Californian firm Guayaki has launched a sparkling-based beverage containing natural stimulant Yerba Mate in Rexam sleek cans in an ‘ongoing effort’ to reach a more mainstream audience.
Diageo has announced two multi-million investments to promote ‘scaleable’ barley and sorghum farming ventures in Ethiopia and Tanzania respectively and cut reliance on unpredictable imports.
Leading US analysts believe that major shareholders are pushing for a PepsiCo split that could happen sooner rather than later, and said the firm could spin-out or sell its Americas Beverages or American snacks businesses.
Drinking two to three cups of coffee a day may reduce the risk of dying by as much as 10%, according to a study from the National Cancer Institute that was published on-line in the May 16 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
The representation received from the joint forum of Assam Tea Planters Association (ATPA), North Eastern Tea Association (NETA) and Bharatiya Cha Parishad (BCP) contains the appeal that tea should be declared India's national drink, as it is consumed by l
EU trade group FoodDrinkEurope teamed up with the European Commission (EC) on a delegation to the US at the end of last week aimed at building stronger export links.
Alcoholic beverage brands increasingly are looking to connect with Millenials via social networks, as younger members of the demographic begin to celebrate their 21st birthdays.
Some rival big brands seeking ‘price breaks’ don’t participate in Ocean Spray’s online auctions for cranberry concentrate, but converts appreciate an ‘efficient, transparent and trustworthy’ process.
PepsiCo says it is ‘reviewing’ the Public Health Advocacy Institute’s letter to the US Federal Trade Commission, attacking the firm for claiming that Gatorade helped basketball star Michael Jordan win a key match whilst ill.
Radioactive Energy Drink has been relaunched in 16oz (473ml) cans from Rexam that glow in the dark through the use of glow-in-the-dark graphics using fluorescent inks.
Slurpee Lite is the latest new product introduction from 7-Eleven, Inc. Sweetened with Splenda, the new beverage is part of the company’s focus on producing a new platform of reduced calorie, sugarless drinks.
The Consumer Price Index for food and beverages increased 0.2% in April, climbing to 233.1 from 232.7 in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. The food index also increased 0.2% in April.
The Scottish government’s plans to set a minimum price for alcohol of 50p per unit will avoid 60 deaths in its first year of operation and 300 after 10 years, according to Sheffield University’s Alcohol Research Group.
UK volume sales of fruit juices and dilutables fell last year, according to a new report from the British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA) but carbonates, smoothies and sports drinks all saw growth.
Executives with PepsiCo, Inc. speaking at the Goldman Sachs Consumer Products Symposium in New York on May 10 expressed optimism that stepped-up innovation at the company holds potential for incremental growth.
A former president & CEO of PepsiCo North America has admitted over-consumption of sugary drinks are a “big part” of the country's obesity problem, but has warned against portraying soft drinks firms as “villains”.
Dutch non-branded bar manufacturer VSI has begun operations at a €10m plant in Leerdam, Holland, which incorporates a research and development (R&D) centre and has the capacity to make triple-layered bars.
