While the market may be ready for vast amounts of NPD, soft drinks sales are flat or declining in areas. As such, manufacturers need to balance higher value, premium products in developed markets against growing…
The coca plant is best known for its psychoactive alkaloid, cocaine. In its de-cocainised form, the plant is also used to flavour the best-selling soda in the world, Coca-Cola. But now coca leaf extracts are…
Ready-to-drink coffee arrives from Oz Hunt And Brew, Australia’s ready-to-drink coffee brand is launching in Europe. The single-origin ready-to-drink coffees are available in three cold brew coffee origins, Brazil Coffee, Ethiopia Coffee (black, dairy-free)…
On Monday, Carlsberg announced it had reached an agreement to acquire Britvic, after two failed offers in June at £2.99bn ($3.8bn) and then £3.1bn ($4bn). It finally clinched the deal with an offer of £3.3bn…
The pledge to ban energy drinks was made in Labour’s Child Health Action Plan, published today. “Dangerously high caffeinated energy drinks containing over 150mg of caffeine per liter will be banned from sale in retail…
Vitamins and minerals included in foods and food supplements offer an important boost: but – unknown to many consumers – can be harmful if taken in high amounts. Consequently, the EU sets maximum levels for…