FoodBev.com Podcast

Alex Clere rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: McDonald's confirms intention to keep hold of Japanese business, Molson Coors breaks ground on $150m brewery, and Heineken set to bring people together with new UK campaign

Direct download: Daily_-_27_04_2017.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:28pm UTC

Alex Clere rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: PepsiCo's superior first quarter a sign that soda's losing its fizz, Tideford launches organic soups with superfood ingredients, and Metsä Board completes €38m extrusion coating investment

Direct download: Daily_-_26_04_2017.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:44pm UTC

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: US Foods in agreement to acquire FirstClass Foods, Cobell aims to use less sugar by utilising natural ingredients and Job losses as Nestlé plots shake-up of UK confectionery business

Direct download: Daily_25_4.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:32pm UTC

At Hannover Messe 2017, Tetra Pak Services vice-president Johan Nilsson spoke to Alex Clere about the company’s recently announced partnership with Microsoft, which will allow it to reduce the amount of downtime and unexpected outages experienced by its clients through predictive analysis.

Direct download: Tetra_Pak_Messe.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 1:05pm UTC

Alex Clere takes a look at the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Unilever acquires US condiments producer Sir Kensington's, Starbucks invests in vast solar project to power 600 US stores, and Peninsula deal too late to prevent drop in Sonoco's first-quarter sales

Direct download: Daily_-_21_04_2017.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 4:03pm UTC

Susan Powell president and CEO of Canadian Food Exporters Association spoke with FoodBev Media's Alex Clere about the state of the Canadian food and beverage industry stating that it 'relies on exports to sustain itself'

Powell believes this to be the case because the country does not have the population base to focus only on domestic. In the interview the subject also comes up of how important it is for Canada to retain tariff free trade with the United States.

Direct download: Canada.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:32pm UTC

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: ‘Opportunities for growth’ with Weetabix deal, Post CEO says, Coca-Cola brings back Share a Coke campaign with more choice and Westomatic debuts retail vending machine with larger screen

Direct download: Daily_19_4.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:26pm UTC

Last year the Korean food and beverage industry was named the second largest market in Asia for processed organic food and beverage showing a significant growth potential.

It's said that the majority, around 60% - 70% of organic food in Korea is imported, including 85% of the ingredients used in organic food processing.

Joyce Shin of Innotec Solutions and Kwangsoon Ahn marketing project manager for Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation spoke about the state of the Korean food and beverage industry.
Direct download: Korea.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 9:35am UTC

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: UK cereal company Weetabix sold to US’ Post Holdings for $1.8bn, Portuguese wines thriving amid export growth, association says and Hemp pioneer Hempco installs new 50,000-square-foot facility

Direct download: Daily_18_4.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:18pm UTC

When taking a look at the healthy snack category one of the more interesting products  are those that use insects, FoodBev Media's Darren Wood explored the use of cricket flour in Yumpa, a natural energy bar containing 7 grams of protein.

When asked about why the use of crickets, founder Tony Askins said: "Crickets are the most sustainable form of animal protein, if you give a load of crickets a kilo of feed you get 470 grams of edible weight whereas for a cow you get 40 grams.

"They're also healthy, containing between 60-70% protein with loads of micro-nutrients."

Direct download: Yumpa.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 8:44am UTC

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Amplify Snack Brands locks horns with Snyder’s-Lance on popcorn, Google tests food delivery app Areo in two Indian cities and European lawmakers back calls for food waste reduction target

Direct download: Daily_13_04.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 2:39pm UTC

Vita Coco CEO Giles Brook opens up about the coconut water sector as he explains that the UK market is ever-expanding, while also stating that London is now their number one city for sales in the world.

Giles also explains how he is working as part of Plusnet Pioneers campaign, a new initiative to help start-ups realise their ambitions and learn tips from successful business leaders. 

Direct download: Giles_Brook.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 2:04pm UTC

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: European bottler Refresco rejects 1.4bn euro takeover bid, Dairy-free trend bad for bone health in later life, charity warns and Diageo overhauls alcohol pre-mix portfolio with price-marked cans

Direct download: Daily_12_4.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:33pm UTC

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: BrewDog offloads 23% stake in business for £213m, PepsiCo launches brand incubator scheme with 125,000 euro prize and US retail group SuperValu to buy wholesaler Unified for $375m

Direct download: Daily_11_4.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 2:43pm UTC

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories, including: Brazil’s meat industry returning to normal after corruption probe, ADM set to cut emissions with pioneering carbon capture set-up and Mondelēz invests £75m in four new Cadbury production lines

Direct download: Daily_10_4.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:31pm UTC

The British Frozen Food Federation chairman, John Hyman has stated that a recent poll conducted saw 87% of members who export looking at Brexit as an 'opportunity to do more'

Hyman went into detail about what impact Brexit has had on the frozen food industry.

Direct download: BFFF.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 10:23am UTC

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: UK supermarket sales up despite significant drop in promotions, Evolva signs major agreement with Cargill for EverSweet sweetener and Harrogate Water to invest £6.5m in UK production facility

Direct download: Daily_7_4.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:34pm UTC

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Unilever to sell spread brands Flora and Stork in major shake-up, Frutarom to pay $1.3m for stake in Vietnamese flavour company and Marmite could help fight against dementia, new research says

Direct download: Daily_6_4.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:42pm UTC

We take a look at the quirkiest products around including brands such as Onion Jo, a condiment which enables the quick and easy alternative to peeling, slicing and cooking onions, Jake's Boost, who offer an all natural nut and seed butter in three blends and Just A Splash, a new line of foodie friendly cooking alcohol. 

Direct download: Quirky.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:02pm UTC

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Reckitt Benckiser looking to sell food business ‘to cut debt’, Mars launches Bounty protein bar to join previous protein launches and Cargill partners with Zuidnatie on new Belgian logistics platform

Direct download: Daily_5_4.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:21pm UTC

Tetra Recart from renowned packaging experts Tetra Pak is a rectangular package leaving no space wasted on the retail shelves.

Tetra Pak's Business Development Director, Ian Williamson told FoodBev Media all about this packaging solution which takes up 30-40% less space than cans and glass jars.

Direct download: Tetra_Recart.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 8:02am UTC

Alex Clere takes a look at the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Frutarom acquires French flavours producer René Laurent, Tate & Lyle extends clean-label offering with tapioca starch, and Elopak releases carbon-neutral packs in tandem with Italian dairy

Direct download: Daily_-_04_04_2017.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 4:10pm UTC