Winds of change affect flavored vodka’s US silly season?
A clutch of crazy and sometimes simply plain daft flavored vodka varieties took the US by storm from the early noughties, but new Mintel data suggests growth might be stalling.
Archives for May 20, 2013
Coffee consumption linked to lower risk of autoimmune liver disease
Regular consumption of coffee is associated with a reduced risk of a damaging autoimmune liver disease known as PSC, say researchers.
'Bananas are 'nature's energy drinks'': Chuck Norris attacks category
US martial artist and actor Chuck Norris says he calls bananas 'nature's natural energy' drinks, in the course of an attack on the drinks category written for the website WND.com.
Speciality paper firm created with two acquisitions
Expera Speciality Solutions is to acquire the specialty paper business of Wausau Paper Corp and the Thilmany Division of Packaging Dynamics Corporation.
Scotch whisky’s 25% sales slump in France ‘quite surprising’: Analyst
Mintel analyst Chris Wisson tells BeverageDaily.com that a 2012 slump in Scotch whisky exports to France is ‘quite surprising’ but insists the category’s global future remains bright.
‘Alarming’ Canadean data shows low-calorie soda support slump in Mexico
Canadean has pointed to ‘alarming’ data showing that low calorie sodas are losing market share in Mexico, despite its dubious distinction of having the highest rate of childhood obesity worldwide.