Zero-proof drinks movement spurs botanicals usage, says Kerry As last year’s sober-curious, zero-proof alcohol movement took off, with some consumers seeking to cut down their alcohol consumption, global ingredient supplier Kerry experienced a surge in demand for its Botanical Collection ZERO portfolio of distillate, ethanol-free botanical extracts.
Kerry, which over the years has sourced over 900 raw botanicals to develop a wide variety of extracts for use in food and beverage products (its current Simply Nature portfolio includes more than 120 botanical extracts available for commercial use), says its Botanicals Collection Zero portfolio (launched in June 2020), has captured a growing number of consumers seeking to cut down on alcohol consumption, but who were also craving the same taste profile of their favorite libation.
Zero-proof drinks movement spurs botanicals usage, says Kerry As last year’s sober-curious, zero-proof alcohol movement took off, with some consumers seeking to cut down their alcohol consumption, global ingredient supplier Kerry experienced a surge in demand for its Botanical Collection ZERO portfolio of distillate, ethanol-free botanical extracts.
Kerry, which over the years has sourced over 900 raw botanicals to develop a wide variety of extracts for use in food and beverage products (its current Simply Nature portfolio includes more than 120 botanical extracts available for commercial use), says its Botanicals Collection Zero portfolio (launched in June 2020), has captured a growing number of consumers seeking to cut down on alcohol consumption, but who were also craving the same taste profile of their favorite libation.
Kerry Group has announced that it will invest €30 million in a new taste facility in Indonesia.
The development will be the business’s second manufacturing facility in the city of Karawang, and third facility overall in the southeast Asian country.
The new facility will be Kerry’s largest ever capital investment in southeast Asia, in what the group identifies as a fast-growing market.
The project will comprise a flavour manufacturing site along with a sampling hub and a research and development pilot plant.
Announcing the plans today (Monday, April 19), Kerry said that “a wide-range” of flavour technologies will be manufactured at the plant.
The seismic events of 2020 have shaped consumer behaviours and expectations. The COVID-19 pandemic has reached every part of our lives – and the flavours we crave are no exception. Here’s our round-up of the flavour trends we can expect to tickle out taste buds in 2021.