FoodBev.com Podcast

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Spain’s food and drinks industry has record-breaking year in 2016, Xilli tequila owner Woodland Radicle acquires Cockspur Rum and Ecuadorian president opens new $100m Tonicorp dairy facility

Direct download: 30_06_2017.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:13pm UTC

There has been much concern regarding the implications of the UK's vote to leave the European Union. However, Philippe Demarest managing director of Sutralis, food, drink and retail experts based in Rouen, France believes there is nothing to fear when the UK finally breaks away.

 

Direct download: Brexit_will_not_change_things_says_Sutralis_retail_experts.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 9:15am UTC

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Huhtamaki buys International Paper’s Chinese packaging arm, FrieslandCampina commits to building Dutch distribution hub and ‘Sustainable production key to future of cocoa industry’ – study

Direct download: Daily_29_06_2017.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:25pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Sonoco improves perimeter offer with $170m deal for Clear Lam, Scandi Standard acquires Manor Farm in a deal worth €94m and Mondelēz among firms targeted in global ransomware attack

Direct download: 27_06_2017.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:40pm UTC

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Nestlé shares soar after hedge fund Third Point reveals stake, Tesco to launch one-hour delivery service and Holland & Barrett acquired by Russian billionaire for £1.8bn

Direct download: Foodbev_Daily_26_06_2017.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:37pm UTC

Victoire Vasseaux of Lactalis talks about the company's Pronativ 95 intended for the sports nutrition market. Lactalis'  Pronativ is a clinically proven protein and easily dissolves in solution. 

Direct download: Lactalis.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 10:00am UTC

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Dean Foods acquires Uncle Matt’s in move away from dairy, US suspends Brazilian beef imports amid health concerns and  Nestlé says and Coca-Cola European Partners to invest £39m in UK facility

Direct download: Foodbev_Daily_23_06_2017.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:13pm UTC

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Spanish drinks industry unites against new Catalan sugar tax, Diageo agrees $1bn deal for Clooney’s Casamigos tequila; and Bai Brands CEO Ben Weiss ousted after Dr Pepper buyout

Direct download: FoodBev_Daily_22_06_2017.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 2:36pm UTC

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Tyson Foods to invest $59m in Georgia distribution centre, Lack of understanding about allergies and maternal nutrition, Nestlé says and Recycling concern as summer set to create more plastic waste

Direct download: Foodbev_Daily_21_06_2017.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 3:35pm UTC

The sports nutrition market has seen enormous growth with consumers recognising the benefits of sports nutrition products and how they can help them in terms of fitness and personal wellbeing.

With more and more sports nutrition brands coming onto the market place, sports nutritionist Lindsey Ormond gives her top tips to entrepreneurs who are looking to set up a sports nutrition brand.

Direct download: Top_tips_for_sports_nutrition.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 7:58am UTC

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Nestlé leads $77m investment in US meal kit start-up Freshly, New baking enzyme ‘will make gluten-free bread softer’ and Germany’s grocery market to grow 10.5% by 2021 – study

Direct download: Foodbev_Daily_20_06_2017.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:29pm UTC

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Sainsbury’s eyeing takeover of convenience store group Nisa, Average out-of-home breakfast spend rises by 31% in two years and Negotiate Brexit trade deal at any cost, UK’s wine industry says

Direct download: Daily_19_06_2017.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:26pm UTC

Tara McCarthy chief executive officer of Bord Bia, the Irish food board, talks about its Origin Green promise, the only sustainability programme in the world that operates on a national scale, uniting government, the private sector and food producers.

The programme is independently verified, enabling Ireland’s farmers and producers to set and achieve measurable sustainability targets.

Direct download: Bord_Bia_on_its_Origin_Green_sustainability_programme.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 9:24am UTC

ules Scully rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Amazon to buy organic specialist Whole Foods for $13.bn, Nestlé weighs up sale of its US confectionery business, and Arla designs whey protein that keeps bars 'soft for over a year'

Direct download: 16_06_2017.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:44pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Amazon to buy organic specialist Whole Foods for $13.bn, Nestlé weighs up sale of its US confectionery business, and Arla designs whey protein that keeps bars 'soft for over a year'

Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:36pm UTC

Tetra Pak's vice president of marketing, Libby Costin believes that a key trend impacting the dairy industry is the desire for consumers to have a closer connection to their food.

Costin said: "I think consumers are interested in where their food comes from. The process from farm to plate and where ingredients is from as well. This is one thing the industry will need to think about."


Jules Scully rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Insect snacks and seaweed protein among Pepsi incubator finalists, foods rich in polyunsaturated fats 'could curb huber' - study, and the end of soya milk? EU court rules dairy names must be ditched

Direct download: 15_06_2017.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:40pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Heineken pub buyout may lead to higher beer costs, says watchdog, Ferrero opens Asian innovation hub to develop new products and Cargill 'to invest €500m in Colombia after El Bucanero deal

Direct download: 14_06_2017.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:31pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Carlsberg aims for zero emissions at its breweries by 2030, Frutarom acquires remaining 20% stake in Nutrafur for $2.3m and insect supplier Prolix to expand thanks to €45 investment

Direct download: 13_06_2017.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:24pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Aldi targets 2,500 US stores by 2022 with a $3.4bn investment, Campari pulls out of still wines with 20.5m euro Sancerre sale and a fifth of UK children believe fish fingers are made from chicken

Direct download: 12_06_2017.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:33pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Coca-Cola Australia abandons sugar-free version after a year, Culligan seals deal for Italian cooler manufacturer Blupura and Nescafé trials coffee shop where consumers bring their own coffee

Direct download: 09_07_2017.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:24pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: Brown-Forman promises 'strong year' after $1bn drop in net sales, Australia's Retail Food Group reveals 'aggressive' growth plans and Pernod Ricard buys into Mescal with major stake in Del Maguey

Direct download: 08_06_2017.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:32pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's biggest news in the world of food and beverages, including: RCMA Group invests £25m in UK sustainable rapeseed facility, 'Made in Italy' plans could be scrapped amid lack of consensus and Mondelēz International opens latest R&D hub in Poland

Direct download: 07_06_2017.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:25pm UTC

Terence O'Rorke, director of Informed Sport talks about the company's quality assurance program for sports nutrition products, suppliers to the sports nutrition industry, and supplement manufacturing facilities.

The program certifies that every batch of a supplement product or raw material bearing the Informed Sport logo has been tested for banned substances by world-class sports and anti-doping laboratory, LGC.

In this interview, Terence talks about how the program started and why being certified is important within the sports nutrition industry.

 

Direct download: Informed_Sport.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 9:30am UTC

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Niagara Bottling to invest $76m in Arizona manufacturing plant, Coca-Cola bottling plant in Baltimore gets $10m investment and Irish food and drinks industry not prepared for Brexit, says survey

Direct download: Daily_06_06_2017.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:17pm UTC

Organic infant nutrition is a growing consumer demand. To meet this, FrieslandCampina has launched an organic vivinal GOS syrup, which the company sees as an important addition to organic infant formula.

GOS, otherwise known as Galacto-oligosaccharides is a prebiotic and is an organic dairy ingredient rich from organic-certified lactose using a proprietary enzymatic technology. 

Erik Torringa, product group manager at FrieslandCampina spoke to Darren Wood about the new product and its advantages.  

 

Direct download: FrieslandCampina_introduces_organic_Vivinal_GOS_Syrup.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 9:53am UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages including: Ocado shares soar following deal with mystery European retailer, Spirit revenues top beer for the first time in UK due to gin boom and Starbucks to expand plant as part of $50m project.

Direct download: Daily_05_06_2017.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:00pm UTC

Diana Foods' Stephanie Pretesacque spoke about the company's new BetaPulse health solution, using red beet juice standardised in natural potassium to improve cardiovascular health.

When formulating BetaPulse, Diana Foods were able to standardise the concentration of potassium at 2.4%. The company uses a soft manufacturing process which allows the chance to keep intact other key elements such as natural nitric oxide precursors, betain and polyphenols.

 

Direct download: Diana_Foods.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 1:16pm UTC

Jules Scully rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages including: Brazilian meat firm JBS forced to pay out record $3.2 billion fine, Heineken seals deal to acquire Kirin’s Brazilian operations and ‘Brexit forces up average price of wine to all-time high’, study says

Direct download: Daily_02_06.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 2:57pm UTC

Darren Wood rounds up the day's top stories in the world of food and beverages, including: Conagra Brands ‘makes approach’ for packaged food firm Pinnacle, MSC aims for 20% of fisheries to be certified sustainable by 2020 and Americans open to ditching meat for plant-based meals – study

Direct download: Daily_01_06.m4a
Category:foodbevchat -- posted at: 3:13pm UTC