From snack wafers made "using the ingredients of a salad" to moringa infusions that claim to deliver a "daily dose of wellbeing" FoodNavigator brings you some of the most interesting product launches from around Europe in our weekly NPD gallery.
From snack wafers made "using the ingredients of a salad" to moringa infusions that claim to deliver a "daily dose of wellbeing" FoodNavigator brings you some of the most interesting product launches from around Europe in our weekly NPD gallery.
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Satisfied Snacks is using an all-natural, patent pending process to turn the “healthy ingredients of a salad” into a “light crispy wafer”, which will be sold under its newly-launched Roughs brand in the UK.
Each serving of Roughs contains at least one of your five a day recommended vegetable intake.
There is no potato, corn, wheat, rice, oil or added sugar and the snacks are dried not fried. The packaging is plastic-free and the snacks come in recyclable metal cans.
The range includes the flavours: Beetroot and Goat’s Cheese, Tomato and Feta, Red Pepper and Walnut and Carrot and Kimchi. The latter two are vegan, the company noted.
All are handmade in the production kitchen in the UK. The production facility runs on renewable energy.
Founder and CEO of Satisfied Snacks, Dr. Heather Daniell, commented: “Driven by the lack of healthy and tasty snack options I had to choose from – I created a solution which is delicious, convenient to eat on the go, packed full of healthy and natural ingredients and doesn’t make any compromises.”
Punchy drinks, which claims to be the world’s first 4% and 0% abv rum punch, has launched a new tequila, pink grapefruit, lime and chilli drink.
With nearly one-half of the UK population reporting having been pressured to drink, Punchy says it offers freedom of choice for those wanting to abstain from alcohol or switch between the two.
Paddy Cavanagh-Butler, Founder at Punchy commented: “We're breathing new life into a classic, whilst making sure everyone has the freedom to choose and still be involved whether they drink or don't.”
The intense summer flavours are inspired by classic tequila-based cocktails, Paloma and Picante, and are made with all natural and authentic ingredients.
Punchy focuses on five flavor components: pink grapefruit, lime, a hint of chilli, bubbles and premium tequila or natural tequila flavourings. Either version is best served with ice and a sprig of rosemary.
The drinks will be available in outlets such as Ocado, Farmdrop and Fortnum and Mason as well as a variety of pubs and bars in London. The line will be sold as single bottles or six packs, with the individuals starting at £2.95, and will sit alongside PUNCHY’s Duppy Share rum punch range.
Another Tree is launching Moringa L'authentique tea infusion in France. The product includes 100% dried, natural moringa leaves from Cambodia.
The company said that moringa is “one of the most nutrient dense plants on the planet”, linked to detoxifying, energising and regeneration.
"Our authentic Moringa is the detoxifying and energizing drink par excellence, which will bring you the dose of daily well-being you need,” a spokesperson for the company told FoodNavigator.
Another tree packaged its Loose Moringa in a zipped bag containing 28 grams of dried leaves. It comes in a tea case made from an aluminium alloy and plastic to protect from UV rays and moisture.
Nestlé is launching a new Vettel water product in France, Vitten UP with natural flavours and organic certification.
The mineral water is flavoured with peach and lemon-line, and a “hint” of cane sugar.
The drink contains 1.7g of sugars and 8 Kcals per 100mL.
Vittel UP will be available in three formats, including 1L, 50cl and 33cl.
"In a demanding market, where consumers are constantly on the lookout for new taste experiences while being particularly attentive to the quality of products and to their nutritional profile, Vittel wanted a response with Vittel UP, a range low in sugar, organic, with unexpected flavours and in a unique format,” Fabienne Bravard, Marketing Director of Nestlé Waters France, commented.
Oasis is launching a new fruit drink Oasis O'verger in France.
The company describes the beverage as “twice as sweet” as the average sweet drink, without any sweeteners. It claimed the drinks are also 4.5 times more fruity than waters flavoured with juice.
The beverages contain 48% fruit, 51% spring water and 1% natural concentrates or fruit juices.
Over the past decade, Oasis has cut added sugar in its drinks by 21%, without adding sweeteners. From June, the company said its Tropical range will contain only natural ingredients.
The group also noted it is working to reduce its plastics use – between 2011 and 2015 the Oasic tropical 2L bottle has been reduced by 26%.
Germany's Innoprax is rolling out Lattesso Free, a lactose-free coffee-based product with no added sugar.
Lattesso Free is fortified with lactose-free milk with 1.2% fat in milk content.
The low-fat and low-calorie version contains 34 kcal per 100 ml. Innoprax said it is "ideal" for consumers who are looking for calories and prefer a sugar-free version. With 140 mg of caffeine per cup, Free is "a real power coffee", the company added.
The line extension will have nationwide distribution in convenience, supermarket, hypermarket and forecourt channels. It will be available for an RRP of €1.49.
Newlat is expanding its 3 Glocken pasta brand with the addition of three new “trend-strong” products.
The line, which already consisted of 13 SKUs including durum wheat noodles, will now also include pasta based on spelt and wholegrain pasta.
The new products include: "Spelt Posthörnchen”, "Dinkel Tagliatelle" and "Whole Grain Spirals".
The three items offer a distinctive taste and have been developed to appeal to consumers looking for healthier options. The will be available throughout Germany with an RRP of €1.59 for 350g.
