Near-Term UPS Teamsters Strike The United Parcel Service (UPS) is facing an impending strike by its workers, a situation that demands our attention and understanding. The dedicated employees of UPS have long been the backbone of reliable package delivery services, ensuring that our parcels and important LTL and FTL shipments Read more…
Good afternoon fellow food manufacturers, formulators, and enthusiasts of Clean Label Sugar Reduction. It feels like it’s been a while, so I will dig right in. Remember two years ago when the word “supply chain” made everybody cringe? Luckily, those days are waning. Let’s acknowledge the 500 lb. gorilla in Read more…
Original article posted on Food & Beverage Insider. Business Bites: Gelato gets the ultimate vegan makeover, new stevia sweetener for F&B Article by Heather Carter & Tedi Delashmet, with insights from Icon Foods Icon Foods unveils new natural sweetener for food and beverage products Ingredient supplier Icon Foods Read more…
Original article posted on Nutritional Outlook. Icon Foods has Introduced a Reb M Ingredient called SteviaSweet RM95 Article by Sebastian Krawiec, with insights from Icon Foods Icon Foods (Portland, OR) has announced the launch of its SteviaSweet RM95. The natural sweetener and flavor modulator is a 95% Rebaudioside M Read more…
Original article posted on Nutraceuticals World. Icon Foods Introduces New Stevia Sweetener and Flavor Modulator Article by Mike Montemarano, with insights from Icon Foods Icon Foods has launched SteviaSweet RM95, a 95% Rebaudioside M (Reb M) stevia extract. The extract is formulated to have a clean flavor profile absent of the Read more…
SteviaSweet RM95 | Balanced Sweetness Made Simple SteviaSweet RM95 is stevia extract powder with a minimum of 95% concentration of rebaudioside M—one of many steviol glycosides found in the Stevia rebaudiana plant. Steviol glycosides are the group of sweet constituents which reside in the stevia rebaudiana leaf, giving it its Read more…
Consumers Want Zero Sugar Added Treats The USDA wants to crack down on added sugar! Recently, the agency proposed a limit to the amount of added sugar allowed in school lunches (1). The new limit aims to eliminate the negative side effects that come with excessive sugar consumption—which are felt Read more…
Changing Imports The days of gloom and doom are gone…right? I am not here to burst your bubble. In some ways, things are getting better. For some raw ingredients there is an excess of material. But for others, shortages remain. Currently, there are overstocks on dairy and most corn derivatives. Read more…
Few Food and Drug Administration petitions have sparked as much controversy as the current consideration to change the standard identity for fluid milk to include approved zero-caloric sweeteners as an option in sweetened products. The current standard requires processors to use special labeling such as Chocolate Milk on our schools. Read more…
By Cindy Hazen Just as consumers’ food preferences are shifting toward healthier choices, natural sweeteners are evolving to meet the demand for clean eating. Expectations for simple, understandable ingredients are in vogue. Concurrently, palates have become more refined. Clean is not only a word that applies to labels, it also Read more…