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Today’s women lead very busy lives, making it difficult to follow a proper diet and eat healthy. Designer Whey is preparing to combat this trend with the release of its Protein.2Go supplement packs.

AriZona Beverages, best known for its ready to drink teas, has added All City NRG to its line of green-tea-based energy drinks.

PepsiCo and Britvic Soft Drinks are introducing a new premium Pepsi brand exclusively to the licensed sector in the UK: Pepsi Raw.

Following months of market testing, UK company AA First has unveiled what it terms the “next generation water cooler” range.

French water cooler manufacturer Dieau Edafim has highlighted the benefits of its latest model, which is available in cool, crisp arctic white.

US ice cream maker Blue Bell Creameries has introduced Centennial Cupcake Ice Cream in honour of the Texas 4-H organisation's 100th birthday.

Marco Beverage Systems has developed a water boiler range that it claims uses 15% less energy than standard water boilers.

A hands-free product that provides users with constant hydration, even if they have reduced mobility, has been developed by UK company Hydrate for Health.

Finnish retail specialist Kesko – with around 2,000 stores in the Nordic and Baltic countries, and Russia – has added dairy products to its Pirkka range of goods.

UK water cooler manufacturer Ebac has outed production plans for its new Direct Dispense POU unit, which it believes is set to revolutionise the POU market.

US filtration products company Pureez has launched a countertop hot and cold POU water cooler that uses ultraviolet (UV) rays to purify water.

Pacific Ozone has launched an ozone dosing system for bottled water filling applications.