Coconut water and iTi tropicals in the news!

Post Date: 09/09/2014

Coconut water and iTi tropicals in the news!

iTi: 15% of coconut waters mislabeled; let’s level the playing field

By Maggie Hennessy, 07-Aug-2014 (foodnavigator-usa.com)

 

Bulk coconut importer iTi Tropicals claims that about 15% of the coconut water sold in the US is tainted with unlabeled added sugar, and the firm is calling on retailers and manufacturers to crack down on economically motivated adulteration.

For the full article, visit: http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Suppliers2/iTi-15-of-coconut-water-mislabeled

What do you do? Gert Van Manen, president of iTi Tropicals

By Maggie Hennessy, 08-Sep-2014

In the latest edition of FoodNavigator-USA’s ongoing What do you do? series, we talked with Gert Van Manen, founder of bulk coconut importer iTi Tropicals on pioneering the tropicals market in the US and the yet-untapped potential of coconut water concentrate, along with bygone days of barter trading between East Germany and Angola and his (not so) secret aspirations to be a DJ.

Read the entire article at: http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/People/What-do-you-do-Gert-Van-Manen-president-of-iTi-Tropicals

 ’Coconut water adulteration threatens US consumer confidence’: ITI Tropicals

By Ben Bouckley+, 07-Aug-2014 (Beveragedaily.com)

Coconut water supplier ITI Tropicals claims that around 15% of coconut water sold in the US is adulterated with unlabeled added sugars – and is calling for industry action to retain consumer trust.

To read the full article:http://www.beveragedaily.com/Ingredients/Coconut-water-adulteration-threatens-public-confidence-ITI-Tropicals

Confusion may challenge coconut water market

8/7/2014 – by Keith Nunes (FoodBusinessNews.net)

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Consumers may not realize there are two categories of coconut water, according to iTi Tropicals, a supplier to the market. One category features products that are formulated with coconut water sweetened with added sugars and the second segment features unsweetened varieties.

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