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Following in the footsteps of the hugely profitable concentrated chai drinks market in North America, go-chai is a new choice in premium tea.

Liqui-Fruit, a market leader in the South African long-life fruit juice market since its introduction to South Africa in 1975, has expanded its Barney & Friends range with the addition of Riff, a dancing Hadrosaur (duck-billed dinosaur).

American dairy company Kemps has launched two new milk products: Kemps Plus Healthy Lifestyle and Kemps Plus Healthy Kids, containing the MEG-3 EPA/DHA ingredient from Ocean Nutrition Canada (ONC).

French company Delo has launched a new product range dubbed the 'booster-cap' to spice up our daily water quota and provide a dose of wellness at the same time.

UK water cooler company Water for Work and Home prepares to launch its range of models for the home. The line includes floor-standing and countertop units that can hold 10, 12 or 19 litres of natural Kent water.

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

A product that has been designed to increase water consumption in schools has made a successful appearance on BBC Two's Dragons’ Den. The bottlecoolerpenholder by Concentrate Design keeps water bottles cool and stores pupils’ stationery.

Cooler cover ups and vending machine spying

Health company Odwalla, owned by The Coca-Cola Company since 2001, has launched into the energy sector with a Tropical fruit juice blend combining pineapple, mango, guava and passion fruit plus extracts of yerba mate, green tea and guarana seed for concentration and vitality.

Surimi, more commonly found in the West as imitation crab meat, is made from pulverised fish meat that has a flexible texture when cooked.

In response to demands from soft drinks manufacturers, Ajinomoto has introduced a quick dissolving aspartame, QDE 510.

Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods has launched Neo Beauty, an innovative dairy drink containing the unique 3D Regeneo formula with aloe vera. Neo Beauty is the first functional food product of its kind on the Russian market, with a defined impact on overall health and particularly the state of skin, nails and hair.