09 Feb Who’s driving world wine consumption?
A new industry report has revealed how much wine is being produced each year—and who’s drinking it.
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09 Feb US: Fuze Tea, Gold Peak join Coke’s billion-dollar club
Amid burgeoning demand for iced tea products, Coca-Cola has announced that two of its brands, Gold Peak and Fuze Tea, are the newest additions to its portfolio of billion-dollar drinks.
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09 Feb Bag-in-box only wine retailer to ramp up international expansion
Is this a sign that bag-in-box wine has finally 'arrived'? BiBoViNo is a high end, French bag-in-box-only wine retailer that's got big ambitions for global growth.
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05 Feb Distell crowned ‘Distiller of the Year’ in international contest
South Africa's Distell continues to grow its whisky credentials. It was recently awarded the title of 'Distiller of the Year' - for all producers from outside Scotland and the US - in an international whisky competition, muscling out a Japanese contender for first place.
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05 Feb US: Suja Juice named #2 in Forbes ‘Most Promising Companies’ of 2015
Forbes magazine has named San Diego-based Suja Juice the No 2 "America's Most Promising Company", up from No 3 last year. Suja Juice is the only company in history to move up a place in the top 5 Forbes ranking, the...
04 Feb US: Coca-Cola-backed Fairlife milk launches nationally
Boasting 50 percent more protein, 30 percent more calcium and half the sugar content of traditional milk, Fairlife, an ultra-filtered milk brand distributed by Coca-Cola, is rolling out nationally in the US.
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04 Feb Is Scotch slipping off its high-flying perch?
The Scotch whisky category appears to have hit a tipping point. What does the future look like for the until-recently booming category?
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04 Feb Can 5-hour’s “New and Improved Taste” sway consumers?
Taste has seldom been an important aspect of energy drinks or shots, but it's clearly an issue that's been giving the owners of 5-hour Energy some headaches - they've now announced a reformulation to make it more yummy and less medicinal.
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03 Feb Introducing red espresso capsules
In 2005, red espresso changed the way South Africans (and consumers around the world) traditionally enjoyed rooibos – as a tea. The South African innovators revolutionised rooibos into an espresso – and won five global awards. Now the company has introduced another bold, world-first innovation:...
03 Feb Milk comparisons not so straightforward
Consumers perceive that organic cow's milk differs from conventionally produced milk and that these differences justify the premium price of organic milk. In a review published in the Journal of Dairy Science, researchers in New Zealand found that the differences between organic and conventional milk...
25 Jan What does the colour of your beer bottle mean?
While beer experts might know a thing or two about the colour of a beer bottle, many consumers don't take much notice to why one bottle colour is different from the other. Some are green, others clear, brown, and now we even have aluminum bottles....
22 Jan More science points to milk as an effective sports drink
Choosing a sports drinks after a tough workout? You're behind the science times, according to a small new study. Milk and milk alternatives—thanks to their natural balance of sodium, carbohydrate and protein—help the body retain fluid, researchers report in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and...
21 Jan Soylent: A joke no more as it gets millions in venture cap investment
It surely started as a one-man experiment, and evolved into something of a social media joke - but Soylent, the Los Angeles start-up that makes a powdery meal replacement with a sweeping nutritional composition, has just raised $20-million in additional venture capital, the company announced...
21 Jan Oranges versus orange juice: Which one might be better for your health?
Many health advocates advise people to eat an orange and drink water rather than opt for a serving of sugary juice. But in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, scientists report that the picture is not clear-cut.
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21 Jan Does orange juice have to genetically modify or die?
Citrus greening, a bacterial disease that’s ravaging orchards, has brought the US OJ industry to a crossroads.
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21 Jan What’s hot in beverage formulation?
While consumers may think twice about buying a large box of cereal featuring a new functional ingredient, they are much more willing to try new things in the beverage category, which is a hotbed of innovation right now, two leading ingredients suppliers tell FoodNavigator-USA.
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20 Jan PepsiCo’s transformative R&D and its impact on food-bev packaging
Since he became the head of R&D about seven years ago, Dr Mehmood Khan has led what many at PepsiCo refer to as an R&D transformation. Evidence of his transformative thinking is abundant in packaging, as he believes that packaging now more than ever must be...
20 Jan A drink a night ‘is better for your heart than none at all’
In what may prove to be badly timed news for those struggling to observe "dry January", Boston researchers have discovered that having up to seven drinks a week may give you a better chance of avoiding heart failure than people who abstain from alcohol completely.
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15 Jan US: Starbucks adding ‘Flat White’ to its menu
Starbucks is getting a new menu item. No, it's not another crazy seasonal Frappuccino. This time, the world's most massive coffee chain is taking a cue from a beverage created in the Southern Hemisphere, adding a drink that's known as a Flat White.
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14 Jan US scientists launch sugar science initiative
Researchers at UC San Francisco have launched SugarScience, a groundbreaking research and education initiative designed to highlight the most authoritative scientific findings on added sugar and its impact on health.
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