Odwalla has issued a ‘nationwide allergy alert’ in the US and is recalling dairy-based chocolate beverages that it warned could cause‘serious or life-threatening’ reactions in nut allergic consumers.
A technological breakthrough that dramatically increases the absorption of ginseng could transform it from a costly and unpleasant-tasting formulation headache into a cost-effective and highly efficacious functional food and beverage ingredient, according...
US scientists have developed a safe, cost-effective capsule to remove radioactive substances and heavy metals from beverages, milk and foods, and say it could hit shelves in six to twelve months.
An LA-based firm on a mission to turn ginseng into next big thing in functional beverages says there is room in the market for a new product that can compete with Red Bull and Monster but pack a greater nutritional punch.
A new preservation technology for fresh juices that destroys spoilage bacteria without loss of organoleptic qualities can unlock barriers to growth in the market due to its radical extension of product shelf life of up to around 21 days, Dutch firm Coolwave...
The Coca-Cola Company has confirmed to BeverageDaily.com that it has launched stevia-sweetened varieties of Sprite and Nestea in France with 30% less sugar – the first roll-out using its headline brands on a major market since European Commission (EC)...
The Coca-Cola Company is striving to diversify its global packaging offer to reach as many consumers as possible, address health and affordability concerns and grow value sales.
The consumption of coffee does not increase the risk of heart disease and may reduce the risk of developing diabetes by up to 30%, says results of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study.
German beverage machinery supplier Krones says that interest in premium juices and milk-based mixed drinks with natural fruit pieces is growing in key European markets, in the wake of its recent Twin-Flow concept launch.
Leading US nutrition expert Professor Marion Nestle says that PepsiCo’s decision to invest around $500m on marketing ‘megabrands’ she describes as unhealthy was a ‘crass commercial decision’, but the firm insisted that ‘health and wellness’ was crucial...
The American Beverage Association (ABA) has questioned the validity of a new US study suggesting that guzzling drinks flavoured with sugar could have an adverse effect upon heart disease risk.
Israeli researchers have developed a way to enrich transparent beverages with nutraceuticals using nanocapsules, protecting them from degradation at a low pH and ensuring their shelf life, while solving the challenging problem of cloudiness.
Vita Coco co-founder and CEO, Michael Kirban, has hit back at Canadian law firm Consumer Law Group (CLG), calling its class action against his firm over product hydration claims a ‘copycat suit’ that would not distract the business.
The thinking behind ingredient selection and dosage in some cognitive health beverages is often “pretty confused”, according to the neuropsychologist behind brain-friendly functional beverage Nawgan.
German scientists say they have found synthetic caffeine in four beverages on sale that claimed to use wholly natural sources, but say that they developed a simpler test for determining caffeine’s origins that could curtail a ‘high risk’ of fraudulous...
