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 […]
Beverages
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 […]
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 […]
Summer Fruits and Must-Try Flavor Inspiration!
Summertime means picnics, BBQs, potlucks, and parties. Mealtimes will see more refreshing options with bright, fun flavors to balance the summer heat. Northwest Naturals is here to help your business stay on the trends and make your flavor goals a reality, which can mean utilizing fruits that are in season. Summer is the season for […]
Mocktail Mania: How to Take Advantage of this Lasting Trend
Mocktails have taken the cocktail industry by storm as the quintessential accessory of a social night out without the health detriment or hangover of traditional alcoholic beverages. Regardless of why a person might want to avoid alcohol, mocktails (or non-alcoholic cocktails) are a trend that is here to stay. In a podcast by “The Marketplace […]
Grape-ful for this Ultimate Grape Guide!
Grapes are as versatile as they are universal. Aside from Antarctica, they are grown in every continent worldwide and have been used in countless ways since the dawn of their cultivation 8000 years ago. Today, you can still find grapes in the finest wineries and in children’s lunch boxes. Their range of flavor, health benefits, […]
Health and Nutrition in Juice Concentrates
As we approach the new year, many of us are reinvigorated to take charge of our health and wellness. People buy gym memberships, change their diets, or find new opportunities to work their mind. The new year brings a fresh start, and at Northwest Naturals, we believe it begins with knowing and being intentional of […]
All the Juicy Details About Berry Juice Blends
Berries might be more associated with summer, but their versatility with herbs and spices, pleasant tartness, and complex flavor profiles will bring a deliciously unexpected brightness, warmth, and dynamism to your products. Berry blends are the fall and winter secret ingredients guaranteed to surprise and impress your clientele no matter your industry. Let us dive […]
Hop on the Hot and Fruity Holiday Beverage Trend
The holidays are the ideal backdrop for a hot, cozy beverage. During the colder months, people worldwide sip on iconic hot chocolate, eggnog, hot toddy, and mulled wine by the fireplace while stringed lights flicker outdoors and cold weather forces us to spend all day bundled up inside. A warm, delicious beverage is the cherry […]