India
Soft drinks makers rail against Budget duty increase
India's INR140bn (US$2.8bn) soft drink industry has called on the government to reverse an increase in excise duty on beverages.
Archives for March 8, 2016
Kolé functional drink promises cognitive performance improvement
A brain scientist was challenged by his wife to create a functional drink that benefits the brain. Fast forward two years, the scientist is ready to launch his Kolé Food Life brand with four beverages.
Join us today: Beer and Beyond online event
Join us today for Beer and Beyond, a free to attend online event dedicated to exploring the opportunities – and sizing up the challenges – for the beer industry.
Japan
Scientists find way to make sweetest sweetener taste sweeter
Japanese researchers have devised a method to make one of the sweetest natural sweeteners even sweeter in a development that will be seen as a breakthrough at a time when consumers are moving away from sugar.
India
Manpasand ties up with Baskin-Robbins in latest urban expansion deal
Baskin-Robbins India will now offer beverages in addition to ice creams after entering into an exclusive tie-up with fruit juice manufacturer Manpasand Beverages.
Dispatches from Food Vision 2016
Start-ups are inventing the future & big business needs to partner now: Unilever Foundry creator
Start-ups are changing the food industry from trailblazing new ideas to providing new growth models, and both big businesses and small start-ups need to collaborate to innovate. The benefits are mutual, says Jeremy Basset, founder of Unilever’s incubator...
‘For something to taste good, it doesn’t need to be sweet!’ Ugly water eyes up new opportunities for unsweet beverages
The founders of Ugly, an unsweet, fruit infused sparkling water brand, believe consumer palates will become less focused on sweet in the coming years. This can open up opportunities for beverages such as unsweetened iced tea, unsweetened cold brew...
India
Report: Coffee-in-a-can manufacturers should broaden ingredient base
India’s burgeoning ready-to-drink coffee market will be worth over US$480m by 2020 after seeing annual growth of 3.2% since 2015, according to a report by Mordor Intelligence.