Lucas Bols’ recent one day forum, at The Watershed in Bristol covered trends and serves to the changing face of the UK on-trade, to enhance success in the bar trade.

One of the products on show was L’Aperitivo, the new spirit based aperitif from Galliano. It's a refreshing citrus based cocktail prepared by Ago using provenance sourced tangerines, oranges and grapefruit with an ABV of 24%.

Claire Phoenix interviewed Galliano marketing director Quirijn de Koning about the launch of this exciting and versatile orange flavoured aperitif with plans to rival Campari. 

Creative Nature was a brand that was struggling and sinking with heavy losses of £56,000. Selling a wide range of products that wasn't synonymous with its current healthy food image. However, in 2012 Julianne Ponan took a risk and bought the brand.

Her first moves were to cut costs and change the focus of the company to turing Creative Nature's attention to the superfood market moves that were taken to make the company successful.

Darren Wood spoke with Julianne as she described why she took a risk on the brand, how hard it was to turn the company's fortunes around and her vision for the future.

In conjunction with strategy agency Ignore Gravity, crowdfunding platform Jovoto have launched the first global think tank designed to answer the question what is the future of food and beverages.

Jess Gay spoke with Jovoto's head of marketing and PR Elizabeth von Loewen to speak about the think tank program and to find out more.

TV personality Nancy Dell'Olio has launched a new liqueur entitled limonbello.

Darren Wood had the opportunity to speak with Dell'Olio ahead of its launch as she told him about the formation process and her reasons for being involved.

Winners in the 2015 World Beverage Innovation Awards talk about the benefits winning an award has brought to their businesses.

Featuring: David McGowan of Zeo, Sven Kmoch of Husky, Anti Laakonen of Ball Packaging and Omer Emran of Tetra Pak.

During the world dairy congress 2016 held in London, Tetra Pak's executive vice president of product management and commercial operations Charles Brand spoke with FoodBev Media's Darren Wood about how sustainability is at the forefront of the company's mind.

In the first episode of this three part series, Tomaz Levak of Origin Trail, Simon and Helena Hills of Truestart and Yoav Hoshen of Water I.O set out to give valuable advice for start-ups, which you can listen to hear.

With the three industry professionals explaining about their inspirations and how crucial market research is, in this second episode they go on to explain how to take an idea to concept which for start-ups and entrepreneurs coming up with an idea is often much easier than actually implementing the concepts conceived.

The recipe box market is a huge success, growing substantially as time goes on with recipe boxes redefining the way in which consumers purchase their food, disrupting the supermarket model and promoting fresh farm to fork produce.

FoodBev Media's Darren Wood with Giles and Rob, two of three co-founder's of healthy recipe box company Mindful Chef to talk about the recipes, healthy eating and the all important issue of sustainability.

Murdo Macleod of international cocktail event specialists Zest Mixology spoke with Claire Phoenix about the company's formation in April 2011, the latest moves in cocktail mixology and above all the theatre of presentation. 

Nexira have recently undertook a study which highlights food and herbal medicines playing an important role in the protection of cognitive functions and prevention of neurobiological alterations.

Their new product from sage extracts, Cognivia is said to present many beneficial health effects especially on the long term memory.

During Vitafoods 2016 Ingredia showcased their Prodiet 90 nutritional protein. Aude Ragot mentioned that Prodiet 90 is a milk protein isolate, including a high protein content of 90% with a low lactose content of just 1%.

David Daguet of Nexira spoke about their study for ID-alG, which is a brown seaweed extract offering a full spectrum of weight management support.

David explained that it is 100% natural, and contains high levels of original marine polyphenols, minerals and trace elements.

Lotta Stenman of DuPont spoke with Darren Wood about the company's HOWARU protect probiotics which is a range of formulations optimised to meet specific consumer needs to help maintain natural immune defences.

During the 20th anniversary of Vitafoods 2016, FoodBev Media's Darren Wood spoke with Mark Johnson of Bioenergy Ribose. Mark explained that Ribose is a natural sugar that the body makes and uses to produce the energy molecules for cells within the body.

It was also detailed that by increasing ribose intake consumers would have increased energy recovery, maintain energy levels in heart and muscle tissue, and that it would also support heart health.

Start-ups are revolutionising the food and beverage industry. From finding solutions for food waste, to launching new functional products, start-ups are leading the way for the future of food and drink.

FoodBev Media asked three professionals from various sectors of the food and beverage industry about key issues surrounding startup company's and in this first episode of a three part series, Tomaz Levak of Origin Trail, Simon and Helena Hills of Truestart and Yoav Hoshen of Water I.O set out to give valuable advice for start-ups.

During the 20th anniversary of Vitafoods, senior marketing manager Colin Williams explained to FoodBev Media's Darren Wood about the event's continued growth and why it continues to be a global success.

The obesity epidemic – what are the answers?

Mike Gibney a professor at Dublin University has written a book entitled: Ever Seen a Fat Fox ~ Human Obesity Explored.

The book sets out to forensically analyse all the big issues in obesity: For instance is BMI a good marker? And how is the food industry reacting to this crisis?

Claire Phoenix asks some biting questions to see how this report measures up.

At the Rousselot stand during Vitafoods 2016, Mai Nygaard spoke with Darren Wood about their peptan collagen peptides which is a high-purity, natural bioactive product, containing more than 97% protein.