The recent approval for the use of stevia as a food and beverage ingredient in Australia and NZ has resulted in a torrent of speculation about the potential for its use in the US and EU markets, both of which currently do not permit it.
The non-alcoholic beverages sector is primarily made up of soft drink manufacturing, which, at 56.8% of the total industry revenue, is worth $3,314 million. This is followed by juice, accounting for 32.7% and bottled water, at $460.6 million, or 10.5%.
Australia’s peak food and grocery manufacturing representative body welcomed the release of the Senate Inquiry into the Management of Australia’s Waste Streams, advising the Senate that it could not support Senator Fielding’s Drink Container Recycling Bill.
The Coca-Cola Company is planning to remove a potentially damaging additive from their Diet Coke beverages in the U.K. but the chemical is to continue to be used in Australia.
Food prices are soaring, wealthier Asian consumers are westernizing their diets, and farmers, let alone the nations of the third world, cannot keep up the pace, according to IBISWorld.
The company that invented the pull-top aluminum can helps debut the first ever vented can.
Chocolate milk is more satisfying than soft drink without having any adverse effect on appetite at the next meal, according to scientific research.
FOOD unveils the trends and developments within the soft drink, fruit juice and energy drink manufacturing industries.
Diet Rite soft drinks were highly commended in the Non-Alcoholic Beverages category.