Reporter’s notebook: PepsiCo to tinker with flavors?

PepsiCo Inc. appears poised to tinker with new flavors for two of its largest flanking brands, according to the company’s recent trademark filings. In the last four months, the company…

Mintel reports 30% drop in food/beverage launches

Chicago (January 26, 2010)-The economic slump paid its toll on US food and drink manufacturers in 2009, according to a recent review of Mintel’s Global New Product Database (GNPD). Food…

Rockstar gels with PepsiCo, adds products

Rockstar Energy has found a home with PepsiCo, Inc. and plans to spend the bulk of 2010 pushing four new products, including two that could expand the brand’s reach, and…

2010 Winter Fancy Food Recap

By John Craven and Adam Stern 2010 Winter Fancy Food Photo Gallery The 2010 Winter Fancy Food Show took place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from January 16-19,…

Review: Sprite Green

Sprite GreenT, the new reduced-calorie Sprite line extension, is the first of what the Company expects will be many new, naturally sweetened, reduced, low and zero-calorie beverages sweetened with TRUVIA…

Review: Seattle’s Best Coffee

The new Seattle’s Best Coffee® Iced Latte drinks are inspired by the handcrafted versions of guest favorite lattes, available in the cafes. These beverages are available in Iced Latte, Iced…

Review: Pre

Experience a new kind of beverage, PRE Probiotic Enhancer, an amazingly delicious fusion of organic juice enhanced with a proprietary prebiotic blend developed by Jarrow Formulas. PRE prebiotic beverage was…

Red Bull says it will keep Cola

Amid continuing questions about the fate of its first non-energy product, Red Bull issued a statement saying it would not discontinue Red Bull Cola. “Red Bull has a commitment to…

Review: NY2O

Rigorously researched and developed over the last two years, NY2O isn’t your typical bottled water. Sourced from the same pristine water reservoirs as NYC’s water-from the mountains and wilderness over…