Talk about crossed wires. The objectives are undoubtedly sound. The British government's Department of Health is proposing an 'English Healthier Food Mark'. Read more
Grupo Matarromera in Spain has come up with a lightly carbonated wine-based drink with 0.5% alcohol, called Emanasin. The drink contains four calories and is available in three variants: white, rose and red. Read more
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company has withdrawn certain batches of Dr Pepper in Northern Ireland, because of high levels of benzoic acid. The Food Standards Agency has issued a 'Food Alert for Information'. Read more
Bireley's Kanjiru Tropical Kiss, from Asahi Soft Drinks, contains nata de coco – an ingredient high in dietary fibre and low in fat and cholesterol. With 20% juice content, the drink contains a mix of pineapple, mango and banana juice. Read more
Levels of NPD activity are continuing to hold up well in the face of the difficult global financial situation, with the number of launches in the first 10 months of 2009 ahead of the total achieved in the same period of 2008, according to Innova... Read more
Asahi has launched Point-Zero, a non-alcoholic beer-tasting drink. It's made by carbonating wort mixture from boiled malt and hops but, as no fermentation takes place, no alcohol is produced. Read more
The national recycling rate for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottled water containers (0.5-litre or 16.9oz) now stands at 30.9% for 2008, an improvement of 32% over the 2007 rate according to two new studies by the National Associati... Read more
AGF has launched Blendy Cafe-o-lait Zero Fat, a 0% fat iced coffee drink, into the Japanese market. Read more
Kirin has relaunched its Diabolo Ginger product with a stronger ginger taste. To make the drink, ginger is boiled with sugar which then has lemongrass, cinnamon, a variety of other spices and grapefruit juice added. Read more
When it comes to making ice cream Philip Mancini takes some licking, and to prove it he has been officially crowned the ice cream king of Great Britain. Read more
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