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Report highlights changes in the global soft drinks market
A report from Innova Market Insights has highlighted changes in the soft drinks market over the last 20 years and has indicated current emerging trends.
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Coca-Cola suggests it will never remove single-use plastic
Coca-Cola will not ditch single-use plastic bottles because consumers still want them, the firm's Head of Sustainability told the BBC.
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Call made for ‘ready to drink’ alcoholic beverages to be reduced in sugar
According to a new survey from Action on Sugar, popular ‘ready to drink’ pre-mixed spirits and cocktails sold in supermarkets are high in 'hidden' sugar and calories.
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Trademark considerations when launching in rising food and drink sectors
Coca-Cola has introduced an alcohol brand in the east, while CBD and non-alcoholic alcohol rise in the west. Nathalie John and Edward Carstairs of Gill Jennings and Every explain how companies must protect themselves as the food and drink sector sees an influx of change and innovation.
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Episode Three: PepsiCo
According to National Geographic, approximately 18 billion pounds of plastic waste flows into the oceans every year from coastal regions, and 40 percent of plastic produced is packaging.
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Are you confident in the safety of our food?
Ahead of speaking at Food Integrity, Bethan Grylls, Editor of New Food, interviews innocent drinks’ Central Technical Team Leader, Konstantina Karagkika, about the pressures on industry and how the company looks to identify and prevent risks to its supply chain.
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US wine consumption declines for the first time in 25 years
Despite decreases, total beverage alcohol in the country posted volume growth of 0.3 percent in 2019 (reversing a previous decline), with a value reaching $167 billion (up 2.5 percent from 2018).
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Research finds sugar content in soft drinks drops by 29 percent in UK
New research suggests that individual soft drink companies in the UK are making a sizeable contribution to sugar reduction, with eight out of the top 10 companies reducing the sugar content of their products by 15 percent or more.
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Is alcohol worse than cannabis?
Drunken accidents are on the rise, yet alcohol remains a perfectly legal beverage. Here, Phil Patterson of Real Cannabis Club questions whether industry is being too hard on cannabis and if, when compared to alcohol, it is really that bad…
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CBD explained…
CBD, hemp and THC are becoming familiar words to the industry, yet confusion around their differences and side effects still looms. Here, Bethan Grylls speaks to expert Ryan Crane about the variances, US regulation, and his vision to remove the cannabis stigma.
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American milk giant files for bankruptcy amongst industry challenges
Rising costs of raw milk and new market challenges are said to be amongst the reasons for the company's reorganisation.
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The transformation of tequila
Once considered a drink to be ‘shot’, tequila is transforming into a sipping beverage – and one of premium standard. As such, industry has been developing new ways to create high-quality tequila to address these demands. New Food's Sam Mehmet caught up with SipTequila, to find out more about this…
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Craft beer boom linked to record number of US states growing hops
Between 2007 and 2017, the number of hop farms reportedly grew from 68 to 817 in the US, and hop acreage expanded from 31,145 to 59,429 acres.
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New Food Issue 6 2019
Issue 6 2019 of New Food is available to read online, featuring stories on Food Safety, Ingredients, CBD, Cannabis & Hemp and much more...
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Research suggests almost all coffee operators consider sustainability as important
The researchers have stated the role of suppliers is clearly key in helping individual businesses and the wider industry achieve sustainability targets.
