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Rising Caffeine Levels Spark Calls For Ban On Energy Drink Sales To Children

Paediatricians and parents are calling for the US to treat new high-caffeine energy drinks like alcohol and cigarettes and ban their sale to minors as a si...

UK's Pret Takes Coffee Subscription Service To US And France

British sandwich and coffee chain Pret A Manger will launch its monthly coffee subscription service in the United States and France this year after the sch...

Hain Celestial Appoints Neil Campbell To Its Board Of Directors

Organic and natural products company Hain Celestial has appointed former PepsiCo and Warburtons executive Neil Campbell to its board of directors, effectiv...

Vimto Maker Nichols Sees 'Strong' Top-Line Growth In First Half

Soft drinks maker Nichols has posted a 6.6% growth in group revenue to £85.5 million in the first half of its financial year.

Britvic Expands Portfolio With UK, Brazil Acquisitions

Britvic has announced the acquisition of Jimmy’s Iced Coffee, a UK-based ready-to-drink iced coffee brand, as well as the Extra Power energy drink br...

Premier Foods Expects Profit At Top End Of Market Expectations

Premier Foods has forecast full-year profit at the top end of market expectations, after the company reported higher sales for the first quarter on the bac...

UK Councils Call For Ban On Disposable Vapes By 2024

Councils in England and Wales have called on the UK government to ban the sale of single use vapes by 2024 on both environmental and health grounds.

PZ Cussons Anticipates Higher Full-Year Profit

PZ Cussons has forecasts a higher full-year profit, encouraged by a strong fourth-quarter performance in Africa and improvement in the soap maker's margins...