Since becoming a Certified B Corp one year ago, Danone North America has made strides in improving its procurement process, meeting consumer demand for increased sustainability and rallying its employees to prioritize the company’s commitment to social...
Ready-to-drink sports beverage brand Kill Cliff struck a deal with Walmart, which will stock Kill Cliff’s canned drink Recover in 1,900 Walmart stores in 46 states.
While the sugar-free kids’ beverage company Hapi Drinks was the only one of the 10 startups in PepsiCo’s Nutrition Greenhouse North American’s inaugural class to receive the coveted $100,000 grant awarded by the accelerator, all of the participants –...
Coca-Cola Coffee and Coca-Cola Energy could spearhead the evolution of brand Coca-Cola, as beverage categories continue to blur and Coca-Cola looks to maintain momentum for its flagship brand.
An analysis of the latest Nielsen data reveals that private label dollar sales in the mass (mass merchandise), club, and dollar retail channels surged 9.8% in 2018, significantly outstripping the flat growth generated by national brands in the same channels...
In a large company, a bad hire can create headaches, but it may not be the end of the world. In a startup, however, it could mean the difference between success and failure.
'The number one consumer driver is natural or clean label, followed by glycemic index and keto friendly...'
Are sugar alcohols losing their luster, will allulose take off, and is stevia still hot? FoodNavigator-USA caught up with Icon Foods, Cargill and Beneo to explore formulation trends as brands come under increasing pressure to reduce sugar and keep labels...
Developments in mobile technology paired with time-strapped consumers’ increasing demand for convenience are giving restaurants a competitive edge over traditional grocery stores and food & beverage CPGs, but a new study from Oracle suggests many...
PepsiCo is launching a new hydration platform: eyeing up rising demand for customizable, healthier options while developing ways to deliver beverages without single-use plastic bottles.
'We're not trying to keep anyone out of the market'
As a wave of lawsuits has brought the debate over what kombucha is and how it is made into sharper focus, trade association Kombucha Brewers International (KBI) is putting the finishing touches on a standard it claims will help preserve the integrity...
Food and beverage companies, along with other CPG manufacturers, could suffer “far-reaching negative consequences” if the Supreme Court fails to block the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 US Census, according to the consumer and market research...
US retail sales of refrigerated kombucha and other fermented beverages (including hard kombucha) were up 21% to $728.8m in measured channels* in the year to February 24, 2019 driven by strong distribution gains. However, velocities were down fairly sharply,...
A novel approach to brewing kombucha in stackable rectangular trays could help dramatically speed up the fermentation process and keep alcohol levels consistently below 0.5% abv, solving a major technical challenge for the industry, according to kombucha...
Blockchain technology may be best known for its ability to securely move crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin around the word, but the technology can do much more -- especially in the food and beverage industries.
Almost three years after launching - and then rapidly withdrawing - its Food Bar from the market, Soylent has unveiled Soylent Squared, a 100-calorie ‘mini meal bar’ featuring 5g of soy protein, 36 essential nutrients and probiotics.
