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BeBevCo Secures Coke Director to Launch International Expansion

STATESVILLE, N.C. — Bebida Beverage Company (USOTC: BBDA), (http://bebevco.com) a developer, manufacturer and marketer of liquid relaxation and energy products, is thrilled to announce Ahmed Elafifi as Chairman of the…

New Coke-backed Stevia Sweetener Gets OK from FDA

A new stevia sweetener jointly developed by The Coca-Cola Co. and said to have a closer taste to table sugar than other stevia products has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). On Monday, the FDA issued a No Objection GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) letter to Pure Circle, one that will allow the stevia producer to supply its Rebaudioside M (Reb M) ingredient for use in food and beverages.

Review: Aloe Gloe Coconut

Aloe Gloe’s “Coconut” variety takes the brand into a new — and much more successful — beverage segment. For this product, the company blends 15 percent coconut water with its base aloe water, which definitely makes it taste like a hybrid product. But will crossing into the coconut water category boost awareness among consumers that are still unfamiliar with aloe beverages?

Review: Tumeric Alive Brooklyn Beet Elixir

Tumeric Alive’s Brooklyn Beet Elixir is the company's first product to use beets, and the most bright-looking of its tumeric-infused drinks to date. The beverage -- which is being made exclusively for the opening of Whole Foods' new store at Third and 3rd in Brooklyn -- blends beets with a base liquid that appears to be the same as that of TumericALIVE’s core flavors. Of the limited selection of beet drinks on the market, this one is quite good.

Belvedere Vodka Introduces Silver Saber Bottle

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Belvedere Vodka, the world’s first super premium vodka, announces the launch of its first ever laser cut bottle with LED technology, the Belvedere …

Review: WTRMLN WTR

WTRMLN WTR (aka “Watermelon Water”) is a cold-pressed watermelon juice beverage that is made with watermelon flesh, watermelon rind and lemon. It is high pressure processed (HPP), which gives it an extremely fresh and refreshing flavor. And it certainly tastes like watermelon -- there’s no question that the company nailed that part of the product. From our perspective, this could be either a good thing or a bad thing, depending on the consumer.

A Pair of Aseptic Juice Companies Rise on the Coasts

From Southern California, Juiceology is two years into a marketing push that saw a cattle family from Brazil try its hand at a branded product in the U.S. Founded by Brazilian national Felipe Davila, the products include flash-pasteurized, aseptically-filled refrigerated juices that are blended with whole grain extracts for a higher fiber content to promote satiety. Another juice company, New Jersey-based Mojo Organics, recently launched behind a line of juices licensed from Chiquita Brands.

Press Clips: Dissenters Altering Ingredients; Juicetails in NYC

When Americans dislike an ingredient, they do more than take their business elsewhere. With blogs and online petitions as the vehicles, they're dissenting the standards and altering the contents of products from major companies, according to Candice Choi of The Associated Press.