Creating Agave Syrup
Agave syrup is produced from the Agave americana and Agave tequilana plants. These plants will need to have been growing for seven to fourteen years, after which the leaves are cut off the plant. The juice is then extracted from the pina (which is the core of the agave), and filtered and heated. This filtering and heating process breaks the components into sugars. The filtered juice is then concentrated to make a syrupy liquid, which looks like honey but is of a thinner consistency. The colour of the syrup will depend on the degree of processing; it varies from light to dark amber.

Agave Syrup taste
Agave syrup has a unique taste. It is sweeter than sugar and very similar to the taste of honey, although the consistency is thinner than honey and it has a more neutral flavour. It also lacks the bitter aftertaste that you get with some natural sweeteners.
 
Whatever your preference might be, as a food ingredient supplier, JC Dudley are experienced at working with clients to get them the best syrup for their needs. We’re always ready to discuss which of our sweeteners will work best in your food or drink product.

Agave Syrup as a natural sweetener
Agave syrup can be used in many different recipes.
These include:

• Pies
• Cakes
• Jams
• Smoothies
• Sauces

Maple Syrup taste
Maple syrup is another wonderful natural sweetener. It has a rich caramel-like taste and comes in various grades. For example, Grade A maple syrup has numerous sub-categories relating to the various colours and flavours.
 
Although you might think that all maple syrup tastes the same, our taste buds have been busy at work finding the best natural sweetener varieties for you. This has led us to provide a number of different maple products for our customers. These include:

• Pure maple syrup
• Maple taste syrup
• Maple taste syrup sugar-free
• Maple taste sprinkles

Maple syrup as a natural sweetener
It has become increasingly common to use maple syrup in refined sugar-free recipes. So if you need to add some luxurious sweetness into your product, maple syrup could be just what you need. Its use is no longer limited to simply being poured onto pancakes and waffles! 
 
Furthermore, did you know that maple syrup has a number of health benefits? The syrup contains beneficial nutrients, such as antioxidants. This makes it a good choice as a sweetener in health-conscious products.

Why use a natural sweetener? 
Many like the idea of consuming a natural sweetener rather than an artificial alternative. With the syrup market expected to continue growing, now is a great time to look into natural sweeteners for your product.
 
Although too much sugar in any form isn’t good, a bit of sweetness can add a delicious taste to food or drink. This could be from agave syrup offsetting a sharp taste in a pie or fruit tart, or maple syrup imparting the necessary sweetness into granola or biscuits.

​Natural sweetener options for you
If you’re developing a new food or drink product and are looking for the perfect natural sweetener, as a food ingredient supplier, we want to help. Whether you’re interested in agave or maple syrup, contact us about our natural sweeteners and we can advise which is most suitable for you.
 
We look forward to offering you assistance in getting the right sweetener for your product.

What are capers?
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Whole and milled capers create a distinct flavour in many kinds of dishes. The caper bush shrub (technically known as the capparis spinosa) produces the capers that we know and eat today. Although capers can often be confused with the caperberries of the same plant, they are actually quite different. Caperberries are the larger fruit, whereas capers are the small buds that are formed before the plant flowers. 
 
Whole capers are typically a dark olive green colour and although usually smaller than olives, can be used in a similar way to them. Like olives, raw whole capers are not usually eaten as they are, and require some sort of preservation.
 
Preservation methods may use:

• Salt
• Wine vinegar
• Olive oil
• Brine

 
As a food ingredient supplier, we choose to preserve in brine, and this has worked well for our clients. Furthermore, we understand that our clients are often after versatility in the products they use. This is why we supply not only the more well-known whole capers, but milled capers, too.
Whole and milled capers usage
Caper bushes flourish wild all over the Mediterranean. Grown in the sunny climates of countries like Italy, Spain, Greece, Morocco and France, capers are a staple in many types of Mediterranean diets. 
 
Whole capers can be added onto pizzas, tossed into salads, or mixed into pasta. They can also be used in stuffing or be added as a finishing garnish. Some people even enjoy the taste of deep fried capers and the delicious crunch they provide. 
 
On the other hand, milled capers are often used in sauces, spreads, salsas, and relishes. These can range from remoulade to tartare sauce. Milled capers can also be great for creating Italian condiments like tonnato, as they add another dimension of flavour. Finely chopped capers can also be used in tapenade. 
 
Whether you choose to use whole or milled capers, both are perfect for adding a more salty and slightly sour taste into dishes. As a food ingredient supplier, we can say that this can really help to enhance the flavours in a savoury meal.
Whole and milled capers from a food ingredient supplier
At JC Dudley, we provide whole and milled capers that come acidified and in brine. We know that whole capers are often sought after in recipes, as they create not only great taste, but also a wonderful texture and some people find milled capers provide the versatility they are after. This is why we also supply milled capers that come in a powdered form. Additionally, if you are interested in caperberries, we have these available. They are used in the same way as capers, but having a milder flavour, create a different effect in dishes. For whole capers, we supply the full range of the grades, from smaller Lilliputs to the larger Gruesas
 
A food ingredient supplier should know all about the varying uses that whole and milled capers have, and even know how they differ from caperberries. At JC Dudley, we know our products inside out, so if you need any advice, don’t hesitate to ask.
Contact us for whole and milled capers
As an expert food ingredient supplier, we can supply you with both whole and milled capers. Whether you are interested in whole capers, milled capers, or the related caperberries, JC Dudley can get you the right products. If you are unsure of which option to pick, we can also help you establish which could be a better choice for your particular need. 
 
To find out more, email us at sales@jcdudley.co.uk or call us on +44 (0) 1494 792 839.
 
We are a food ingredient supplier that looks forward to providing you with the produce you need.
 
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The work of a food ingredient supplier As you might have guessed, a food ingredient supplier is tasked with supplying clients with food ingredients. However, the job is not as simple as it may seem. A food ingredient supplier needs to provide clients with the ingredients they want, in the form they want, and at the time they want. For example, a food ingredient supplier is no good to a customer if they can only provide apple juice, and not the apple puree that a customer requests.

As well as supplying food ingredients, JC Dudley also:Complete just in time deliveries, making things easier for you.

• Provides technical and logistical support as and when required
• Seek out the best suppliers to work with, so you will receive good quality food ingredients on time.
• Assist with the development of new products, giving a full understanding about how our various food ingredients can be used.

The trials and tribulations of a food ingredient supplier

The work of a food ingredient supplier isn’t always easy. As a food ingredient supplier, we work across the whole supply chain to ensure that things are functioning smoothly and we can ultimately attain our desired outcome. In the food ingredient supplier business, this may mean communicating with individuals and businesses across the world and extensive travel and research to source quality produce. We do this in an effort to be able to offer you the food ingredients that will make your products the tastiest and the most cost effective for the highest quality possible.

What can a food ingredient supplier supply?

Although there are a wide range of logistical elements to consider, our aim is to provide you with the food ingredients you want, exactly when you want it. We know that a good food ingredient supplier can make a real difference to the success of your product, which is why we work so hard to get the best food ingredients to you. Whatever ingredients you’d like us to supply, we work tirelessly to get you what you want.

At JC Dudley we offer some really great options for those looking for food ingredients. These include:

• Fruit Juice Concentrates
• NFC Fruit Juices
• Fruit Puree Concentrates
• Vegetable Juices and/or Purees
• Fruit Pulp Concentrates
• Oils, Essences and various spicy components
• Powders

We are a food ingredient supplier that is always searching out new food ingredients that can be used, and we are constantly evaluating how we can offer the best value for money to our customers.

JC Dudley is your future food ingredient supplier

JC Dudley is a food ingredient supplier that offers exceptional quality and customer service. There is strong competition in the food ingredient supplier business, but at JC Dudley we have held our own. Through our 36 years in the industry, we have shown ourselves to be invested in our customers and supportive of what they do. We believe that our work as a food ingredient supplier is only complete when our customers are happy with the produce they get and service they receive. We think this has contributed to us becoming a top food ingredient supplier.

Moreover and as far as values, standards and ethics are concerned, we take our responsibility as a food ingredient supplier extremely seriously, which is why we are actively involved with the following organisations:

• Sedex - the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange
• The Soil Association – one of the UK’s leading Organic accreditation agencies
• BRC Agents and Brokers (British Retail Consortium)
• BFJA – The British Fruit Juice Importers Association
• AIJN – The European Fruit Juice Association

Contact us today

To take your food products to the next level, make JC Dudley your food ingredient supplier of choice. We are more than happy to discuss your needs and preferences, and always try to offer our customers the best of the best.

Call us today on +44 (0) 1494 792839 or email us at ​sales@jcdudley.co.uk.
We look forward to becoming your new food ingredient supplier.

What are fruit purees?
A fruit puree is the result of a fine sieving of whole fruit and differs from fruit juice in that purees retain more of the components of the original whole fruit like fibre for example.
 
What products use fruit purees?
Many products use fruit puree as an ingredient and therefore, many companies may require the services of a fruit puree supplier. With such a wide range of applications for fruit puree it is vital to find a fruit puree supplier that understands your needs and can provide you with an appropriate product from the start.

• Cocktails: The right puree in a cocktail can be crucial, which is why a trusted fruit puree supplier should be used. With exotic fruit ranging from lychee to mangoes, fruit purees are a cost-effective option to introduce the fresh and fruity flavour into your favourite drink without the inconsistency, cost, waste and pure inconvenience of using ‘fresh’ fruit.

• Smoothies: For smoothies, fruit puree can be used to give a stronger flavour of a particular fruit, with or without the addition of the fruit’s juice. Açai puree from Brazil is an example of a popular smoothie ingredient, and is often sought after in relatively small quantities.
• Baby food: Fruit purees with very low residues of chemicals and heavy metals or indeed purely Organic origin are often required by baby food manufacturers. Baby food can be made up of fruit puree, vegetable puree, or a mixture of both. The purees ensure the baby is eating easily digestible food, whilst consuming a nutritionally sound diet. JC Dudley understands just how important it is to source exactly the correct quality of puree to meet the customer’s very high standards of traceability, and that’s why we are a fruit puree supplier that works effortlessly to provide the best purees to match the brief.
• Baked goods: Perhaps surprisingly, because of it’s fibre content and therefore mouth feel, fruit puree can be used in a number of baked goods. Additionally, there are clever ways of baking with fruit puree which can reduce the amount of fat (such as butter) needed in a recipe. Fruit puree can also be helpful as an egg substitute (such as apple puree or banana puree), which is especially helpful when making vegan or eggless cakes. Working as both a binder and a sweetener, fruit purees can be added to tarts or fruit bars, too.

 
Benefits of a fruit puree supplier
Using a fruit puree supplier, such as JC Dudley, is much easier than attempting to go through the hassle of making puree yourself. An expert fruit puree supplier allows you to have the flavour of fresh fruit without having to use a large amount of the fruit itself, or having the amount of fruit alter the taste or texture of your product. With the help of a good fruit puree supplier, your food or drink products can achieve the perfect flavour profile and your desired consistency. Fruit puree suppliers allow you reach the right sweetness and flavour in your product. Additionally, the puree by a fruit puree supplier is much longer lasting than fresh fruit, and can be preserved either by freezing or pasteurisation into containers of varying size depending upon batch size etc.
 
Using a fruit puree supplier
 
JC Dudley is a fruit puree supplier that offers consistent quality across our range of fruit purees. We provide balance in our purees in terms of taste and texture, and when offering our purees, we keep in mind the varying needs of our clients. We offer the perfect range of purees, so if you’re looking for a fruit puree supplier, contact us today.

JC Dudley is established as a quality food ingredient company. Due to this, we know all about what contributes to making a food ingredient company a success.
Our Food Ingredient Company has Good IngredientsYou might be wondering what products we supply as a food ingredient company. If so, you’ll be happy to hear that at JC Dudley we provide a large range of ingredients that can help make your next perfect food product.
 
As a food ingredient company we can supply oils, essences, herbs, spices, fruits, vegetables and purees, as well as:

• Honey
• Aloe Vera
• Vinegar
• Dips and salsas

 
Any food ingredient company can only be as good as the food it supplies, and that’s why we source quality produce that will help make your food and drink products great.

Our Food Ingredient Company Caters to DemandWe believe that a good food ingredient company should be able to cater to the demand of its clients and understand what its consumers really want. That’s why JC Dudley provides such a wide range of food ingredients. Over the years we have learnt what our customers are truly looking for in our products, and we have catered to ensure that we offer this. Our food ingredient company strives to always develop close relationships with our clients, to successfully meet their food ingredient needs.
 
Our Food Ingredient Company Understands TrendsA good food ingredient company will also be able to predict and understand trends in the food, health, and wellness industries. Having insight into these areas allows a food ingredient company to function at its best. It also allows those working with the food ingredient company to stay abreast of any new trends, so that they can adjust accordingly, and perhaps even make the most of what is trending in the food spheres. For example, at JC Dudley we know that smoothies have been making a resurgence, and we have encountered the trends of smoothies and juices becoming increasingly popular during the warmer months. As an experienced food ingredient company, we have also seen a rise in the so-called “superfood” popularity. Thus, we have made sure to keep our clients happy by providing superfoods such as acai, avocado, and even baobab powder.
 
Our Food Ingredient Company has ExperienceJC Dudley is a competent food ingredient company, which is why you can have confidence in us to capably deliver your food ingredients. With our years of experience in being a successful food ingredient company, we have learnt all about the many facets that go into creating and maintaining a good food ingredient company. We know the ins and outs of not only running a food ingredient company, but also supplying other companies with the fruit and vegetable ingredients they require. Our experience in the industry has only made us better, and we are always seeking to improve.
 
Our Food Ingredient Company Works with YouHowever good a food ingredient company may seem, it is vitally important that the company is able to create solid working relationships and provide honest advice. The close partnerships JC Dudley have formed means that we know all about working together to create the best outcome. We want you to have the best experience when working with a food ingredient company, and will we always do our best to ensure this happens.
 
If you’d like to learn more about how our food ingredient company can help you, don’t hesitate to get in touch today.

If you’re looking for a fruit juice supplier, JC Dudley is the company for you. Below we’ve outlined just some of the key reasons you should be interested in what we’re doing as a company.
 
Our Fruit Juice Variety
As a fruit juice supplier, we are proud to offer a wide range of fruit juice concentrates. We love providing a mix of fruit juices, so there is something to suit everyone’s tastes. Our company supplies both well-known and less well-known fruits. You might be used to pears and strawberries, but maybe you’ve never tried acai or camucamu?
The range of fruit we provide also has a variety of different health benefits, and we love that our company can contribute to people having a range of fruits in their diet.
 
Our Fruit Juice Quality
We source only the best fruit to create the best juice. Last year we were proud to work alongside the Soil Association to promote organic produce during Organic September. Some of our fruit is available as certified organic, Demeter certified, and controlled quality. We have trusted sources that enable the companies we supply to create drinks with healthier ingredients and the tastiest fruit. Good juice is only made by the best fruit, and so we aim to keep the juice we supply as natural and delicious as possible. Supplying fruit juice is a passion (fruit) of ours, and we hope to show that through the high quality juice we provide.
 
Our Fruit Juice Expertise
Our family business started in 1983, and we’ve been growing as fruit juice experts since then. Our long history in the business means that we’re firmly established as excellent fruit juice suppliers, and have also expanded into fruit concentrates and purees. Dealing with a variety of fruit, we are happy to advise about what fruit juices might be best for you and your company. As a well-known fruit juice supplier, you can trust that you’re working with a company that knows the difference between their apples and their oranges. From knowing what fruit is best for your smoothies, to discussing the sustainability and environmental impact of our fruit supply, we are a credible provider of fruit juice.
 
Our Fruit Juice Costs
We want to provide a cost-effective fruit juice supply to those we work with. As a fruit juice supplier we hope to meet your business needs through an effective service- whether you’re new to the industry or are already knowledgeable about fruit juice processes. We are able to source and supply for your fruit juice needs, and as a fruit juice supplier, we work with you to come up with the best cost for the supply you require. JC Dudley can get the best prices for you, and we have established lasting connections and positive relationships in the industry, that can work to your advantage.
 
Our Charitable Work
We care about looking after people- especially if those people are connected to the communities we source our fruit from. That’s why we have in the past given a generous charitable donation to a school in San Pedro Sula in Honduras. The charity is run by one of our suppliers, and we love knowing that we can have a positive impact on those in the community. We have also helped workers at our lime juice factory in Honduras by giving each family an "ecofiltro" water filter, for cheap, clean drinking water. We believe it is our duty to give back to the communities that help us, as a fruit juice supplier is only as good as the fruit it provides.
 
If you like the sound of what we’re doing as a fruit juice company, don’t hesitate to contact us to find out more.

​It can be difficult to keep healthy during the long, cold and dark days of winter. If you are planning to develop and sell a healthy fruit-based snack to help people boost their immune system and fight off coughs and colds during the winter months, then you will need to have the help of a well-established and trusted fruit concentrate supplier such as JC Dudley.

A big part of staving off illnesses and staying healthy is by maintaining a strong immune system. People can do this by ensuring they eat a healthy diet that includes natural, vitamin-rich foods and drinks that can give their bodies all the nutrients needed to fend off winter bugs. This is why it is so important that people keep up a steady and sustained intake of fruits and vegetables. However, many people don't want to live on fruits and vegetables alone and will be grateful to add healthy and tasty fruit-based snacks to give them more variety.

Healthy fruit snacks
There is a huge consumer demand for healthy fruit snacks, both for their health-giving benefits, but also for their convenience. Many parents like to pack healthy snacks like natural fruit snack bars into their children's packed school lunches. These healthy snacks are a perfect compromise between eating fresh fruit that may otherwise become bruised or go off in the lunch bag, or giving their child an unhealthy chocolate bar. Many schools now frown upon parents packing lunches that contain sweets or chocolate bars, so a healthy fruit snack bar is a perfect alternative.

Another factor in keeping healthy and making sure to get the 'five-a-day' is that fruit-based snacks will usually have a much longer shelf-life and hold onto their nutrient content when compared to fresh fruit, which will start to lose its nutritional value the longer they are stored before consumption.

Modern technology and preserving techniques used by the professional suppliers of fruit concentrate supplier used by JC Dudley means that you can successfully develop a tasty snack or treat that contains all of the goodness of fresh fruit, giving your customers the best of both worlds.

You can give your customers the choice of looking after their health in a convenient and desirable way without them having to think about it!

Concentrated Goodness in Fruit Puree
JC Dudley have perfected a process that delivers you an all natural, real fruit puree that you can use in your baked goods or fruit snack products that are proving so popular in the snack food market at the moment.

With our wide variety of high-quality pure fruit-based purees, the sky is the limit withthe flavour combinations you can incorporate into your product. You could go on to create a wide range of different fruit flavours to keep your customers excited and engaged with your products.

Help and support from JC Dudley
Not only can JC Dudley be your number one fruit concentrate supplier, we can also assist you with our professional technical support too!

You can benefit from the industry knowledge of our new product development team and more:

•           New supplier development
•           Market development and penetration
•           New product development
•           Technical support
•           Logistical support
•           Competitive, sensible and strategic options
•           Just in time deliveries
•           Extra eyes and ears for your Sales and Purchasing departments

With our years of experience and industry knowledge, we can supply you with the key ingredients and support to allow you to develop your new healthy fruit-based product or snack lines. Our natural fruit purees offer you a level of stability and supply consistency that is vital for both small or large-scale production.

Contact our friendly team today for more information about our many and varied product ranges or support services. We are here to help!

Drink trends come and go, but what we are seeing as a nation is more health-savvy consumers moving away from traditional favourite drinks, such as sugar-laden cola and other fizzy drinks, and instead choosing beverages that contain more healthy and natural ingredients.
 
Such is the ever-surging demand for healthier drink options in the marketplace, now has never been a better time for those with a great new drink idea to get their beverage into the mainstream drinks marketplace.
 
Health conscious consumers are looking for more well-balanced, nutritional drinks that can support their active lifestyles. However, they are also looking for drinks that are convenient and easy to carry and use. Although convenience is a big selling factor for any new drink line, health-conscious customers are not willing to sacrifice the taste or health-giving properties of the drink for the sake of convenience.  This is why it pays to work with a tried and trusted food ingredient company such as JC Dudley if you want to develop and launch a brand new health drink.
 
Meeting a new trend with quality ingredients
Sports and energy drinks used to be the domain of serious fitness enthusiasts whose second home is the gym. However, energy drinks have now gone mainstream, and there are a wide range of options to choose from for the health-conscious consumer, whether they hit the gym every day, play sports or simply enjoy a daily walk.
 
What has been happening over recent years is that people are moving away from these high-sugar sports and energy drinks and choosing more natural fruit-based beverages with recognisable ingredients that they can actually pronounce!
 
This is where JC Dudley can help you meet the market shift in demand to more natural ingredient based drinks.
 
We do more than source and supply fruit-based options for your drink ranges, we also source and prepare many other healthy ingredients that are in great demand, such as:

• Fruit Juice Concentrates
• NFC Fruit Juices
• Fruit Puree Concentrates
• S/s Fruit Purees
• Vegetable Juices and Purees
• Fruit Pulp Concentrates
• Oils, Essences, Dried Herbs and Spices, Powders and more...

 
Moving away from sugary drinks
Consumers now want to be delivered with drinks that meet with their high expectations for flavour, appearance, and naturally sourced health-giving nutritional ingredients. The capability to deliver exactly what your end customer wants will come down to the skills and knowledge of your food ingredient company.
 
With growing consumer demands for lower-sugar products, the sales of cola and sugar-laden fizzy drinks are now in decline. Drinks manufactures now are turning more towards creating and supplying highly sought-after fruit-based drinks (or drinks with beneficial vegetable extracts) that can deliver exactly what health-conscious consumers want.
 
You can do this too by working with JC Dudley as your partner. We are a well-established family business that has been working in the food industry since 1983. We specialise in the supply of natural and healthy raw food ingredients, as well as fully finished consumable products to food and drink companies. We work with all sorts of different companies within the Retail, Food Service and Product Manufacturing sectors, both at home in the UK and all over the globe.
 
Our changing relationship with the EU – why work with us? 
What makes working with JC Dudley special is that you will be partnering with an extremely hard working team of of varied experience and background – some of our people have been working with us for over 30 years!
We can therefore not only help you with the supply of high-quality drink ingredients, but we will also be a safe pair of hands when it comes to managing the changes around our new relationship with the EU. 

We can help you with:

• The management of an increasingly complicated supply chain in order to facilitate where necessary local stockholding and just in time deliveries
• Competitive, sensible and strategic options
• Being the extra eyes and ears for your Sales and Purchasing departments
• Market development and penetration
• New product development
• New supplier development
• Technical support

 
If you want to discuss your new drink product or drinks ranges with us, do not hesitate to contact our friendly team. We would love to help you get your new product ideas off the ground.