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Health and Wellness
People are increasingly living by the old adage that you are what you eat (and drink). In beverage this concern for health and wellness is leading to drinks with more functional “good for you” ingredients and new sweetening concepts.
Natural & Clean Label Trends 2013: How clean is your label? And can GMOs ever belong in 'natural' products?
Recent data from Symphony Consulting (click here ), shows that while US retail sales of products making ‘natural’ claims still grew in 2012, the pace of that growth slowed noticeably compared...
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Monk fruit makes headway…but still faces aftertaste issues: Mintel
Mintel analyst Laura Jones tells BeverageDaily.com that use of monk fruit as an all-natural, zero calorie sweetener has tripled in the past five years, but says she believes it still...
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Sucralose and stevia steal sweetening show for US beverage developer
Stevia and sucralose are the best natural and non-natural sweeteners on the US market, according to one beverage developer, with savvy formulators able to iron out the former’s aftertaste issues....
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Ajinomoto fights to ‘stabilize profitability’ in aspartame after 2012 losses total billions of yen
Ajinomoto’s industrial aspartame business lost billions of yen in 2012, but the company’s Senior VP for North America tells BeverageDaily.com it is working hard to ‘stabilize profitability’.
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Mid-calorie soft drink success rests on tackling stevia aftertaste issues: Analyst
Mid-calorie carbonated soft drink manufacturers must deal with the aftertaste issues associated with stevia, as the natural sweetener becomes more widely accepted by consumers, according to Datamonitor consumer analyst, Melanie...
BEVERAGEDAILY.COM SPECIAL EDITION: SWEETENER INNOVATION
Beverage launches driving stevia-sweetened product growth: PureCircle
The number of stevia-sweetened products launched around the world in 2012 'nearly doubled' compared to 2011 – a figure that leading stevia manufacturer, PureCircle, attributes to a recent steady stream...
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‘We’ve spent a lot of money to remain ‘Innocent’ worldwide': Richard Reed
Innocent co-founder Richard Reed tells BeverageDaily.com that he anticipates the brand will probably attempt to crack Latin America using Coke’s marketing muscle, before launching in the US.
‘Alarming’ Canadean data shows low-calorie soda support slump in Mexico
Canadean has pointed to ‘alarming’ data showing that low calorie sodas are losing market share in Mexico, despite its dubious distinction of having the highest rate of childhood obesity worldwide.
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'Bananas are 'nature's energy drinks'': Chuck Norris attacks category
US martial artist and actor Chuck Norris says he calls bananas 'nature's natural energy' drinks, in the course of an attack on the drinks category written for the website WND.com....
Coffee consumption linked to lower risk of autoimmune liver disease
Regular consumption of coffee is associated with a reduced risk of a damaging autoimmune liver disease known as PSC, say researchers.
Sunny D's 25% 'sales surge' makes it UK flavor of the month
Sunny D has added two flavors to a newly fortified UK range, with regional producer Gerber Foods citing 25% volume growth in 2012.
Yakult ordered to pull Olympics-themed advert in UK over health claims breach
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has slapped a ban on the broadcast of a Yakult TV advert, ruling that the ad implied there was a health advantage to drinking...
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Zenith UK Soft Drinks Industry Conference - Tomorrow!
Zenith International's UK Soft Drinks Industry Conference takes place tomorrow, Wednesday May 8, at the Congress Center in Central London, and will feature speaking slots for the likes of Innocent...
Spirits Europe DG expects ECJ to resolve alcohol unit pricing acrimony
The director general of spiritsEUROPE, Paul Skehan, tells BeverageDaily.com that he expects the row over minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol to reach the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
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Danone on Sirma bottled water buy: 'Turkey is a strategic region'
Danone has signed an agreement to buy a 50.1% controlling stake in Turkish bottled water player Sirma, and said that Turkey was a 'strategic country' for its waters division.
‘Unfortunately, yes’, mold did grow in Capri Sun: Kraft Foods
An Indiana State University researcher says she found five types of fungus in Capri Sun, as the brand's US licensee Kraft Foods admits mold does happen ‘from time to time’...
San Fran City Attorney swears to litigate Monster Energy suit ‘aggressively’
San Francisco city attorney Dennis Herrera says he will aggressively litigate Monster’s lawsuit asking a federal judge to halt his investigation into posssible violations of California involved in Monster’s marketing...
Europe must learn from the US on stevia, says Mintel
While stevia products have boomed in Europe, manufacturers should follow the US trend of blends if growth is to continue, a Mintel analyst says.
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Time for a Change...Cola? US firm heralds healthy cola revolution
Change Cola CEO and founder Jim Phillips predicts that his brand’s healthy Omega-3 fortified cola will shake-up the segment for good in the US following its soft launch in Q4...
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CLA-based dairy drink seeks new Las Vegas Acclaim
Wisconsin firm LiveGreat Foods is launching a rebranded version of its Clarinol CLA-fortified milk Acclaim at the forthcoming Healthy Beverage Expo in Las Vegas (June 7-9).
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Sidel: New low output aseptic PET solution suits niche beverage brands
Sidel tells BeverageDaily.com that its new low output aseptic blow-fill-cap machine lends opportunities for beverage producers to test the market with PET on a smaller scale, and naturally suits ‘more...
RC TEN Cola success proves ‘pleasant surprise’ for Dr Pepper Snapple
Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS) CEO Larry Young insists US retailers are working hard with his firm to develop a ‘better-for-you’ carbonates platform, and said Royal Crown Cola Ten’s initial success...
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Soft drinks stall in France as consumers trade down: Canadean
The French soft drinks industry has been hit hard by the government’s introduction of a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks, according to market research firm Canadean, with consumers trading down to...
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‘Many people are trying to put chains on our freedom’: UNESDA president
New UNESDA president Dominique Reiniche, also president of Coca-Cola Europe, warns that opponents ‘trying to put chains on our freedom to innovate’ risk stifling the development of the European soft...
ABC hits back at report linking Ginkgo Biloba to cancers in mice
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) insists consumers should avoid gingko biloba, a tree-derived extract commonly used in teas, some energy drinks and supplements, after a US...
