Energy Drinks

Global Functional Foods Market Continues to Expand

Although the global functional foods market continues to expand in size, growth rates in parts of the world have dipped over the last couple of years, especially compared with the last decade, according to a new market report from Leatherhead Foods. Due mostly to economic ...More
May 18, 2012
Posted in News, Nutraceuticals
Sen. Durbin Calls on FDA to Investigate Energy Drinks

Energy drinks were put squarely in Sen. Dick Durbin's (D.-Ill.) crosshairs this week when he asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate the popular beverages and clarify the definition of conventional food and beverages verses supplements. He also ...More
April 5, 2012
Posted in News, Nutraceuticals
U.S. Soda Consumption Fizzles

U.S. consumption of carbonated soft drinks fizzled in 2011 to its lowest level since 1996, as more health-conscious consumers opted for bottled waters, juice, teas and energy drinks over sugary soft drinks. ...More
April 2, 2012
Posted in News
Turning Up the Juice Market

A thirst for natural ingredients and the unrelenting message that sugary drinks are contributing to the obesity epidemic should mean a robust surge in juice sales. The operative word, however, is “should.” ...More
March 5, 2012 By Lynn Kuntz
Posted in Blog
Coca-Cola 4Q11 Sales Beat Expectations

The Coca-Cola Company released its fourth quarter 2011 financials that beat expectations and long-term growth targets for non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages, sparkling and still beverages. The company experienced strong full-year global volume growth of 5% led by the ...More
February 7, 2012
Posted in News
Three Brands Join PepsiCo's Billion-Dollar Club

Three more PepsiCo beverage brands hit the billion-dollar mark. ...More
January 26, 2012
Posted in News
ABA Rebuffs Paper on Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes

The American Beverage Association (ABA) issued a statement denouncing a recent paper supporting the theory that a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages would reduce health and cost burdens of diabetes as nothing more than another attempt by researchers and their supporters who ...More
January 11, 2012
Posted in News
Kraft Adds 70+ Products to 2012 Lineup

Kraft Foods will ring in the New Year with the introduction of more than 70 products to appeal to consumers’ desire for bold flavors, easy meal solutions and better-for-you offerings. ...More
December 20, 2011
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal, Flavor, Sauces / Gravies / Soup
ABA Refutes Report Linking Energy Drinks to Increased ER Visits

The American Beverage Association (ABA) is calling the recently released report that the number of emergency department visits involving energy drinks increased approximately tenfold between 2005 and 2009 “a troubling example of statistics taken out of context." ...More
November 28, 2011
Posted in News, Nutraceuticals
Formulating All-Natural Beverages

Formulating natural beverages, without the benefit of a federal definition of natural. ...More
November 15, 2011
Posted in Articles, Colors, Flavor