The secret to getting preschoolers to eat more veggies may be as simple as serving water with the meal compared to other sweetened beverages, according to two recent studies published in the journal Appetite. The findings also suggest young adults who drink water with meals ...More
PepsiCo is recalling Tropicana Kids Orange Juice Drink multi-packs in the United Kingdom because they contain only microbiological-contamination water instead of orange juice blend, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) announced May 2. ...More
Water-related disease is a serious concern globally as many countries struggle to access to clean drinking water; however, new research published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene suggests the humble lime may provide an inexpensive and quick method to ...More
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
From energy bars, fruit juices and RTD shakes to all sorts of healthy foods, antioxidants are featured in a diversity of consumer packaged goods and represent a mega-trend whereby the link between dietary supplements and actual diets is becoming ever stronger, according to ...More
Just four months after its $30 million acquisition of Evolution Fresh, Inc., Starbucks has opened its first Evolution Fresh™ store, introducing customers to a unique, premium juice and food experience. ...More
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
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
Japanese demand for processed food products will continue to grow for the foreseeable future, despite the recession and weakened economy, according to a recent USDA Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) GAIN report. The report estimates Japanese food processing industry was ...More
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