Tropical flavors and functional ing...

Tropical flavors and functional ingredients continue to drive beverage progress to maturity according to participants in Beverage Industry's ingredient supplier roundtable. Like many of us, these ingredient specialists have observ the inclination toward low-carb as well as all manner of returnss designed to make the consumer healthier and live longer In addition to mid-calorie offerings, ready-to-drink teas are making a comeback, meal replacement beverages could shortly become a viable category, and bottl water will continue its climb to the top of the beverage consumption charts.

Participating in the discussion are: June Montanari, beverage flavor marketer at International