A recent Australian study has identified the selective and partial uptake of the voluntary Health Star Rating (HSR) system for beverages as ‘shortcomings’, a finding that has received short shrift from the nation’s beverage sector.
Almost a third of 16-25 year olds in the UK say they do not drink alcohol, while declines in alcohol consumption among young people have also been found across Europe and in North America, according to a BMC study.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is tackling alcohol-related deaths and illnesses through its new program Safer. It outlines five ‘high-impact strategies’ for governments around the world to follow that can reduce the harmful effects of alcohol use.
With juice caught in the war on sugar’s crossfire, the Juice Products Association has launched a new educational campaign and website touting science-backed health and nutritional benefits of the category in an effort to salvage sales and regain consumers’...
Coca-Cola Amatil and The Coca-Cola Company have announced a joint acquisition of a 45% minority interest in Australia’s Made Group, which is behind beverage and dairy brands such as Cocobella, Rokeby Farms, Impressed and NutrientWater.
Global stevia supplier PureCircle will soon harvest the first commercial-scale crop of its proprietary Starleaf stevia after completing successful trial plots in 2017 with plans to significantly increase acreage of the proprietary sweetener over the next...
Indian juice company finds right formula as brands jockey to differentiate
“One rainy day, an August afternoon, when you had just come home from school, completely drenched. Tearing a page from your math notebook, you ran outside to make a tiny boat and launch it into the biggest puddle you could find! Mom would then call your...
Keurig Dr. Pepper’s (KDP) acquisition of CORE Nutrition for $525m will give KDP a solid play into the premium water category where it is currently not as active, says Nick McCoy, co-founder and managing director of Whipstitch Capital, an advisor to CORE...
The banning of single-use plastic straws gained a lot of traction across the US this summer, with major companies like Starbucks, McDonald’s and Disney at the forefront. But experts say straws are just the ‘tip of the iceberg’ and brands could be doing...
Popular meal replacement drink Soylent launches in the UK this week, hoping to capitalize on its US success with its first global expansion. With research showing that skipping meals is becoming more commonplace in the UK, Soylent believes it can fill...
Nearly nine months since launching its new sparkling water portfolio across its six regional spring water brands, Nestlé Waters North America has roughly doubled its household penetration compared to the same time last year.
Mitte, a ‘first of its kind’ smart home water system, has secured $10.6m in financing, in a financing round led by Danone Manifesto Ventures, VisVires New Protein Capital and Kärcher New Venture.
Non-alcoholic and grape-free wine replacement brand Botonique found success with its first Crisp Dry White flavor and has since expanded the line to include a Blush variety, which launched in the UK this summer.
