According to Karin Nielsen, Director of the Ingredients Division at Canadean, the psychoactive drinks market for adults is exploding, as naturally derived ingredients from fruit, plants and roots prove to have an impact on cognitive health. ...
The citizens of Berkeley in California have voted for additional tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, becoming the first city in the US to okay such a move. Berkeley voted 75.12% to 24.88% for a penny-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened ...
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Chilgrove Gin, along with its export partner The British Bottle Company, has signed an export agreement with the government monopoly distribution board Société des Alcools du Québec (SAQ) in Canada. The move comes in ...
Tags: Chilgrove Gin, English gin, Agriculture
The new branding features a white oyster dredger silhouette on a black background, reflecting the coastal town of Whitstable in Kent. The name was chosen to complement the existing Whitstable Bay range and by drawing upon the heritage of ...
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Lion milk success after packaging switch to highlight dairy farmers Food and beverage manufacturer Lion has announced that, since switching its Dairy Farmers milk packaging in Far North Queensland to ‘Malanda Original Milk’, ...
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A process for producing the sweetener erythritol from sapodilla, a tropical tree, has been developed by students at the Technological Institute of Monterrey (ITESM) in Mexico. Some natural low calorie sweeteners, including erythritol (a ...
Over half of UK consumers believe energy drinks are bad for ier health, but sales of the drinks are reaching record levels anyway, according to global market research organisation Canadean. Canadean said that to secure the success of this ...
Tags: Energy Drinks, Health Concerns
A majority of UK consumers are distrustful of food and drinks products that offer a ‘magic bullet’ health solution, instead opting for ‘traditional’ health foods such as fruit and vegetables, according to new ...
Tags: Vegetables, Health Cure Products
PPG Industries' packaging coatings business has announced that INNOVEL HPS coatings, the next generation of internal protective spray lacquers for the beverage can industry, has been approved for use on aluminum and steel beverage cans. ...
Tags: Packaging Coatings, PPG, HPS Coatings
HJ Heinz Australia has recalled its canned beetroot over possible microbial growth in the products, according to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand. The recalled product is 450g Golden Circle Beetroot Slices that is packed in a tin ...
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Nigerian Breweries has secured Securities and Exchange Commission approval for its previously announced merger with Consolidated Breweries. Both the companies are majority owned subsidiaries of Dutch brewing company Heineken. Heineken ...
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The Coca Cola Company will earmark between $600m and $1bn for expansion of its operations in Indonesia. The company is likely to form a joint venture with its Australian subsidiary Coca Cola Amatil (CCA), to build new plants across ...
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Manufacturers of beverage filling and packaging lines Krones has revived its subsidiary Kosme, which manufactures machines and technologies for the lower output range. As a part of the restructuring, Kosme has discontinued its operations ...
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Food prices in New Zealand were down by 0.8% in September, following the 0.3% gain in August, according to the latest report released by Statistics New Zealand. During the period, fruit and vegetable prices fell 6.5%. Lower vegetable ...
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All-natural soft drinks brand Zevia, the number one sparkling drink in the natural channel in the US, is looking to break into the UK market and has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Tree of Life. With a listing already ...
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