FDA Hearing Will Review Rules ‘Functional’ Foods
WASHINGTON – It’s time to taste-test some new rules for “functional” foods, federal officials declared Wednesday. These are foods that pack a special punch, or at least so their labels…
Headlines
Two of Three Coke Spy Suspects Plead Guilty
Two of the three suspects in a case involving corporate espionage at the Coca-Cola Co. have pled guilty, but one more, a former Coke employee, is still facing trial. Monday,…
Izze Founders Unveil New Beverage Biz
A founder of Boulder’s Izze soft drink company, which recently was sold to PepsiCo Inc., has popped the top on a new nutritional drink. Ex-Izze owner Greg Stroh and partners…
PEPSI PRIMES BRAND OVERHAUL; EXCLUSIVE: $50M effort from BBDO looks to restore the tone and spirit of 1970s work
Got that pepsi feeling? You won’t be able to avoid it. In a bid to rebuild its ailing cola franchise, the soft-drink giant is readying a big-budget, epic ad campaign…
December 11th NYC ‘Future Smarts’ Program: Cadbury, Coke, Pepsi, CCE, PBG, Cott, Hansen, Fuze, Morgan Stanley.
REGISTRATION FORM >> The December “Future Smarts” conference will be held on Monday, December 11, 2006. Our December “Future Smarts” conferences are often sold out in advance, and this one…
Natural Products Expo East 2006 – Show Recap
EXPO EAST PHOTO GALLERY >> With beverages from energy teas to hemp milk on display, Natural Products Expo East came back to Baltimore much bigger than when it left. The…
National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Show 2006 — BevNET Recap
NACS PHOTO GALLERY >> The big guns unveiled some new ammunition at this year’s NACS conference, while energy drink makers showed they plan to keep growing by juicing up their…
NEW ENVIGA™ PROVEN TO BURN CALORIES
ATLANTA – October 11, 2006 – The drink proven to burn calories – Enviga – hits the U.S. market in the Northeast in November and will roll out nationally in…
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY SHOWCASES SHOPPER-DRIVEN INNOVATION AT NACS 2006
With innovative new products and remarkable shopper insights derived from extensive research, The Coca-Cola Company has the brands and the brains to help drive c-store business from the pump to…
Anheuser-Busch Launches New Super Energy Drink 180 Blue With Acai
@@img1ST. LOUIS, Oct. 11 – Are you an energy drinker open to discovery? If so, Anheuser-Busch has something new that’ll make you rethink what you’ve come to expect in today’s…
Announcing BevNET IBQ Magazine
…
PepsiCo Acquires IZZE Beverage Company
BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — PepsiCo, Inc. has acquired IZZE Beverage Company, maker of all-natural, sparkling fruit juices. The agreement was announced today at a company-wide meeting at IZZE’s…
Could a new Coke drink burn calories?
Coca-Cola’s feeling the burn, and not just from the ever-hot competition posed by PepsiCo. Coke later this year plans to introduce Enviga, a green tea drink that will claim to…
Expo East Preview 2006 — FREE Show Guide
…