The more coffee consumed each day -- up to a point, at least -- the greater the benefit to longevity.

Probiotics are drawing positive media attention, and new products are capitalizing on the opportunity. Regulatory roadblocks pose a hurdle, but there is strong market potential for probiotic-enriched products.

Bolthouse Farms announced several new additions to the beverage line-up.

Tea is still the hot drink of choice for more than half of Brits despite the rise of coffee culture.

While artificial sweeteners have been at the center of much debate in recent months, one ice cream manufacturer has opted against the use of sugar in one of its recent introductions.

Reuters reports U.S. carbonated soft drink consumption fell again in 2011, as still-growing sales of energy drinks failed to offset weakness in traditional sodas from Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc.

New long-term research has claimed seven cups or more of tea a day could raise the risk of prostate cancer in men.

Asahi and Kagome discovered that tomatoes can reverse the effects of alcohol consumption.

Australasian food and beverage company Lion has agreed to acquire Little World Beverages.

The advantages of soy proteins are numerous and well-documented. Formulating with soy protein, however, has previously been limited to beverages with a pH higher than 4.5—the isoelectric point (the pH at which the total charge on the protein molecule is equivalent to zero) of soy proteins.