The European alcoholic beverage industry has pledged to provide nutritional information and ingredient lists for drinks, responding to an invitation from the European Commission last year to develop a self-regulatory proposal.
DRY Soda Co. debuted its Zero Sugar organic soda line at Expo West in Anaheim, California, last week; seeking to respond to unmet consumer needs in the diet soda category.
New Zealand Mānuka Group is continuing to drive new beverage product innovation, with a tea range set to follow the recent launches of soft drinks and alcoholic beverages.
A government committee has launched an inquiry into the consumption of energy drinks, after a study found that young people in the UK consume more energy drinks than any other European country.
CCL Industries has signed a binding agreement to acquire Treofan America and Trespaphan Mexico Holdings from M&C for approximately $255m with the deal expected to close in Q2, 2018.
Bronx Brewery has had strong growth from its core beer range that is designed to be approachable to all beer drinkers, but its recent B-Track Series allowed the brewer to push the boundaries of flavor with new and exotic ingredients.
The DOLCE consortium, formed by industry groups to develop natural sweeteners, has reached a “major milestone” in its drive for natural sugar and calorie reducers “faster than expected”.
Austrian ingredients supplier Esarom notes strong global growth in demand for mango flavours, which it attributes to the fruit’s “exotic but not too exotic” appeal.
Brown-Forman’s American whiskey portfolio, which includes Jack Daniel’s products and super-premium brands like Woodford Reserve and Old Forester, has shown strong growth in Q318 helped by product innovation and increased marketing efforts.
Coca-Cola’s Sprite brand has further reduced sugar and calories in the UK as part of a brand refresh: but has ditched stevia, turning away from its 2013 decision to use the natural sweetener.
Soft drinks firms seeking success in Japan should consider using stronger carbonates with higher caffeine content, or tap into consumers’ growing demands for more healthy products
The colour of a product's packaging induces certain flavour expectations - but this perception is 'overwritten' by the colour of the food itself, say researchers.
Smurfit Kappa has rejected a buy-out from International Paper Company (IP) because: ‘it fails to reflect the Group’s superior prospects as an independent business and represents a valuation multiple significantly below recent comparable transactions’.
Australia's Bundaberg Brewed Drinks has entered a distribution partnership with PepsiCo, bringing its craft sodas to more than 400,000 US stores, restaurants, and bars later this month.
Sainsbury’s own ‘Fairly Traded’ label must take more care to distinguish itself sufficiently from the Fairtrade Foundation scheme, says the UK’s advertising standards watchdog, as it bans one advert for ‘Fairly Traded’ tea from running again.
Off-premise beer consumption has stalled recently while on-premise drinking at bars and restaurants continues to grow, which has made way for a third channel of beer drinking centered around community and experience, says the Brewers Association (BA).
A proposed 10% tariff on aluminum and 25% tax on steel in the US would increase costs for many industries, particularly beverage makers who would likely have to pass the increase onto consumers.
Honolulu-based Shaka Tea - the first Hawaiian ready-to-drink iced tea, and the first brewed with māmaki, a plant that only grows in the Hawaiian islands – has unveiled a new look, reformulated its wares to reduce sugar, and closed its second round of...
Treasury Wine Estates is using its “Living Wine Labels” augmented reality (AR) app across five wine brands to connect with consumers and help them navigate the increasingly fragmented wine category.
Imagine a world where consumer interest in health and nutrition has been completely replaced by a concern for how their actions affect Planet Earth. Instead of calories per serving, bottles are labelled with carbon footprint per serving. The Nutrition...
Mars will leave the industry-developed Evolved Nutrition Label, citing a lack of credibility and consensus, and has called on the European Commission to bring in a pan-EU, mandatory label.
It is ‘premature’ to reassert that bisphenol A (BPA) is safe to use in food packaging based on a draft report released recently, according to the Endocrine Society.
AB InBev says it has adopted a ‘new way of looking at the beer category’ following its combination with SABMiller: while cost synergies are proving to be greater than predicted.
AB InBev says its FY2017 performance has been the best of the last three years: with growth of its core global brands, improvements in Brazil, and cost savings from the SABMiller integration.
Coca-Cola will cut 250 to 350 mainly management-level positions over the coming months at its Atlanta, Georgia, headquarters: coinciding with a separate 1,200 jobs reduction taking place worldwide.
Taste and price are no longer the only criteria for beverage launches: brands need to meet consumer demand for health, natural ingredients, responsible sourcing and sustainability. While the baseline for innovation has become more demanding, there is...
