AB InBev splashes $5.8bn cash on Cass, buys South Korea’s No.1 brewer
Anheuser-Busch InBev will pay $5.8bn for South Korea’s largest beer player Oriental Brewery and says the deal provides a platform to export brands including Cass more widely.
Archives for January 20, 2014
Reaction to IOM's final report on caffeine meeting: More data needed, but new regs unlikely
Experts who have reviewed a report from the Institute of Medicine on a meeting on the safety of caffeine in foods and beverages have concluded that based on the information in the report, it’s unlikely that FDA will make sweeping changes to the way in...
Wolfish supps in beverage garb beware! Lowdown on the new FDA guidance
Food attorneys agree that energy shots responsibly marketed as dietary supplements not beverages should escape FDA censure after the agency updated guidance distinguishing the two, but warn firms against 'flicking the switch' between categories.
HOUSE OF COMMONS STRANGERS BAR HAS HISTORY OF FISTICUFFS
'I recommend this ale to the House!': BBPA brews beer for MPs
The British Beer and Pubs Association (BBPA) is creating a bottled beer for UK Parliament but insists MPs won't be seen staggering around the corridors of Westminster.
EFSA temporarily lowers BPA intake levels
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has temporarily lowered the tolerable daily intake (TDI) of bisphenol A (BPA) pending the outcome of US research.
‘No NPD in 2014? You must be joking!’ Monster launches Punch line
Monster Beverage CEO Rodney Sacks has hit back at suggestions the firm doesn’t have any big 2014 launches and believes a new Punch Monster line could fly given broad consumer appeal.