Millennials are trailblazers. From charging into the digital sphere to influencing everything from fashion to how music is distributed, there is no way to deny that the millennial generation has taken the world by storm thanks largely to…
A war is on between sugar farmers and their corporate buyers in the food and beverage industries. The U.S. food industry is turning against its sugar suppliers and attempting to abolish the Depression-era subsidies, price supports, and import…
Nestle, an international Swiss food and beverage corporation, is setting their sights on capturing a larger percentage of the Asian market in coming years. In particular, the company is developing low-sugar coffee beverages to appeal to the Thai…
In a recent article, I discussed the European Union’s deregulation of the sugar market at the end of last year, when it abolished decades-old price floors, tariffs, and quotas. The move allowed larger sugar producers in Europe to…
According to a recent poll, a significant trend in American diets is a decrease in sugar consumption. Letterhead Food Research asked 1,061 Americans about their dietary habits, including whether they agreed with statements such as “I am cooking…
Britain’s comprehensive and controversial new tax on sugary drinks took effect this month, scorned by the beverage industry and lauded by health experts as the most progressive tax of its kind. While certainly not the first effort by…
The idea of a tax on soda has been making its way into the legislatures of many American cities. After an expensive showdown a few years ago in Berkeley, in which grassroots activists trounced the multimillion-dollar lobbying efforts…
We love beer! Of course, many of us also enjoy living a healthy lifestyle – both of which don’t often get along well together. Giving up the idea of sharing a cold one with friends can be quite…
When you think of drinks that are safe to consume on a low-carb or ketogenic diet, beer is usually last on the list of acceptable options. One South African company is looking to change that and giving low-carb…
Faced with the wide variety of pastries sold at morning coffee shops, bakeries, and Dunkin Donuts, many people turn to muffins as a safe and relatively healthy breakfast. A new study, however, targets the variety of blueberry muffins…