PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2013

TRADE SHOW REVIEW 65 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 10/13 Pet_Planet_Insider_Ottobre.eps 1 30/07/2013 10.34.39 New taste combinations Beside its wide range of ingredients for the food and beverages sector, Döhler unveiled many interesting new developments at Drinktec. The spectrum of product applica- tions stretches from flavoured water and aqua plus bever- ages to a broad portfolio in the large carbonated soft drinks segment. Alongside classic products, the focus was on applications with a reduced calorie content, zero calorie and formulations with natural ingredients and a higher fruit con- tent. Flavours such as brewed elderflower lemon and guar- ana-brewed teas, which use natural tea infusions instead of tea extracts, were waiting to be tasted on the Döhler stand. For the energy drinks market, the company offers ew taste applications, juicy energy beverages and natural caffeine sources, including the new flavours ginger and blueberry. In the sports drinks segment are new flavours such as lime mint guarana and functional protein drinks. In the segment of bever- ages containing fruit juices the newly developed prod- uct applications included aqua fruit beverages, fruit splashes, natural and still fruit juice beverages, nectars and fruit juices. As well as calorie reduction, the priori- ties are increased mouthfeel and entirely new taste combi- nations, such as uncommon fruits from Africa and Brazil. The range of innovations also includes beverages with malt extracts, ranging from Fassbrause (a non-alcoholic drink made from fruit and spices and malt extract, tra- ditionally stored in a keg) and malt lemonades to malt & fruit and malt beverages with beer taste and 0.0% alcohol. For beer mixes Döhler was presenting new flavours such as blood orange, rum-honey and ginger. In the range of cider mix and wine mix beverages for low-alcohol bever- ages, new applications are cider mix with red fruits and chilli, wine mix with grapefruit and lavender and Asian flavours. For the spirits and liqueurs market, new on board were cream liqueurs in orange-cranberry, cocktail and whisky-honey flavours. For customers in the dairy industry, Döhler offered new applications such as malt milk, gelatine-free fruit prepara- tions, bubbles and whipped fruit preparations. www.doehler.com