Alcohol consumption across the UK has gone down for the first time
in six years, industry figures show, as the government launches a
new campaign to make young people drink responsibly.
Asia's elite are drinking more wine, champagne and imported beer as
their growing spending power makes them increasingly important for
the luxury goods industry.
Buying practices of the world's biggest coffee companies have come
under renewed public scrutiny from a new film which explores the
journey of coffee beans from plantation to cup. BeverageDaily.com
took an early peek.
A sparkling green tea drink developed jointly by Coca-Cola and
Nestlé claims to help consumers burn off calories, catapulting both
companies further into the growing health and wellness market.
A gum produced from corn fibre could offer a viable and profitable
alternative to gum arabic as emulsifiers in beverages, if research
from the US continues to produce positive results.
PepsiCo's new wave of healthier soft drinks, including Gatorade and
Aquafina, helped the group to shrug off declines in its trademark
Pepsi cola to increase sales by 13 per cent in the third quarter.
Crown Packaging has developed a full-scale production system
prototype of what the company is calling the world's first
high-resolution, full-color UV inkjet for printed cans.
More disappointment in the mainstream US beer sector was offset by
the World Cup effect in Europe and continued gains in emerging
markets, brewer SABMiller has announced.
Diageo, the maker of Johnnie Walker whiskey and Guinness stout, has
opened a S$13 million (6.54m) logistics hub in Singapore to cut the
time it takes for its alcoholic drinks to reach Asian markets.
Food products that provide a measurable health benefit will ensure
healthy corporate growth in the future, delegates at Wild's
Heidelberg Convention were told.
Sometimes I just love eating fatty, greasy, unquestionably
hazardous foods. But I don't like trans fats, that come as a
by-product in some processed foods, and have been linked to high
cholesterol and heart problems.
Scientists at Symrise have reported the potential of benzyl amides
as potential bitter-masking compounds for food and drink, research
that may lead to cheaper alternatives for food scientists and
formulators.
ADM's purchase of French firm Lesaffre's 50 per cent interest in
International Malting Company (IMC) strengthens the ingredient
giant's position in the global malt business.
Environment Canada has approved the import and manufacture of a
genetically modified yeast variety that is designed to reduce the
levels of the carcinogen ethyl carbamate, a compound that can
naturally occur in fermented foods and...
Women who drink four or more cola beverages per week have a higher
risk of developing the bone disease osteoporosis, finds a new
study, landing another blow on fizzy drinks makers.
The idea that drinking water containing extra oxygen could improve
performance during exercise cannot be taken seriously, says a new
journal review, in a blow to producers of the drink.
With pomegranate rapidly assuming the status of the new super
fruit, a food laboratory hasreleased a testing system for
determining its concentration in products.
A daily glass of antioxidant-rich pomegranate juice could halve the
build-up of harmful proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease, says a
new animal study from the USA.
Restricting vending machine use or availability in schools is
crucial in the nation's efforts to drive down soda-related obesity,
according to a study published this month in the Journal of the
American Dietetic Association.
Private equity group Permira denied it was about to unveil a bid to
buy Britain's biggest soft drinks group, Britvic, following two
days of heavy speculation.
Non-carbonated drinks and a hot summer have helped Britvic to pull
back ground in the third quarter, as the group hints at further
moves into juice and water.
The European Court of First Instance confirmed this week that
Jungbunzlauer (JBL) and Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
engaged in an illegal citric acid price fixing cartel, and has as a
result upheld the original fines imposed.
Obesity concerns and a lack of innovation have driven down sales of
fruit-flavored juice drinks in the US over the past five years, and
prospects to boost the market remain dismal according to a new
report by Mintel.
Ingredients company Danisco launches new concept out of its
Singapore office allowing processors to take advantage of the new
health trends in the market.
Companies will soon have the freedom to choose the size of
packaging they use for most oftheir products, after a set of
restrictive rules were abolished yesterday by EU ministers.
The demonisation of spinach following last week's E.coli outbreak
could give salad-dodgers the excuse they have been looking for to
skimp on their recommended five to nine portions of fruit and veg a
day. Without communication...
The UK's food and farming minister has revealed how almost £500
million of additional support for sugar reform will be incorporated
within the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) over the next seven years.
FMC Biopolymer will again increase prices for its food ingredients
on the back of high energy and raw material costs, and the company
says it expects prices to continue rising.
The UK's food regulator plans to slice millions of euros off the
administration costs faced bybusinesses in complying with safety
regulations, leaving operators with more money in their pockets.
Diabetics and weight watchers are set to benefit from the release
of a new natural alternative to sugar going on sale in leading UK
retailer Tesco this week.
British blackcurrants, used to make the country's popular Ribena
soft drink, may offer a range of health benefits and could protect
against hospital superbug MRSA, recent research shows.
Food scientists are burrowing down into the molecular level of
processing, finding new solutionsto industry's manufacturing
problems, according to organisers here at a conference.
Premium spirits brands have kept Pernod Ricard moving forward over
the last year, offsetting difficulties in Europe to lift the
group's organic sales by seven per cent.
Winemakers across Europe were a step closer to ripping out their
vines last night after European agriculture ministers agreed in
principle to radical reform of the wine sector.
Danone has signed a deal to buy 49 per cent of Danish bottled water
company Aqua d'or, in an attempt to improve the group's position in
an increasingly competitive bottled water market.
The coffee market was very volatile during the month of August,
particularly with the explosion in Robusta prices, according to ICO
executive director Nestor Osorio.
In today's competitive food industry, healthy products mean healthy
sales but the scramble to keep up with the obesity backlash can
have dangerous repercussions.
Importing wine to Britain in bulk and bottling it in lighter glass
would save money and help the environment, says a recycling agency,
which has signed up supermarkets and wine firms to trial the idea.
Move over caffeine. A new breed of energy drinks are referencing
illegal drugs in their marketing - but without actually containing
them - in a bid to capture the lucrative, party-going youth market.
A little-known bottled water from Scotland may help to stop cancer
cells spreading, a study has found, giving the drink a unique
potential in healthy beverage trends.
Rapid growth for the Magners cider brand has prompted its maker,
C&C Group, to announce it will spend €200m to double production
capacity for the drink within 18 months.
French wine authorities have been criticised for creating three
more appellation contrôlée wine areas at a time when France is
trying to simplify its wine offering to consumers.
Leading açai berry supplier Sambazon has completed the construction
of a new manufacturing facility in Brazil, a move that is set to
significantly increase the volumes of the berry brought into the
US.