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OnJuice Now Available in Miami Hotels, Yoga Studio

BOCA RATON, Fla. — OnJuice, quickly becoming South Beach’s favorite cold-pressed juice brand, is newly available at three premier locations in the Miami area: Gale South Beach Hotel Bikram Hot…

Bolthouse Farms Introduces Vegetable-Driven Beverage

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — As the nation becomes increasingly health conscious and the vegetable juicing trend skyrockets, consumers are looking for easy ways to get more greens into their diets. They…

Channel Check: Lemonade

This category has been the hottest of the hot for the past couple of years, and it’s a place where entrepreneurial brands are fully engaged with the big guys in the fight for position. Note Calypso’s steady and sustained growth, along with Hubert’s and Cabana. Meanwhile, there are plenty of new launches – plenty of brands with no track record. We fear the “Golden Bear” – so should Minute Maid.

Miss Muffet Broadens Her Palate

She was eating curds and whey back in the day, but Little Miss Muffet might look past milk the next time she’s searching for her protein boost. Advances in protein technology, rising raw materials costs, and lifestyle changes have combined with an overall upsurge in demand to create a broader set of proteins used in beverage than those derived solely from whey, the popular milk-based protein.

PL Thomas Introduces Food Replacement Technology

MORRISTOWN, N.J. — P.L. Thomas & Co, Inc. announced today that it has launched a line of ingredients that offer a fruit and vegetable ‘food replacement’ experience in consumer food…

Muscle Milk to Help Rebuild High School Athletic Programs

BENICIA, Calif. — CytoSport™, one of the largest sports nutrition companies in the United Statesand parent company to Muscle Milk® , announced today that the Muscle Milk Recovery Grant Program…

Review: Cow Wow Cereal Milk

While it’s not the first beverage to feature a cereal and milk flavor — that  honor belongs to Larry T’s short-lived Liquid Cereal — Cow Wow is certainly an innovative…

Former Coke Executive to Launch Functional Shot Line

Over-the-counter liquid therapy is ready to explode. At least, that’s what Mary Page Platerink believes. A former executive at the Coca-Cola Co., Inc., Platerink is the founder and CEO of First Aid Shot Therapy (F.A.S.T.). Debuting in Seattle soon, F.A.S.T. has two SKUs — one targeted at pain, like headaches, and another that is supposed to relieve an upset stomach.

Explosion of Consumer Fraud Lawsuits Has Industry on its Heels

Fueled by rising interest on issues regarding health and wellness, and a perfect storm in the legal and political landscape, the U.S. has seen a five-fold increase in the number of class action consumer fraud lawsuits brought against food and beverage companies from 2008 to 2012.