US coffeehouse chain, Starbucks, is expanding its tea offerings, adding three Tazo tea lattes and two black tea, fruit juice, steamed and iced varieties to its menu. Read more
UK soft drinks company Britvic has announced that ‘breakdancing Brains’ will be back in action on behalf of spring water brand Drench to highlight the perils of post-Christmas dehydration. Read more
A link between obesity and ovarian cancer has been highlighted by a study in the journal *Cancer* of almost 95,000 women. Read more
Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) has been discovered at a fish farm in the Burra area of Shetland, Scotland. Read more
Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory and National Foods have completed agreements to form a joint venture – Australian Cheese Company – that will operate the cheese business of Australian Co-operative Foods (which trades as Dairy Farmers and ha... Read more
India's government has allowed global snack and beverages maker PepsiCo Inc to retain full ownership of its local bottling arm, and to invest up to $50m. Read more
Constar International has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a day after box and bottle maker Chesapeake Corp announced its own bankruptcy. Read more
Viewers of British television reality show *Celebrity Big Brother 2009* were informed recently that pop singer La Toya Jackson, elder sister of Michael Jackson, is a huge fan of bottled water. Read more
US-based Skinny Nutritional, the producer of Skinny Water (among other functional waters), plans to introduce a line extension of calorie-free beverages in early 2009 using a natural sweetener derived from Stevia. Read more
Bottled water connoisseur Michael Mascha, founder of FineWaters.com, has developed a Mandarin version of the FineWaters website. Read more
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