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Foodservice Drinks: Innovation Means Options

The Coca-Cola Company’s Freestyle is a touch-screen foodservice beverage dispenser that seemingly puts an endless array of beverage flavor combinations at the user’s fingertips.

Robert Garrison

September 13, 2013

3-D movie glasses. 5G smartphones. It’s clear that consumers like options, and they value anything that adds functional dimensions for a heightened experience.

World Tea Expo Relocating

The 2014 World Tea Expo and 2014 Healthy Beverage Expo are heading to "The Golden State" with Long Beach, Calif. as the trade shows' official host city.

September 11, 2013

World Tea Expo is a tradeshow and conference focused 100% on premium teas and related products.

Suntory Buying Two GSK Brands

GlaxoSmithKline agreed to sell two soft drink brands to Suntory Beverage and Food of Japan.

September 9, 2013

The Asian beverage giant is spending $2.1 billion on Lucozade and Ribena.

Scientists Bemoan Fruit Juice

Two nutrition experts say consumers need to remember that otherwise healthy fruit juices and smoothies can be loaded with fructose sugar.

September 9, 2013

"Smoothies and fruit juice are the new danger," said one researcher.

A Hot Ginger Ale for Japan

After four years of development, Coca-Cola is introducing a warm ginger ale.

September 4, 2013

Hot canned drinks are not new to Japan, but they are typically hot tea or hot canned coffee.

Wine on Depression

Drinking wine in moderation may actually ward off depression.

September 4, 2013

The study followed more than 5,500 light-to-moderate drinkers for up to seven years.

Feel-better Beverages

Organic brown rice base, bananas and apples into a soothing new drink called the B.R.A.T. "feel better drinks."

September 3, 2013

The drinks are packed with electrolytes, zinc, calcium, vitamins and nutrients.

Coffee May Lower Prostate Cancer Risk

Men who drink four or more cups of coffee daily are at a lower risk of prostate cancer progression and recurrence.

September 3, 2013

Men who drank four or more cups of coffee per day experienced a 59% reduced risk of prostate cancer recurrence and/or progression as compared to those who drank only one or fewer cups per week.

Tea for Teeth

Regular tea consumption helps maintain a healthy smile for longer.

August 30, 2013

People who consume a minimum of three cups of good quality black tea per day, will actually annihilate two types of dangerous bacteria that reside within the mouth and that are responsible for the development of gum disease and dental cavities.

Coffee Harvested by Women

Harvested by Women certification, which gives women in coffee-producing countries more financial investment in the production process from bean to cup.

August 29, 2013

Boyd's Coffee is the first coffee roaster in the U.S. to purchase the new Harvested by Women Certified coffee.