Red sky at night: Coca-Cola lambasted for London Eye sponsorship
Public health campaigners have criticised Coca-Cola's sponsorship of tourist attraction the London Eye, saying this could exacerbate sugar consumption and related health issues.
Archives for January 19, 2015
Heineken inaugurates Ethiopia's biggest brewery
Heineken has officially inaugurated what it claims is Ethiopia’s biggest brewery. With a total capacity of 1.5m hectolitres, it says the €110m ($95m) Kilinto brewery will enable it to meet rising demand for both local and international brands.
Cambridge Commodities: “There was no contamination in any of the tested products or ingredients.”
Mountain Fuel drink maker says ‘doped’ products tested clean
The third party manufacturer of the Mountain Fuel sports drink that has been blamed in a UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) independent panel ruling for the ‘inadvertent’ steroid doping of two Welsh track Olympians, says the products were tested after the UKAD...
EFSA caffeine opinion is not a green light
The European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) safety assessment on caffeine is not necessarily a green light for high caffeine consumption or for long-stalled health claims, according to industry commentators.
NESPRESSO 'CONFIDENT' IT HAS NOT INFRINGED PATENT
Coffee capsule maker sues Nestlé Nespresso for €150m
A manufacturer of third-party capsules designed to work on Nestlé’s Nespresso coffee machines today sued the firm for €150m in a French court claiming patent infringement and damages.
Brewer profile
The niche brewer that’s taking on the big guns at their own game
Last year was the worst for Australia’s mainstream beer industry since before the Second World War, though one Adelaide brewer, which operates on the premium cusp of the market, has now achieved its twenty-first successive year of growth.
Coffee that helps you sleep?! 'This brand can explode,' says Counting Sheep Coffee
A Vancouver startup believes it’s on the brink of exploding into mainstream success with its 40 winks coffee – a coffee blended with a herbal sedative, allowing it to be drunk as an evening or bedtime drink.