Europe must learn from the US on stevia, says Mintel
03-May-2013 - While stevia products have boomed in Europe, manufacturers should follow the US trend of blends if growth is to continue, a Mintel analyst says.
Stevia approval opened new sweetener category, says Cargill
15-Apr-2013 - The relatively flat UK sweetener market grew 7% last year boosted by EU approval of stevia extracts in late 2011, says Cargill, the supplier of Truvia-brand stevia-based sweeteners.
Cargill suffers bitter erythritol blow: EFSA rejects beverage use extension
13-Mar-2013 - Cargill has failed in its second attempt to secure EU approval for use of bulk sweetener erythritol in soft drinks, after EFSA published a negative opinion relating to its introduction on child safety grounds.
Classic Sprite reformulated with stevia for UK market
11-Mar-2013 - The Coca-Cola Company has reformulated its regular Sprite with stevia – and 30% fewer calories – for the UK market, the company has said.
Stevia extracts – without agriculture? Evolva and Cargill join forces on fermentation-derived extracts
06-Mar-2013 - Swiss firm Evolva Holding has partnered with Cargill to develop and commercialise stevia extracts derived from a fermentation process, rather than through traditional extraction from the stevia plant.
Stevia is not just another E-number, says Euromonitor
13-Feb-2013 - Stevia’s credentials as a plant-derived sweetener and uptake from large manufacturers will prevent it from being seen as just another E-number, according to market research organisation Euromonitor.
Heineken’s Finnish arm claims EU first with stevia-sweetened booze
06-Feb-2013 - Heineken’s Finnish business Hartwall claims to have launched the EU’s first alcoholic beverage sweetened with stevia onto the nation’s market this month in the form of a ‘light long’ RTD.
Tate & Lyle launches open innovation platform: 'We want to send out a signal to the market'
29-Jan-2013 - From food ingredients that reduce the blood glucose response to food intake, to natural high-potency sweeteners, digestive health and weight management ingredients, and plant-based ingredients that can mask bitter flavors…
‘Surprising lag’ in European stevia launches in 2012, says Euromonitor
14-Jan-2013 - There was a surprising lag in the launch of new products containing stevia in Europe last year – but look out for a sharp increase in 2013, says Euromonitor International’s head of ingredients research John Madden.
Almendra promises to shake up stevia market with purity levels ‘unmatched in the marketplace’
02-Jan-2013 - A new player in the stevia supply market promising purity levels “unmatched in the market place” says it will be in a position to start supplying commercial quantities of extracts by Q1, 2013 from a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Thailand.
Stevia in Europe: PureCircle highlights emerging trends
17-Dec-2012 - Regulatory restrictions and lessons learned from other markets are shaping the way food manufacturers are using stevia-derived sweeteners in Europe, according to supplier PureCircle.
Coca-Cola reformulates Glacéau vitaminwater with stevia in GB
11-Dec-2012 - Coca-Cola has reformulated Glacéau vitaminwater for the British market by revamping packaging and reformulating its eight-strong range with a stevia-based sweetener that cuts sugar levels by 30% and cuts the calorie count by 30 per bottle.
Artificial sweeteners backed for weight management in functional food products
04-Dec-2012 - Functional food and drink products should utilise non-nutritive artificial sweeteners as a means to help consumers aid weight management and reduce the risk of diabetes, say scientists.
Beneo thinktank produces ‘Tooth-friendly’ and fibre-boosting sweets
29-Nov-2012 - Belgian supplier Beneo’s dessert thinktank is showing off some product concepts using sugar-free, ‘tooth-friendly’ isomalt and an already launched oligofructose-stevia blends for functional fibre candy.
Hot New Beverage Concepts for 2013: Episode One
28-Nov-2012 - The CEO of beverage development and innovation company MyDrink Beverages tells BeverageDaily.com why his firm's new non-alcoholic beverage concepts for 2013 could take the market by storm...
Stevia has ‘fundamentally changed the sweetener market’: ISC president
27-Nov-2012 - Consumers around the world are embracing the zero-calorie, natural credentials of stevia-derived sweeteners – and the European market is about to take off, according to Zanna McFerson, president of the International Stevia Council (ISC).
Formulation and positioning equally important for stevia success, says Cargill
23-Nov-2012 - How manufacturers incorporate stevia into new products and how they position products with consumers are equally important for market success, says Cargill's sales director, health products for EMEA, Olivier du Chatelier.
Tate & Lyle: New stevia sweetener can cut cola sugar levels by 50%
22-Nov-2012 - Tate & Lyle tells BeverageDaily.com that its new stevia ingredient, Tasteva, can be used to halve sucrose levels in cola drinks without a bitter aftertaste, and does not use masking agents.
Stevia chewing gum appeals to ‘natural’ ingredients trend, says Cargill
14-Nov-2012 - Cargill has developed a stevia chewing gum that it claims will appeal to consumers looking for natural ingredients.
Shakeout foreseen on supply end of stevia market
24-Oct-2012 - The popularity of stevia as an alternative sweetener has unleashed a blizzard of competition to supply the ingredient, mostly from mainland China, raising the question of whether the market is becoming unbalanced on the supply end.