South Africa is the trial country for a new collaborative social responsibility program launched by the Coca-Cola Company - an initiative to erect thousands of green-tech, community kiosks globally. Dubbed EKOCENTERS and to be run and managed by women, they will deliver safe drinking water...
Last week saw the quadrennial drinktec take place in Munich, a trade expo that is surely the international showcase of the beverage and liquid food industries. The organisers, Messe München, describe it as such: "Euphoric mood at the world's leading trade fair", "66,886 visitors –...
The finalists and winners of the 2013 Beverage Innovation Awards @ Drinktec – sponsored by Rexam Beverage Can – were announced at a special awards ceremony at Drinktec in Munich last week. The expert judging panel analysed over 370 entries from 40 countries in 29...
Japan's Suntory drinks group is set to buy the historic Lucozade and Ribena brands from GlaxoSmithKline for about £1.5bn.
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Fresh-brewed soup! Campbell Soup and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters have joined forces to create a whole new beverage-snacking category – soup in a K-Cup or coffee capsule. Yes, really. [Click pic to enlarge]
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Rooibos on the march in the US...
Several US trade media reports suggest that PepsiCo is planning to launch a new premium water brand, OM, next year that will compete with Coco-Cola's Smartwater. Analysts see this as an attempt to revive its ailing North American beverages business that has been facing the...
SABMiller has started importing 'fresh', unpasteurised lager to the UK, as global beer companies are forced to find new ways to rekindle drinkers’ waning enthusiasm for the amber nectar in developed markets.
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Could this be the beer of the future? Alaskan company, Pat's Backcountry Beverages, has developed and launched a beer concentrate-carbonation system, effectively just-add-water beer, aimed for now at the camping/backpacking/outdoors market, but it has the potential to transform the greater beer industry.
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On Tuesday an appeals court ruled that New York City's Board of Health exceeded its legal authority and acted unconstitutionally when it tried to put a size limit on soft drinks served in city restaurants.
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New Diageo chief executive, Ivan Menezes, might have been expected to bring some big ideas to the table when he took over from Paul Walsh at the helm of the world’s biggest drinks company one month ago. Instead the 54-year-old says he is thinking “small”.
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For the first time Nestlé is introducing its premium-portioned capsule tea system Special.T to consumers outside Europe with the launch of the brand in Japan. It says the system’s advanced technology, combined with its range of more than 25 varieties of tea, will appeal to...
With the economic climate remaining uncertain, Britons, amongst others, continue to be cautious in their spending - thus, economy lines and products featuring value-related claims have never been in greater demand. Highlighting just how important economy products have become in the UK’s shopping basket, new...
An Australian farmer who found a use for some leftover lemons launched the alcopop industry 20 years ago – a boon for the alcoholic drinks industry but a cause for consternation and controversy over how it has influenced youthful drinking.
...The finalists and winners in the Dairy Innovation Awards 2013 – sponsored by Sidel – were announced on 19 June at a special gala dinner during the 7th Global Dairy Congress in Lucerne, Switzerland.
...Many experiments have shown that people can't tell plonk from grand cru. Now one US winemaker has proven that even experts can't judge wine accurately. What's the science behind the taste?
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There are 670 calories in a venti Double Chocolaty Chip Frappuccino Blended Crème. The multibillion-dollar coffeehouse chain just announced that it will add calorie counts to US menus, staying a step ahead of the FDA.
...The wine cork could be set for a return to the mass market with the launch of a twistable and re-sealable version that does away with the corkscrew. [Click pic to enlarge]
...Mondelez International is upping its investment in Europe's premium, single-serve coffee sector and even stepping onto big Nestlé turf, announcing this week that it's launching a new range of Nespresso-compatible espresso capsules, while continuing to boost investment in its own Tassimo multi-beverage product.
...Chinese baijiu, a flammable, pungent white liquor averaging a 110-proof hit (55% alcohol), is the world's most consumed form of liquor thanks to its popularity in China, but for the first time distillers are looking to develop export markets.
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