Nicole Patternson Lett is business development manager for Leatherhead Food Research and has recently carried out a primary consumer research study into reformulation. Consumers are looking for a reduction into sugar, salt and fat and are very much label readers looking for natural ingredients.

Jamie Rice, Sales and marketing director for Foodtrending and RTS Resource Ltd talked to Claire Phoenix at Nutraformulate about growth in healthy ingredients with natural solutions to enhancing health and wellness, especially with growth in niche categories such as mood and cognitive behaviour.

Darren Wood interviews Ampac's Marc Weidmann, at Packaging Innovations 2015 in Birmingham about the company’s innovative packaging including flexible bottles, t-shirt pouch and the easy snack pack.

Darren Wood interviews APP UK LTD's Keith Johnston, at Packaging & Innovations 2015 in Birmingham about the company’s pre-open bags on a roll machine and the solutions they offer.

Claire Phoenix spoke with Britvic Commercial Director for the Out of Home category Nigel Paine on the launch of J20 Spritz, as sparkling beverage aimed at the adult soft drink sector.

Rick Anson based in Boise, Idaho in the United States designed Livewell water when he saw his kids rehydrating after sports and wanted to give them the healthiest option possible. This reusable bottle has a special wide mouth cap that takes a fruit tablet which dissolves at point of consumption in the bottle of water providing both vitamins and fruit flavour.

Claire Phoenix spoke with Rick recently to hear about how well the business is doing and its unique selling point in the face of many other dispensing closures.

The House of Gastrophonics played a big part in the launch of J20 Spritz last week in Islington, London. Claire Phoenix spoke with MD Dave Crompton on the relationship between light, sound and the new flavours of pear&raspberry, peach&apricot and apple&watermelon.

At Dubai’s Gulfood 2015 exhibition, held from 8-12 February, Bill Bruce interviewed Alara founder Alex Smith about yacon – one of the 'lost crops of the Incas', he also talks about the company’s origins and the range of products it offers.

Artists Rifles is a community, driven company who are co-owned and supported by professionals in various forms of craft such as freesports, and music.

Darren Wood spoke with Mark Selvey, one of the co-founders of Artists Rifles about their contemporary which is brewed and bottled in North Devon.