for public health through the reformulation of mass-market products, says one nutrition policy expert.

    ‘You think Red Bull’s just gonna roll over? It’s not gonna happen!’ Expert warns wannabes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2014 2:38


    Beverage brand development guru James Tonkin has warned wannabe entrepreneurs that going up against established brands such as Red Bull and Coca-Cola without some kind of ‘silo vertical’ protection is fruitless.

    ‘You think Red Bull’s just gonna roll over? It’s not gonna happen!’ Expert warns wannabes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2014 2:08


    Beverage brand development guru James Tonkin has warned wannabe entrepreneurs that going up against established brands such as Red Bull and Coca-Cola without some kind of ‘silo vertical’ protection is fruitless.

    Coffee may hydrate athletes just like water: Researcher

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2014 4:03


    Caffeine does not have a diuretic effect on regular coffee drinkers and is safe to use, says sports nutrition researcher and consultant in elite sport.

    Coffee may hydrate athletes just like water: Researcher

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2014 3:33


    Caffeine does not have a diuretic effect on regular coffee drinkers and is safe to use, says sports nutrition researcher and consultant in elite sport.

    Caffeine taken during training and even in small doses may boost sports performance: Researcher

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2014 5:05


    Already one of the most widely-used stimulants in sport, recent research suggests there may be greater scope for caffeine to be used in a wider range of sports as well as during exercise, says sports nutrition researcher and consultant in elite sport.

    'People don't throw chairs and break windows': Second Glass boss on starting US Wine Riots

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2014 0:30


    Dubbed the 'Prince of Boston's Wine Revolution' by Stuff magazine, Second Glass founder Tyler Balliet tells us how to start a wine riot and his excitement about speaking at Wine Vision in London this November. 

    'People don't throw chairs and break windows': Second Glass boss on starting US Wine Riots

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2014 17:24


    Dubbed the 'Prince of Boston's Wine Revolution' by Stuff magazine, Second Glass founder Tyler Balliet tells us how to start a wine riot and his excitement about speaking at Wine Vision in London this November. 

    Sainsbury's listings at 19, a sports drink launch at 24: Overly entrepreneur on guessing Justin King's email and casting off wide-eyed innocence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2014 22:09


    Young entrepreneur Chris Hannaway and childhood friend Will Hammersley launched frozen yogurt brand Arctic Farm into Sainsbury’s at the tender age of 19. Now they’re back with sports drink Overly. This is Chris’s story…

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    Sainsbury's listings at 19, a sports drink launch at 24: Overly entrepreneur on guessing Justin King's email and casting off wide-eyed innocence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2014 21:39


    Young entrepreneur Chris Hannaway and childhood friend Will Hammersley launched frozen yogurt brand Arctic Farm into Sainsbury’s at the tender age of 19. Now they’re back with sports drink Overly. This is Chris’s story…

    entrepreneur young launch drink innocence listings overly guessing sainsbury justin king wide eyed chris hannaway casting off will hammersley arctic farm
    ‘Stop US tax discrimination against small EU brewers!’: Brewers of Europe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2014 7:27


    Brewers of Europe insists that ending 'discriminatory' tax breaks on small EU brewers exporting to the US remain a vital issue in ongoing talks around the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP).

    ‘Stop US tax discrimination against small EU brewers!’: Brewers of Europe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2014 6:57


    Brewers of Europe insists that ending 'discriminatory' tax breaks on small EU brewers exporting to the US remain a vital issue in ongoing talks around the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP).

    Mooted novel food changes will open exotic fruit doors in EU

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2014 5:16


    Exotic and functional fruits and vegetables like cashew nut fruit, chu chu and their extracts are set for an easier passage into European Union markets if mooted simplifications to EU Novel Foods laws come to fruition, according to a UK-based expert.

    DrinkPreneur Live 2014: OOb takes Tesco prize in final shootout

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2014 6:41


    Green-tea based drinks brand OOb took first prize at the inaugural DrinkPreneur event in London yesterday, winning high praise from judges including Tesco soft drinks buying manager David Beardmore.

    DrinkPreneur Live 2014: OOb takes Tesco prize in final shootout

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2014 6:11


    Green-tea based drinks brand OOb took first prize at the inaugural DrinkPreneur event in London yesterday, winning high praise from judges including Tesco soft drinks buying manager David Beardmore.

    GEA Procomac trials breakthrough White & Safe milk bottle in Italy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2014 6:16


    Paolo Ventrelli from GEA Procomac tells us that the firm’s White & Safe bottle now on trial in Italy will overcome light barrier problems that have hampered PET uptake in ESL/UHT white milk.

    GEA Procomac trials breakthrough White & Safe milk bottle in Italy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2014 5:46


    Paolo Ventrelli from GEA Procomac tells us that the firm’s White & Safe bottle now on trial in Italy will overcome light barrier problems that have hampered PET uptake in ESL/UHT white milk.

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