‘One of the most difficult issues associated with sustainable sourcing is whether companies should adopt third party standards or develop in-house schemes.
Low coffee demands, surplus cocoa stocks, rising sugar prices and a geographical shift in the wheat market, are just a few points raised by Euromonitor’s senior food analyst in its monthly GlobalCast.
Energy shot drinks have come under fire from German authorities which are employing an old-school prohibition logic that history has repeatedly dunce-hatted.
Foods that claim to deliver energy are carving out a distinct place in the marketplace, as consumers start to look beyond energy drinks for an added boost, according to Mintel.
French resistance to selling the Red Bull energy drink appears to
be waning with the beverage soon to be reformulated in the country
to include the controversial amino acid taurine for the first
time.
Clinicians should consider screening energy drink use in their
patients to ensure a greater understanding of the possible impacts
of long-term exposure to the high-dose caffeinated products, new
findings have suggested.
Energy drinks are a runaway success but extreme marketing and
product formulation has the potential to cast a shadow over the
multi-billion dollar global industry.
