Comments for Mintel at The Flavor Experience http://mintelflavorinsights.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:45:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on My Notes on Tuesday’s Breakfast & “Nosh” Menu Items by Ingredient Profile: The Onion http://mintelflavorinsights.wordpress.com/2008/08/08/my-notes-on-tuesday%e2%80%99s-breakfast-%e2%80%9cnosh%e2%80%9d-menu-items/#comment-11 Ingredient Profile: The Onion Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:45:16 +0000 http://mintelflavorinsights.wordpress.com/?p=44#comment-11 [...] My Notes on Tuesday’s Breakfast & “Nosh” Menu Items [...] [...] My Notes on Tuesday’s Breakfast & “Nosh” Menu Items [...]

]]> Comment on “Outlaws in Food Service” by maria caranfa http://mintelflavorinsights.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/outlaws-in-food-service/#comment-5 maria caranfa Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:23:41 +0000 http://mintelflavorinsights.wordpress.com/?p=23#comment-5 Hi CH and ML, Outlawing or banning ingredients is so tricky. I never thought I would see it done and then Trans-fat happened. There is a lot of politics behind banning ingredients. I don't think HFCS will be banned. To much of the non-alcoholic beverage world is dependent on it. I also do not think HFCS should be banned based on public opinion. Trans-fat was documented by research as being unhealthy. However, saturated fat can be just as bad. Anyhow, more sound research needs to be done on HFCS before any government talks about banning it. I do however think that beverage companies will look at what consumer are asking for and look for alternative sweeteners. I think non-alcoholic beverages are going to be really popular and you are going to see more and more varieties offered on the menu. It started with flavored teas, now more flavored lemonades are coming about. Smoothies and other blended beverage are hot too. We saw a ton of flavor combinations with artisan cocktails. Look for these to become mocktails/zero-proof. MC Hi CH and ML,
Outlawing or banning ingredients is so tricky. I never thought I would see it done and then Trans-fat happened. There is a lot of politics behind banning ingredients. I don’t think HFCS will be banned. To much of the non-alcoholic beverage world is dependent on it.

I also do not think HFCS should be banned based on public opinion. Trans-fat was documented by research as being unhealthy. However, saturated fat can be just as bad. Anyhow, more sound research needs to be done on HFCS before any government talks about banning it.

I do however think that beverage companies will look at what consumer are asking for and look for alternative sweeteners.

I think non-alcoholic beverages are going to be really popular and you are going to see more and more varieties offered on the menu. It started with flavored teas, now more flavored lemonades are coming about. Smoothies and other blended beverage are hot too.
We saw a ton of flavor combinations with artisan cocktails. Look for these to become mocktails/zero-proof.

MC

]]> Comment on “Outlaws in Food Service” by mintelflavorinsights http://mintelflavorinsights.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/outlaws-in-food-service/#comment-4 mintelflavorinsights Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:14:44 +0000 http://mintelflavorinsights.wordpress.com/?p=23#comment-4 Great question, "CH"...! I haven't heard as much about trends & flavors in non-alcoholic beverages. There has been a great deal of talk about cocktails, which I hope to share soon. I will keep my eyes and ears open and let you know. ML Great question, “CH”…! I haven’t heard as much about trends & flavors in non-alcoholic beverages. There has been a great deal of talk about cocktails, which I hope to share soon.

I will keep my eyes and ears open and let you know.
ML

]]> Comment on “Outlaws in Food Service” by CH http://mintelflavorinsights.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/outlaws-in-food-service/#comment-3 CH Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:49:07 +0000 http://mintelflavorinsights.wordpress.com/?p=23#comment-3 ML, Thank you for the insight, thus far. Did Lori offer any thought regarding outlaw or potential outlaw ingredients in beverages? HFCS, low calorie sweenters, caffeine. ML,

Thank you for the insight, thus far. Did Lori offer any thought regarding outlaw or potential outlaw ingredients in beverages? HFCS, low calorie sweenters, caffeine.

]]> Comment on Thoughts on the Opening Reception by LL http://mintelflavorinsights.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/thoughts-on-the-opening-reception/#comment-2 LL Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:58:48 +0000 http://mintelflavorinsights.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-2 Hi Mike - kudos for taking the leap here with the concept of "blogging live from the show floor". The information you shared, in combination with the informality of a blog, work together to recreate the atmosphere as if we were there with you which helps me digest the info more quickly. Keep it up! Hi Mike – kudos for taking the leap here with the concept of “blogging live from the show floor”. The information you shared, in combination with the informality of a blog, work together to recreate the atmosphere as if we were there with you which helps me digest the info more quickly. Keep it up!

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