WASHINGTON — The food industry urged federal regulators Tuesday to allow broader health claims on energy drinks, power bars and other so-called functional foods amid criticisms from consumer groups that…
WASHINGTON-Enviga, a new carbonated green tea beverage, claims that it burns more calories than it provides, resulting in “negative calories.” But the nonprofit food watchdog group, the Center for Science…
ATLANTA, Nov. 30 – Coca-Cola North America (CCNA) and Caribou Coffee plan to launch a new line of premium ready-to-drink iced coffees in the U.S. next summer — the sixth…
@@img1STAMFORD, CT – November 29, 2006 – The Switch Beverage Company, makers of The Switch, the only national, carbonated, 100% juice beverage on the market, named Maura Mottolese president. She…
FDA announced last week it will allow fluoridation of bottled water to assist in the prevention of dental caries (cavities), prompting praise from the American Dental Association and concerns from…
GREENWICH, CT – November 21 – North Castle Partners announced today a definitive agreement to sell Azusa, California-based Naked Juice Company, a leader in the fast growing super premium juice…
Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE: CCE) announced today that it has completed a United States distribution agreement with Hornell Brewing Co., Inc., maker of AriZona Iced Tea products. Beginning in February 2007,…
Customer satisfaction is flat according to the third quarter report of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). The ACSI aggregate score remains near its all-time high at 74.4 for a…
BevNET Editor Cooked books, dump trucks and a whole lot of shredding. Those are the highlights – or lowlights — of a report to a Delaware business court from the…
The CEO of flavored water maker LeNature’s Inc. was removed – at least temporarily – after a judge in a business-oriented Delaware court ruled the company had engaged in “potentially…
Twelve finalists were selected today for the Secretary of State’s prestigious 2006 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). These U.S. companies were chosen from 55 nominations submitted by American Ambassadors around…
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…
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,…
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…
