As well as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, the companies include F&N Foods, Malaysia Dairy Industries, Nestle, Pokka [POKKA.UL] and Yeo Hiap Seng. Seven major drinks companies including Coca-Cola and PepsiCo will limit the sugar content of drinks they sell in Singapore, as part of the city-state’s campaign to fight diabetes. Singapore[Read More…]
Wellness
Tata Global Beverages’ mineral water brand Himalayan enters US market
Himalayan is currently available in India and Singapore. Himalayan, Tata Global Beverages’ (TGB) premium natural mineral water brand, will now enter the American market in a phased manner, through an agreement signed by its subsidiary with Talking Rain Beverage Company, the maker of Sparkling Ice flavored sparkling waters, to distribute[Read More…]
Coca-Cola seeking sweetener innovations with crowdsourcing campaign
An additional campaign, “the sweet story challenge”, invites consumers to submit written or video entries featuring favorite methods of naturally sweetening foods or beverages in their cultures, communities or families. The Coca-Cola Co. has issued a challenge for researchers and scientists to find a “naturally sourced, safe, low- or no-calorie compound” that[Read More…]
U.S.-grown soybean oil achieves FDA’s qualified heart health claim
Food manufacturers can promote eligible soybean oil products as U.S. grown and now, heart healthy. Singapore – The Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of a qualified health claim confirming soybean oil’s ability to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. Soybean oil is the most widely used edible[Read More…]
Vitamin B12 Linked to Cognitive Performance in Children
Vitamin B12 status in infancy may impact development and performance on social perception tasks and visuospatial abilities at 5 years of age, according to research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Vitamin B12 status in infancy may impact development and performance on social perception tasks and visuospatial abilities[Read More…]
Jin+Ja expands into plant-based nutrition
Jin+Ja Super Greens is the brand’s first new product line in eight years and serves as a natural and complementary expansion to its already well-known and flagship product, Jin+Ja Drink. Jin+Ja, the deliciously powerful health and wellness brand founded in 2009, announces the launch of Jin+Ja Super Greens, a new[Read More…]
Bottled Water becomes number-one beverage in the U.S.
New York City–based Beverage Marketing Corporation is the leading research, consulting and financial services firm dedicated to the global beverage industry. Capping a remarkable, decades–long streak of vigorous growth, bottled water passed a major milestone in 2016, when it surpassed carbonated soft drinks to become the largest beverage category by volume in the United[Read More…]
Nestlé (Hsufuchi Foods) identifies TOMRA as a long-term partner
Nestlé recently identified TOMRA as a long-term partner to assure a solid quality control solution. Singapore – Aflatoxin is a major issue for Chinese food manufacturers and processors. Food exporters face even more challenges, as products exceeding the aflatoxin level imposed by import countries can often be rejected, which can[Read More…]
SweetLeaf announced as first Founding Member of Sugarwise Alliance
The first Sugarwise accredited recipe book “Sugar Free” will be available on shelf and online mid-July. Singapore – SweetLeaf belongs to the parent group Wisdom Natural Brands. SweetLeaf, a stevia brand in the natural food marketplace is a zero-calorie, zero-carb, no sugar, non-glycaemic response sweetener made from sustainably sourced plants[Read More…]
PureCircle develops new antioxidant product
The company has created a unique process for extracting and purifying this plant- based antioxidant ingredient at a global scale. PureCircle has developed the first commercially viable stevia antioxidant product, providing food and beverage companies new access to health and wellness ingredients for their consumers. PureCircle is the world’s leading[Read More…]
