PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, N.Y., is exploring the addition of “tea” to its very popular lower-calorie Trop50 beverage line. The new product concepts in test market include Peach with White Tea, Pear Lychee with White Tea and Raspberry with Green Tea. All three new concepts claim to contain 50% less sugar and calories than juice blends. The beverages rely on a stevia-based sweetener, which allows for a “no artificial sweetener” claim.
The beverage aisle bulks up as processors add protein, vitamins, antioxidants and other better-for-you ingredients to their team of teas, coffee, juices and water.
Is your company bottling grape juice? If not, it might be a good idea to add this beverage to your filling lines. Here’s why: Sales of the drink, measured in dollars, increased 345%, unit sales increased 178% and the average unit price increased $1.16 to $3.09. Clearly, the purple beverage is a superstar, according to 52-week data provided by Chicago-based market researcher SymphonyIRI Group.
Chocolate milk is one consumer favorite in the midst of an identity crisis. Long a staple of most children’s school lunch, chocolate milk has been banned.
Marina Mayer Executive EditorThe saying goes, what goes up must come down. The same can be said however for what goes down must come back up. Such is the case
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The healthy halo of orange juice became a tad smudged in the last year. While the beverage continues to dominate the refrigerated juices and drinks category, dollar sales dipped 1.2% and units were down 3.2% in the 52 weeks ending April 17, according to SymphonyIRI Group, a Chicago-based market research firm.
Food and beverage trends are said to start in foodservice - at high-end restaurants where the final bill for a party of six often totals more than the average family’s monthly mortgage payment.