Holiday parties are a time of joy, celebration, and spending time with friends, family and loved ones. Alcoholic beverages can also be a traditional part of these festive celebrations. Even outside of the holidays, alcohol is often associated with relaxation and celebration, and we often see alcohol as a way to enhance these experiences. While […]
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Balancing Your Juice Concentrate: The Art of Sweet Indulgence
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 […]
Autumn Fruits and Application Inspiration You Fall in Love With
Autumn flavors are warm, comforting, wholesome, and rustic. The weather is cool enough to enjoy the feeling of our hands-on steaming mugs of strawberry mocha lattes yet warm enough to enjoy an outdoor picnic beneath yellowing leaves. People start eating and drinking more during autumn and as we move into the colder months. With the […]
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 […]
Apricots: Everything You Need to Know
Apricots may seem like the road trip food of choice when you peruse through the isles of dried fruits in the gas station and convenience stores, but their possibilities can range throughout the culinary and beverage world. While other stone fruits have a more pungent floral and sweeter flavor, apricots stand out as both tart […]
Fruit Essences and Why You Need Them!
Imagine putting a pot of freshly pressed apple juice on the stove. As the fire heats the juice, it fills the room with a fresh, crisp apple aroma. That scent is the essence flashing off the juice! With the magic of food science, that aroma can be collected, bottled, and used to deepen and round […]
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, […]
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The Juice Blend Category That is Best for You
Producers in the food and drink industry are faced with many important decisions when crafting a new product. Achieving the desired flavor, appearance, and nutritional breakdown within food safety guidelines, budgetary constraints, and time limits requires plenty of research and support. Northwest Naturals is here to help make this process easy for you. One way […]
Pineapple Profile, Pairings, Products, & Potential!
Pineapple is one of those unique fruits that not only has a distinctive flavor profile but it also comes with a distinct narrative. It evokes feelings of relaxation, of lounging on a beach with a piña colada in hand, when in reality, it is wintertime, and you’re at a crowded work event sipping on a […]