Despite flat growth of its carbonated beverage portfolio for Q417, Coca-Cola said it remains committed to improving the performance of its core soda brands, particularly Diet Coke and Coke Zero Sugar.
Secret Squirrel cold brew coffee is leveraging nearly seven years of experience in the booming RTD coffee space to continue to scale production, add new SKUs, and expand distribution later this year.
Caffè Carraro, which specializes in coffee roasting, packaging and distribution, has opened a production facility specifically for production and packaging of coffee in capsules.
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (HBC) says the evolution of new variants and flavors are helping boost the sparkling beverage category, with consumers showing particular interest in light and adult varieties.
Innovations in RTD tea, cold-brew and kombucha are attracting attention: but hot tea also remains an important driver of innovation in the global tea category, according to Mintel.
Private equity firm Castanea Partners has made a minority investment in Portland, Oregon-based Brew Dr. Kombucha’s parent company Townshend Group (TTG), with an eye on expanding the organic kombucha brand’s US reach and consumer awareness.
Bühler has won a contract with Norwegian coffee producer Joh. Johannson to build an environmental-friendly coffee processing plant, which can produce up to 12,000 tonnes of coffee a year, to start operations in mid-2019
Pique Tea’s clean sweep of gold medals in all three categories of the Global Tea Championships that it entered validates the company’s effort to elevate the quality of instant tea, which often is derided as the lowest class, to that of the industry’s...
Ellen MacArthur Foundation Circular Design Challenge winners
Cup Club returnable cup and TrioCup, a one-piece cup that eliminates the need for plastic lids, have been recognized by The Ellen MacArthur Foundation in its Circular Design Challenge awards.
Choosing when to have a cup of coffee may boost athletic performance, according to research that suggests caffeine’s performance enhancing benefits are more evident in athletes who seldom drink caffeine-rich beverages.
What are the key beverage trends - and companies - to watch in 2018?
One of the most exciting players in the fast-growing meal replacement space, Soylent built its business – and a highly engaged community – online, first on its own website, and later on Amazon, but has recently ventured into the bricks and mortar space...
Unilever’s claim that the flavonol content of black tea contributes to improved endothelium-dependent (ED) vasodilation has been declined by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Cha Gardens has introduced a low-yield high-end tea, grown at an altitude of 2,100 to 2,300 meters in China’s Daba Mountain region, to the US market: available in select fine dining restaurants and online.
India’s Tata Global Beverages Ltd. is looking to sell its 41% stake in Amalgamated Plantations Pvt. Ltd., India’s second-largest tea producer and supplier.
La Colombe Draft Latte has seized a 1% share of RTD coffee sales in the US grocery category after operating for one year, according to IRI data ending Dec. 3, 2017.
Coeliac UK believe those afflicted with the condition have been overlooked by Starbucks' recent decision to introduce oat milk to their beverage offerings in the UK.
Chicago loose-leaf tea company, Tiesta Tea, has broadened its portfolio with the launch of a ready-to-drink (RTD) cold brew tea line, a segment within the category that continues to heat up with consumer interest.
Plans by the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) to ban sales of sugar-sweetened drinks in hospitals in England have been backed by the British Soft Drink Association (BSDA), who praised the decision to include all sugar-added drinks.
Coca-Cola is rolling out one of its fastest growing brands - the low calorie premium iced tea, Fuze Tea - in Europe this month. In the UK the drink will escape the upcoming sugar tax thanks to its use of the sweetener stevia.
Nestlé Waters North America has sold two of its iced tea brands, Tradewinds and Sweet Leaf Tea, to a private equity firm as part of its strategy of shifting towards a better-for-you beverage portfolio and focus on its legacy bottled water brands.
Interest in adaptogens like Ashwagandha, Rhodiola, Maca, and Holy Basil is on the rise among food and beverage formulators, but what do they do, which brands are blazing an early trail, and who is buying the products?
JAB Holding Company’s path of coffee acquisitions continues with a $361m bid from its subsidiary tea and coffee business, Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE), for Malaysia’s OldTown Berhad.
The Indonesian government and tea industry representatives have embarked on a mission to Europe in attempt to reduce trade barriers and boost tea exports.
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has rejected Starbucks’ opposition to a trademark application filed by Japanese dairy manufacturer Morinaga Nyugo Kabushiki Kaisha (trading as Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.) for its RTD espresso...
FrieslandCampina Kievit, a manufacturer of beverage and food ingredients, has developed a new range of foaming creamers after undertaking studies in Southeast Asia.
New research that bolsters the health benefits and safety of coffee could give manufacturers of the beverage an on-trend marketing advantage over other beverages, but some public health advocates caution against recommending the drink as a wellness solution...
TricorBraun packaging firm has acquired Taipak, a flexible packaging provider based in Canada – its first foray into flexible packaging in its 100-year history.
Dietary supplementation with yerba mate alleviated diet-induced obesity and improved markers of metabolic disorders in mice, reports a new study in the Journal of Medicinal Food.
Functional and fortified beverages were the best performers in US health and wellness beverages in 2016, with strong continued growth testament to consumers’ interest in the category. Meanwhile, the sustained growth of energy and sports drinks – which...
Innovation in the RTD (ready-to-drink) coffee category is accelerating, with Coca-Cola predicted to be the big winner with its partnerships with Dunkin Donuts and McDonald’s. PepsiCo’s Starbucks line is expected to lose market share.
Sesotec has partnered with Khao Shong Group Co. in Thailand, to install its Raycon X-Ray inspection system to inspect coffee in metallic or metallized packaging materials.
Smartrac has launched the Midas FlagTag, an RFID (radio-frequency identification) tag for consumer food and beverage goods and industrial components with metallic, plastic and cardboard surfaces.
Tetley, owned by Tata Global Beverages, has partnered with Crown Aerosols and Specialty Packaging Europe, part of Crown Holdings, to celebrate its 180th anniversary.
Amcor Flexibles Americas (AFA), which supplies flexible packaging for bread, dairy, confectionery, snacks and coffee, has implemented a 5-10% price increase on its products.
With growth of coffee consumption in the US and Europe stagnating, manufacturers are pursuing increase opportunity in emerging markets, such as Brazil, “despite several macro-economic road bumps,” according to new research from Rabobank.
While the benefits of green tea polyphenols have long been touted, new research suggests that those found in black tea may also aid weight loss by acting as a prebiotic.
RTD coffee may be the fastest-growing segment in the US retail coffee market, according to Mintel, but a new report shows that the coffee shop market still resonates with on-the-go, premium-seeking consumers.
