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Venture Capital is hungry for more F&B startups

Consumer packed goods companies like Unilever, P&G, Kellogg’s and Danone should watch their back as venture capital and tech-food startups are going to …

Good habits and bad habits

Food Matters Live hosted an eyebrow-raising 450 speakers at an innovative trade show in London last week, so I was bound to learn a lot from attending, which I …

Bottled water under the microscope

A new infographic on US bottled water argues that it involves “very small water use with very big health benefits.” It uses less than 0.004% of water in …

America’s favourite Beverage

Is not what you think. Figures were published recently as part of a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, with 5,627 respondents reporting on all …

Snacks and Health – Really?

We’re definitely snacking more. We’re scaling down our weekly shop and topping up at discounters or local convenience stores. We’re also eating more …

38 acquisitions in October

October was a less frenetic month for food and drink industry transactions, with 38 recorded on the bevblog.net database.  3 reached the $500 million mark, …

Cutting Sugar in Soft Drinks

There is a trend here.  An important one.  Soft drinks companies are pledging to cut the calories in our diets. Two national industry coalitions have made …

Healthy vs Unhealthy Food Price Gap

I just don’t agree. It’s been reported that healthy foods are three times more expensive than unhealthy foods in Britain and the price gap is widening. I …

Packaging Innovation by Niagara

Another highlight of Zenith’s Global Bottled Water Congress in Budapest earlier in October was a presentation by Andy Peykoff Sr, Founder and Chairman of …

Calories and Beverage choices

At Zenith’s Global Bottled Water Congress in Budapest earlier in October, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of global market leader Nestlé Waters, …