World coffee production over the next year will rise by nearly ten
per cent, or nearly 11 million bags, over the previous year,
fuelling a rising demand for the brew, according to a forecast
report.
Sales of sparkling juices, bottled water and flavoured milk soared
in Queensland this summer, as the Australian state experienced one
of the longest and hottest summers on record.
Baltic Beverages Holding (BBH) will invest in a new brewery in
Tashkent, describing the move as part of the company's strategy of
entering into emerging markets.
Beer, bakery, confectionery, sweet drinks, pizzas, snacks galore,
and even dog food. The list of products with World Cup tie-ins is
dominated by junk food, while healthy food makers seem content to
pass up the marketing opportunities...
The UK advertising regulator Ofcom is under pressure to reconsider
its rejection of a 9pm watershed ban on junk food advertising,
according to a UK newspaper.
Rexam is putting new beverage can capacity on the market, as it
strengthens its relationship with Red Bull by building a new
wall-to-wall plant in Austria.
The re-opening of a radioactive waste dump in France's Champagne
region, recently shut for safety reasons, threatens to contaminate
the area's famous vineyards, says campaigns group Greenpeace.
Britvic is looking to increase its presence in several markets
across Western Europe as part of a push to grow its international
soft drinks business, BeverageDaily.com has learnt.
UK scientists have drafted in blackcurrant varieties from New
Zealand to prevent warmer winters wiping out one of Britain's
traditional fruits, and destroying the source of the popular Ribena
soft drink.
More imagination is needed if the European Union's wine reform is
to truly create a wine sector that will fend for itself against
marketing masters from the New World, says the head of a French
winemakers' delegation to...
The average UK citizen spends £34.31 per week on food and drink and
is increasingly spending this money on healthier foods, according
to a recent Defra report.
Coca-Cola and Cadbury Schweppes have joined the list of beverage
firms set to be sued in Florida over allegations their drinks
contained benzene, 15 years after the industry first pledged to fix
the problem.
Kraft Foods will face lawsuits in three US states over allegations
that one of its drinks contained cancer-causing benzene above the
legal limit for tap water, BeverageDaily.com has learned, as
pressure mounts on drinks makers.
New minimum nutrition standards for English school food, designed
to ensure healthier eating, has resulted in the banning of certain
products high in salt, fat and sugar.
Five US soft drinks were found containing the cancer-causing
chemical benzene at levels above the legal limit for drinking
water, America's food safety watchdog has announced, sparking calls
for more thorough testing.
Russia and China have spurred on SABMiller's beer sales over the
last year, but shares struggled to recover after the brewer
remained cautious on future profits in North America.
Drinking more orange or grapefruit juice may reduce bone loss and
decrease the risk of osteoporosis in later life, suggests an animal
study from Texas.
The evidence that green tea could benefit heart health are
"supportive" but not "conclusive", said the FDA, leaving the door
open to backing such health claims in the future.
The majority of food recalls around the world are caused by
preventable problems, with poor allergen control and failure to
follow international standards as the major culprits, according to
a UK consultancy.
The European Commission was lax in not taking further steps to make
Germany comply with a court ruling against its packaging
regulations for drinks, the EU's Ombudsman has ruled.
It is time to admit that society is fighting a part-time battle
against the bulge, willingly lambasting soft drinks, burgers and
chocolate, while shuffling silently away from a fairly dismal
exercise rate.
The makers of the Red Bull energy drink will continue lobbying the
Turkish government, after being forced to reformulate to meet the
country's ban on high caffeine energy drinks.
The EU's food safety agency today said aspartame is safe for
consumption, contradicting a scientific study by the Ramazzini
Foundation that claimed the artificial sweetener caused cancer.
Lawyers have filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo in California,
alleging one of its drinks may contain the cancer-causing chemical
benzene, BeverageDaily.com has learned.
Soft drinks firms have bowed to pressure from lawyers by pledging
to pull more fizzy drinks out of US schools, but faced continued
uncertainty last night as some legal experts involved pointed to
loopholes in the deal.
Self-regulation has become the mantra of food groups who argue that
laws are not always necessary - but can industry be trusted when it
has failed so spectacularly in the past?
State governor Jodi Rell has pledged to sign a bill that would make
Connecticut the fourth US state to ban sales of sodas and other
sugary beverages in state elementary, middle and high schools.
Beer still lacks the romance to compete with other alcoholic drinks
in America, leaving it stuck on the shelf as consumers move on to
new tastes, says a market research specialist.
More lawsuits have been filed against soft drinks firms alleging
their drinks were contaminated with the cancer-causing chemical
benzene above America's legal limit for drinking water.
Food processors are waiting with bated breath for the release next
week of an EU regulatory review either confirming or rejecting the
results of a scientific study claiming that aspartame poses a
cancer risk.
Long-term heavy coffee drinking does not increase the risk of
coronary heart disease (CHD) say Harvard researchers, results that
also have positive implications for the stimulant drink industry.
When a company 'gives back' to the world through charitable
donations, should we wholeheartedly commend it for being a good egg
or sniff cynically at the profit potential that underlies every
business decision?
Americans will replace the French as the world's biggest wine
drinkers within three years, says new research, putting greater
pressure on France's shrinking share of wine exports.
People who drink lots of green tea or coffee every day could lower
their risk of diabetes by 33 percent, a result linked to caffeine
content, says new research from Japan.
A drinks company has put out a call for a nanotechnology company to
help it create functional packaging and a new gas release "widget"
using the technology.
A new study has revealed how molecular mechanisms and taste
perception can be combined to make sucrose more effective, which
means that products could contain less sugar but taste just as
sweet.
A new test should more accurately show the amount of benzene in
soft drinks on shop shelves, but that does not mean there is no
problem, says the scientist behind the new procedure to
BeverageDaily.com.
Strong demand for cranberry-based ingredients for functional foods
has led co-operative Ocean Spray to double production capacity at
its plant in Middleboro, Massachusetts.
South Korea's food safety authorities called on beverage makers
last week to withdraw vitamin C-enriched drinks that had been found
to contain the carcinogen benzene.
America's Food and Drug Administration has questioned the accuracy
of its own testing for benzene in soft drinks between 1995 and
2001, but held off criticism from Congress members for refusing to
publish results from its current...
Alcoholic drinks on sale in Britain may have to carry health
warnings within two years, said the government's public health
minister, testing the water as a consultation period with the
drinks industry draws to a close.