Published: Jun 25, 2012 By: Andy Morton

PepsiCo Americas Beverages will reduce the calorie content of its soft drinks as US cities mull taxes on high-sugar drinks, the company's divisional head has said.

Published: Jun 22, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Israel's beverage behemoth Gan Shmuel Group claims it has developed low sugar pure juices that contain no added ingredients and are undiluted, yet retain a natural, sweet taste.

Published: Jun 22, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Despite prior gloomy predictions about the effect on sales of France’s so-called soda tax, Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) now says the under-penetrated country offers it ‘significant growth potential’.

Published: Jun 22, 2012 By: Nathan Gray

Consumption of more than seven cups of tea could increase the risk of developing prostate cancer, suggests new research.

Published: Jun 22, 2012

PepsiCo Americas Beverages CEO, Al Carey, says his business is seeking a ‘sustainable fix’ to regain value share, with pack size limitations vis-à-vis Coke one issue being addressed via new launches.

Published: Jun 22, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

PepsiCo Americas Beverages says flavoured carbonates are predicted to outsell colas in the US by 2015, as it revealed plans to capitalise upon growth in this segment, where growth is being led by Hispanic consumers.

Published: Jun 22, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

The Coca-Cola Company has confirmed that it has signed a deal to distribute dairy-based sports recovery beverage Core Power as it targets early stage growth in an ‘exciting’ category.

Published: Jun 19, 2012

Minute Maid, a business unit of the Coca-Cola Co., has introduced fruit punch and strawberry passion flavors to its Juices To Go line of products.

Published: Jun 18, 2012

Café Coffee Day (CCD), the pioneers of the coffee café culture in India, unveiled a fresh new food menu in Mumbai.

Published: Jun 18, 2012

Sally Grimes will become chief innovation officer for Hillshire Brands after its spin-off from the Sara Lee Corp. and the company’s International Coffee and Tea business is complete.

Published: Jun 18, 2012

The Coca-Cola Co. is developing plans to begin business in Myanmar, also known as Burma, and the Coca-Cola Foundation is making a $3 million grant to support women’s economic empowerment job creation initiatives in the country.

Published: Jun 16, 2012 By: Nathan Gray

Consumption of soft drinks and other sweetened beverages is not a major contributor to the rising levels of childhood obesity, according to Canadian research that assesses consumption and risk in over 10,000 children and youths.

Published: Jun 16, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

The Coca-Cola Company says it is developing plans to start a local business in Myanmar as soon as the US government issues a general license allowing American companies to invest in the country.

Published: Jun 15, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Taiwanese ‘bubble tea’ is making waves in London, with its UK pioneer Bubbleology unveiling plans to open a second dedicated café in the capital.

Published: Jun 15, 2012

Rosemount is getting a brand makeover. Treasury Wine Estates will be relaunching its Rosemount wine label and has signed a sponsorship deal with the Australian Football League (AFL) in a bid to freshen up the brand for consumers.

Published: Jun 14, 2012

Fortifying blackcurrant juice with juice from crowberry may double the polyphenol content of the juice and enhance the blood sugar control in healthy subject, says a new study.

Published: Jun 14, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Coca-Cola has lost a trademark fight against PepsiCo after a German court ruled that the latter’s ‘Carolina’ glass bottle does not illegally resemble Coke’s hallmark ‘Contour Bottle’.

Published: Jun 13, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Flavour systems specialist Sensient Flavors Germany has launched a new line of energy drink compounds for products targeted at ‘mature and health-conscious’ consumers.

Published: Jun 13, 2012 By: Oliver Nieburg

Drinks containing green tea and hibiscus were found to exhibit higher antioxidant activity than other beverages in a study conducted in Portugal.

Published: Jun 12, 2012

Archer Daniels Midland Co. plans to introduce Clarisoy 150 during the Institute of Food Technologists’ annual meeting and food exposition June 26-28 in Las Vegas.