The winners of this year’s Licensing Awards have been crowned. The ceremony took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel where more than 1,200 industry executives filled The Great Room. The event opened with a special message from Angry Birds’ Red, before Jakki Brown, director at Max Publishing – which o
Single use plastic has long been vilified, prompting beverage makers to swap out plastic straws for paper alternatives. But fresh research warns paper straws in Europe contain ‘forever chemicals’, and that using such straws potentially contributes to human and environmental exposure of PFAS.
From convenience to hydration and satiation, consumer preferences for beverages offer manufacturers an opportunity to hone in on value, attributes and nutrition with taste and simple ingredients as a common driver, according to Hartman Group’s Modern Beverage Culture report.
FDA may change the standard of identity for pasteurized orange juice to lower the beverage’s minimum Brix level – or soluble solids content – which influences sweetness and certain nutrients, at the behest of Florida citrus stakeholders depending on consumer acceptance and the extent of potential nutritional changes.