• 28 Apr
    Coldpress moves into the soft drinks sector

    Coldpress moves into the soft drinks sector

    COLDPRESS: The leading high-pressured processed (HPP) juices drinks brand will take its HPP expertise into the soft drinks market with the launch of a range of ‘stripped back soft drinks’ made with sparkling water. Two flavours will initially be available, one being strawberry, apple and watermelon and the other raspberry, pineapple, apple and pear.

    Coldpress founder Andrew Gibb said: “It hasn’t been easy sitting on the sidelines, knowing that the common sense thinking we’ve fostered in premium juices could also ignite a significant soft drinks category reboot. Watermelons, pineapples, strawberries and pears are all refreshing and flavourful ingredients that we believe will benefit more from a discreet sparkling water backdrop than having their hard-earned taste notes and nutritional goodness boiled off by traditional pasteurisation techniques.”

    HPP retains the nutrition profile of fruit juices by sterilising them at a lower temperature. Source: FoodBev Media

    By Caroline Calder News
  • 27 Apr
    University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Citrus Research and Education Center celebrates its 100th anniversary

    University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Citrus Research and Education Center celebrates its 100th anniversary

    USA: As the Institute celebrates its 100th anniversary, administrators are full of praise for the long established relationship between the research teams with the Citrus Research and Education Centre and the Florida Department of Citrus in bringing healthy, nutritious fruit and fruit juice to the consumer.

    “Housing the FDOC and CREC scientists at the same location has brought together the expertise needed to address any issue facing the Florida citrus industry, from the field to the grocery store shelf, and everywhere in between,” said Michael Rogers, director of the Citrus REC. “We’ve had a long and productive history working together to support the Florida citrus industry and continue to do so, as we are both working together to develop solutions for citrus greening disease.” Source: Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), University of Florida.

    By Caroline Calder News
  • 27 Apr
    Ocean Spray looks to expand into the Indian market

    Ocean Spray looks to expand into the Indian market

    INDIA. Ocean Spray – the marketing cooperative of cranberry farmers in the US and Canada and the world’s top cranberry producer – is looking to move into the Indian market to promote the benefits of cranberry as a natural remedy for urinary tract infections and stomach ulcers following the growing rates of urinary tract infections in the country.

    The Ocean Spray chairman Peter Povitar Dhillon, after a recent trip to India, said: “We went to India to explore opportunities of doing business there. As a global company, we recognise the huge potential of the Indian marketplace. India has the fastest growing middle class and it is the world’s youngest country in terms of the age of its people. It was a very positive trip. Now we are thinking about the best ways to educate Indians about the unique benefits of cranberry,”  Source: Fresh Plaza

    By Caroline Calder News
  • 18 Apr
    SkyPeople Fruit Juice reports fiscal year 2016 financial results

    SkyPeople Fruit Juice reports fiscal year 2016 financial results

    CHINA

    SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. the producer of fruit juice concentrates, fruit juice beverages and other fruit-related products, announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

    Revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016 was USD34.4 million, a decrease of 60%, as compared to USD86.4 million for fiscal 2015.

    Sales from concentrated apple juice and apple aroma were USD7.7 million for fiscal 2016, a 61% decrease from sales of USD19.8 million for fiscal 2015 due primarily to a drop in International demand for concentrated apple juice from China.

    Sales from concentrated kiwifruit juice and kiwifruit puree were USD0.7 million for fiscal 2016, a 92% decrease from sales of USD9.2 million in fiscal 2015.

    Sales of concentrated pear juice were USD9.3 million in fiscal 2016, a 31% decrease from sales of USD13.4 million in fiscal 2015. Due to unexpected weather conditions in the 2015 pear harvest season, the amount of available raw material supplies was low in early 2016 resulting in the squeezing season starting later than usual leading to lower production levels.

    Sales from the fruit juice beverages segment were USD14.8 million in fiscal 2016, a 66% decrease from sales of USD44.0 million for fiscal 2015. The decline in revenues was primarily due to a decrease in the in-store demand as a result of heavy competition in the Chinese market as consumers increased their fruit juice beverage purchases through the on-line home delivery of groceries instead of through the traditional in-store supermarkets in which SkyPeople sell their products.

    By Caroline Calder News
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