Workshop: Day 2 April 13th 2012
Technical Workshop: Working with Naturally-Derived Sweeteners
8:00 Registration and refreshments
9:00 Consumer & market analysis of plant and naturally-derived sweeteners in key global markets
David Jago, Director of Innovation & Insight, Mintel
9:30 An overview of natural sweeteners available for use in the EU and understanding the regulatory status and challenges of plant derived sweeteners within Europe
Annie-Laure Robin, International Regulatory Manager, Leatherhead Food Research
10:00 A look at naturally derived sweeteners, aside from stevia, currently available outside EU. What does their technical potential add to the current market possibilities?
Lindsey Bagley, Technical Consultant, Eureka
10:20 Group Exercise - Overcoming taste and texture challenges in sugar reduction using a range of sweeteners
Building on the presentations and findings of the first day, delegates will have the opportunity to taste stevia in 4 different liquid products - 2 fruit juice drinks, a milk drink and a cola to understand how stevia influences the taste profile in 4 very different products. Delegates will then discuss tackling their product challenges holistically.
Alastair Sansome-Smith, Food & Beverage Science Consultant, FoodWrite Ltd.
11:20 Break
11:35 Assessing consumer acceptance of stevia products and the impact of packaging and labelling on consumer perception
Discussing the consumer perception of current tabletop sweeteners, delegates will gain insights into how the presentation and packaging of the product, usage, product & nutrition labelling of stevia-sweetened products positively affects consumer choice.
Alastair Sansome-Smith, Food & Beverage Science Consultant, FoodWrite Ltd.
Lindsey Bagley, Technical Consultant, Eureka
12:30 Close of workshop
