Beverages, particularly energy drinks, enhanced waters and RTD teas, are taking various approaches in promotions, ingredients and even processing to set themselves apart.

Some 90% of the world’s population consumes caffeine in one form or another, but what sets apart a coffee guzzler from their cup-a-day compatriots comes down to two genes, according to a new study.

Sports and energy drinks sales could flatten in the U.S. over the next 12 months, according to a new AlixPartners survey.

A recent study, published in Melanoma Research and conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has stated that resveratrol can reduce the malignancy of melanoma cells by de-activating the protein Akt, which plays a major role in many cellular processes.

Nestlé Waters North America signed an agreement to acquire the Sweet Leaf Tea Company, including its Sweet Leaf and Tradewinds beverage brands.

Sara Lee Corp. cut its full-year earnings outlook and said it is considering selling its international bakery and North American refrigerated dough businesses.

Spirits are picking up, so to speak, in the alcoholic beverage industry, though rising commodity prices may constrain margins, according to a new study by AlixPartners LLP, the global business-advisory firm.

Scientists have again discovered that regularly drinking green tea could protect the brain against developing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.

Scientists have found that an antioxidant found in red wine, grapes and nuts -- a substance similar to resveratrol -- could protect against radiation sickness.

FDA researchers have carried out a new research which as revealed that many U.S. mothers fed their babies with herbal supplements or tea.