Is raw milk a wonder food? Or a health risk? What are the benefits and what are the dangers? Dr Heidi Kassenborg, a veterinarian and the Director of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Dairy & Food Inspection Division debates the issue with Doug Stephan, radio...
Coca-Cola has taken a step closer to becoming Coco-Cola - last week, the world's largest beverage brand announced it had acquired a majority share of Zico, the number two brand in the estimated $350-million coconut water space.
...The BeviBag is a fiendishly practical new packaging idea out of the US for beverages with a genesis of practical need - in this instance by two moms looking for a solution to ease the trials of drinking for one of their children who is...
Recently an American doctor called Robert Lustig has been calling for laws that restrict sugar as if it were alcohol or tobacco. Like many people, I suspect, my initial reaction upon hearing this was: give me a break.
The Cola War continues. As Pepsi struggles to regain market share, Indra Nooyi’s job is on the line...
There is not enough scientific data to support a link between FDA-approved food colours and the increased incidence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to results of a new meta-analysis published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. The results indicate...
While a challenging economic climate has resulted in rather flat sales for many alcohol sectors in the UK, new research from Mintel reveals that there is one sector which has put some fizz into the consumer marketplace and is ripe for further development - cider.
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Hooch Fox, in the Ceres Beverage stable, has just launched new Hooch LITE, claimed as the first light alcoholic fruit beverage range in three delicious fruit flavours.
...American advocacy group, Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), is well-known/infamous for alerting the public/overblowing fears about many of the foods we eat. This week it has been creating headlines again, repeating its soda scare - on the chemical in...
Cherries have long been appreciated for their taste, but growing evidence about their health benefits is now putting them squarely in the frame for 'superfruit' status and they are increasingly being used in juices and juice drink blends, reports Innova Market Insights.
...Soda sales are flat and the beverage industry is looking for its next big thing. Increasingly, it is turning to the coconut. Touted as a natural sports drink that helps tired bodies rehydrate, coconut water is hitting a growing number of US store shelves, whether...
5-Hour Energy, the 60ml caffeine and vitamin elixir that purports to keep you alert without crashing. In eight years 5-Hour has gone from nowhere to $1-billion in retail sales. Truckers swear by it. So do the traders in Oliver Stone’s 2010 sequel to Wall Street....
PepsiCo has announced that Diet Mountain Dew, Brisk and Starbucks ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages have each grown to more than $1-billion in annual retail sales, expanding PepsiCo's portfolio of billion-dollar brands to 22. PepsiCo offers the world's largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands.
...Sugar should be controlled like alcohol and tobacco to protect public health, according to a team of California researchers, who maintain in a new report that sugar is fueling a global obesity pandemic, contributing to 35 million deaths annually worldwide from non-communicable diseases like diabetes,...
Led by rising sales of almond milk, the US market for dairy alternative beverages reached $1.33 billion in 2011, according to a new report from Packaged Facts. The report states that as consumers seek out healthier substitutes for dairy drinks, many are increasingly turning toward...
‘Naturality’ is set to be the leading driver of innovation in the food and beverage market in 2012, according to the latest edition of New Nutrition Business’s eagerly anticipated annual trend-spotting report. 10 Key Trends in Food, Nutrition & Health 2012 says naturality has become...
A thirst for milk, bred largely by the expanding middle classes in the developing world, has sent demand rocketing and prices soaring, according to a report in The New York Times. Along with zippy cars and flat-panel TVs, milk is the mark of new money,...
There is little cheer in the UK beer market, with latest research from Mintel revealing that beer has seen a huge fall from grace in the past six years. Hindered by the decline of pub drinking and a lack of broader consumer...
The Coca-Cola Co has announced multi-million dollar partnership agreements with three leading biotechnology companies to accelerate development of the first commercial solutions for next-generation PlantBottle packaging made 100 percent from plant-based materials.
...PET bottle manufacturer, Polypet, has been awarded "Best Recycled Product of the Year" for the 1,5-litre bottle it produces for Woolworths' fruit juices. The award was sponsored by PACSA (Packaging Council of South Africa) in the Best Recycled Product competition hosted by the South African...