Hybrid beverages combine elements from two or more different types or categories of beverages. These combinations often result in innovative flavor profiles that offer consumers a novel drinking experience. They have gained popularity as the industry continually explores creative ways to meet consumer trends. “In general, consumers are seeking better-for-you products with functional ingredients, and […]
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Mocktails That Will Rock Your Holiday Parties
Holiday parties are a time of joy, celebration, and spending time with friends, family and loved ones. Alcoholic beverages can also be a traditional part of these festive celebrations. Even outside of the holidays, alcohol is often associated with relaxation and celebration, and we often see alcohol as a way to enhance these experiences. While […]
Balancing Your Juice Concentrate: The Art of Sweet Indulgence
If you’re already using juice concentrates in your food and drink applications, you’re on the right path to creating potent, delicious, consistent, and cost-effective sweet treats, but are you having trouble reaching the flavor goals you had in mind? The culprit might just be an unbalanced use of sweetness. Finding the ideal balance with juice […]
Spice Up Your Pumpkin Spiced Applications
It’s almost impossible to walk around without seeing pumpkin-spiced lattes advertised on storefronts or stacked on grocery store shelves in cookies or cereal bars. With social conversations about pumpkin spice increasing by 74.87% over the past year, it would be a waste NOT to jump on the trend. Creating a pumpkin spice application is a […]
Autumn Fruits and Application Inspiration You Fall in Love With
Autumn flavors are warm, comforting, wholesome, and rustic. The weather is cool enough to enjoy the feeling of our hands-on steaming mugs of strawberry mocha lattes yet warm enough to enjoy an outdoor picnic beneath yellowing leaves. People start eating and drinking more during autumn and as we move into the colder months. With the […]
How to Read a Product Specification Sheet
Product specification sheets are essential when creating new flavors with juice concentrates. These sheets allow juice concentrate companies like Northwest Naturals to be transparent, their clients to be informed, and their partnerships to be efficient and effective. Clients can use product specification sheets to make informed decisions, ensure product quality and safety, and meet specific […]
#WaterTok and the Potential of Flavored Water
#WaterTok has been exploding on social media, and it has even found its way off the screen and onto store shelves. It is a viral trend dedicated to flavoring water with syrups and powdered ingredients to make water more appealing while staying hydrated. With hundreds of flavored water recipes online, celebrity-owned interpretations hitting the market, […]
New Flavors For Exciting Craft Brews
The Craft Brewers Conference, hosted by the Brewers Association, is the leading educational source for small and independent craft brewers. With nearly 6,000 U.S. brewery members and 37,000 members of the American Homebrewers Association making up the Brewers Association, it is an honor that several of our juice concentrates were bonafide crowd-pleasers! Our favorites were: […]
Application Inspiration to Beat the Heat
Imagine sitting poolside with the summer sun beating down and the sweltering heat inescapable. There’s not a cloud in the sky nor a hint of a cool breeze, and the poolside waiter offers you a drink. You curiously accept the mug, take a sip and realize…it’s a warm eggnog with rum. Although delicious in the […]
Saucy Endeavors:
Exploring Flavor Possibilities of Sauces, Dips, & Glazes
Barbecue sauces, dips, and glazes are a quintessential part of your summertime picnic spread. They enhance existing flavors by adding depth, complexity, and unexpected flavor surprises. They add moisture and tenderness and can balance or contrast the fattiness or smokiness of your meats. They also add a visual appeal, creating a glossy and caramelized coating […]