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Today’s consumers have very busy schedules, but many still strive to eat a healthy, sensible diet to support their active lifestyle. Most don’t have time to fix a full meal; therefore grab-and-go foods are becoming more and more popular.

ICL Food Specialties’ Licresse™ natural food ingredient is a licorice plant extract with applications for food and beverages. Licresse is naturally high in antioxidant phenolic compounds, which makes it a versatile ingredient for most types of meat, bakery, dairy and beverage products.

High Pressure Processing (HPP) is a non-thermal pasteurization process in which packaged foods are processed under extreme high pressures.

As consumers show increasing concern over synthetic antioxidants in cereals, Kalsec® rosemary extract offers a cleaner label alternative.

When consumers pick up packaged donuts, they look at the expiration date. It’s a key factor in the purchase decision. According to Corbion Caravan research, an overwhelming 90% of consumers rate the expiration date as extremely/very important.

The technical experts at BENEO, a leading manufacturer of functional ingredients, have conducted technical trials to improve the shelf life and quality of glazed and iced, freshly and frozen packed donuts.

Multisorb Technologies will showcase sorbent solutions for food and beverage packaging at Pack Expo 2014 in Chicago, Nov. 2-5, 2014. Food product developers and packaging professionals are invited to visit Multisorb at Booth 4143.

The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.8% from 2013 to 2019.

One is responsible for leading food and beverage packaging for the company in North America, the other in Western Europe.

There is an increasing trend toward consumption of processed food products in developing countries, which further signifies the increasing use of food preservatives.