Month: February 2021

The pandemic has noticeably altered the consumption habits of people worldwide with alcoholic beverages being a particular category where there has been significant change. According to the International Food Information Council (IFIC), 22% of consumers drank more alcohol while approximately the same number reduced their intake. Unsurprisingly, this evolution in imbibing preferences has affected the trends that will define the alcohol category in 2021.

Alcohol e-commerce platform, Drizly, anticipates that several trends will define the upcoming year: more craft seltzer, an increase in the popularity of Mexican sprirts, a proliferation of ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails and the appearance of New Flavored Malt beverages like hard kombucha, Forbes reported. At the same time, the alcohol purveyor expects trends from 2020, such as at-home cocktail making to persist through 2021.

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The global pandemic is driving more consumers in Asia Pacific to turn to local, traditional flavours and ingredients with health-boosting properties, even as they demand new taste experiences.

 

Kerry has released its annual ‘Asia Pacific Taste Charts for 2021’, uncovering flavours and ingredients that are set to inspire innovation and taste excellence across the region’s food and beverage landscape.

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As companies worldwide strive to demonstrate their sustainability credentials for an increasingly demanding base of consumers, a race is underway among beverage makers and packaging companies to be the first to sell products in paper bottles.

At last count, some 80 billion plastic bottles are manufactured annually (source: Paper Bottle Company), and that’s not counting glass bottles and cans. Governments, manufacturers and consumers all seem united in the quest to ensure single-use packaging is made from sustainable resources and – more importantly – do not harm the environment when they are discarded.

Among the furthest progressed along the trail – at least publicly – is the world’s largest beverage company, Coca-Cola, which last month revealed its latest step towards a 100-per-cent paper bottle.

Other brands including Carlsberg and Johnnie Walker have revealed prototypes, although all share one thing for now – while predominantly paper (or cardboard) the solutions still rely on plastic screw caps to ensure airtightness, and plastic lining to prevent leakage or absorption into the paper.

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CHICAGO (US), 25 January 2021 — Tate & Lyle, a leading global provider of food and beverage solutions and ingredients, is pleased to announce the expansion of its line of tapioca-based starches.

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A spoon included in packaging for convenience products is nothing particularly groundbreaking. But Greiner Packaging and its joint venture partner Cardbox Packaging are now taking this idea to the next level in keeping with the principles of a circular economy. The result is a 100 percent recyclable cardboard spoon.

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