Obesity. It's a big issue – and it's only going to get weightier. According to the anti-obesity campaign Let's Move, fronted by Michelle Obama, around 42% of Americans will be obese by 2030. On both sides of the Atlantic, politicians are increasingly aware and vocal about this public health time bomb. And, for businesses, who are susceptible to finger-pointing when it comes to this problem, it's a tricky time.
After bursting onto the scene a few years back, energy drinks have lost some of their early buzz. Ray Rowlands, from market research firm DrinksInfo, examines ways that drinks makers have sought to retain consumers' interest and how innovation could shape the future of the category.
It’s rare to find a topic in the wine world where everyone agrees. Still rarer when it’s a bad-news story, and where everyone is prepared to admit it. Chris Losh thinks he's found one, however.
With a depressed home market and a weakened currency, it is little wonder that US wine producers see opportunities to make headway in the UK and Europe, in spite of the soft market conditions. Ben Cooper reports on the US presence at this week's London International Wine Fair and the conditions facing US wine producers at home.
Having blazed a trail in the world drinks market for some years, Constellation Brands suffered something of a reversal in its last fiscal year, recording a net loss of US$610. In this month's two-part just-drinks interview, CEO Rob Sands tells Olly Wehring why the group is untroubled by last year's result and, in spite of some worrying economic and market trends, remains upbeat about the future.
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have been the fiercest of competitors for decades but the fact that their rivalry now extends to 'outgreening' one another could be good news for the environment, writes Annette Farr.
Japan's top five brewers have seen mainstream beer sales fall below 50% of the market for the first time ever, according to local reports.
The rum market may be dominated by white rum – and by one brand in particular – but Larry Watson, managing director, distribution division, at Jamaican rum producer, J Wray & Nephew, believes there is strong growth potential for aged "golden" rums. In this month's just the Answer interview, Watson talks about the company's Appleton brand and the future for the premium rum category.
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