PepsiCo brings back Diet Pepsi with aspartame Jeremy Gerrard June 27, 2016 PepsiCo announced Monday it will reintroduce an aspartame-sweetened diet soft drink to the market.Read More
Bolthouse Farms recalls millions of protein drinks Jeremy Gerrard June 23, 2016 Premium beverage company Bolthouse Farms is recalling approximately 3.8 million bottles of protein shakes because the products may be spoiled.Read More
More than 78K beers stolen from Atlanta brewery Jeremy Gerrard June 22, 2016 SweetWater says two trailers scheduled for a morning pickup and loaded with cases of its summer variety packs went missing early Tuesday.Read More
Philadelphia becomes first major city with sugary drink tax Jeremy Gerrard June 17, 2016 By a vote of 13-4, the Philadelphia City Council approved a new tax on sugary and diet beverages, becoming the first major city in the US to do so.Read More
WHO removes coffee as possible carcinogen Jeremy Gerrard June 15, 2016 The World Health Organization (WHO) announced it is downgrading the brew as a possible carcinogen.Read More
TECH FLASH Philadelphia on verge of passing drink tax Philadelphia is set to institute a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages Jeremy Gerrard June 14, 2016 The 1.5 cent-per-ounce tax has drawn the ire of the beverage industry.Read More
Keurig axes cold-drink machine, offers full refund Jeremy Gerrard June 8, 2016 Keurig is discontinuing the manufacturing of its Kold home soda appliance and pods and offering a full refund to anyone who purchased the machine.Read More
Bottled water to overtake soft drinks It could be the largest beverage category by 2017 and possibly earlier. Jeremy Gerrard May 30, 2016 In 2015, bottled water sales were up 8.9 percent over the previous year. Read More
EU clears AB InBev, SABMiller merger Jeremy Gerrard May 25, 2016 The European Commission has cleared the way for the world’s largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev, to proceed with its proposed takeover of rival SABMiller. Read More
Court rejects effort to block soda warning label on advertisements Jeremy Gerrard May 18, 2016 A federal judge for the Northern District of California has rejected an attempt to block the new San Francisco law.Read More