Articles Tagged with ''health and wellness''

Glanbia Nutritionals

Performance beverages show strong sales growth

Natural, clean-label ingredients drive beverage market
Barbara Harfmann
October 10, 2016
When it comes to consumer packaged goods (CPGs), consumers are faced with myriad choices. There are beverages designed to fuel their bodies before a big game, give them energy to power through busy days or to simply help boost immunity.
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Inkos Energy

Convenience stores appeal to the masses

Beverage purchases key driver of convenience stores sales
Barbara Harfmann
September 12, 2016
Forty-four percent of consumers are visiting convenience (C-stores) stores more often — and half say they are visiting significantly more often than they did just two years ago, according to Chicago-based Datassential, which surveyed 1,000 consumers and 150 operators for its June “C-Store Keynote Report.” While visiting C-stores, these consumers also are buying more prepared food and beverages, the report notes.
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Kevita Master Brew

Consumers drawn to kombucha’s health properties

Beverage companies releasing products in fruit, traditional soda flavors
jessica Jacobsen
Jessica Jacobsen
July 12, 2016
Appearing in the June 7 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, the "Trends in Obesity Among Adults in the United States, 2005 to 2014” study concluded that the prevalence of obesity was 35 percent among men and 40 percent among women in 2013-2014, while an increased prevalence was found among women, but not men, during the 2005-2014 timeframe.
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Authors offer healthy eating and drinking tips

Sugar Knockout, The Chimp Diet books address sugar and natural diets
Barbara Harfmann
June 15, 2016

With summer finally here, I have adopted a “no excuses” mantra in my quest to shed some weight and get healthy. I’ve been munching carrots instead of chips, drinking more water and resuming my regular walking routine. And when my son uses the “D” word, as in “diet,” I tell him it’s not about diet and deprivation but, rather, it’s about adopting a healthier overall lifestyle.


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Study shows food, beverage companies expect growth

Companies identify new regulations as a top concern
June 14, 2016

According to the 2016 annual “U.S. Food & Beverage Industry Study,” released by New York-based WeiserMazars LLP, most food and beverage companies anticipate a significant increase in sales this year.


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vending machines

Health and wellness drive changes for vending machines

Variety key for vending machine operators
Amanda Del Buono
June 9, 2016

Beverages, especially carbonated soft drinks (CSDs), are an essential part of the vending channel’s success. Although the vending industry faces challenges, like complying with new government regulations and trying to meet consumer health-and-wellness demands, industry experts say that the vending channel is poised for growth.


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