Ubercool: In 2005, U.S. energy drink sales grew to US$3.3 billion, up 75% from US$2 billion, making it the fastest growing portion of the non-alcoholic beverage market, according to Beverage Digest. Globally, the energy drink market topped US$5 billion in 2004. Dozens of energy drink brands have hit store shelves since Red Bull was introduced to the U.S. market in […]

Yahoo! Finance: As Americans look for easy, everyday solutions to get more fruits and vegetables into their diet, Dole Packaged Foods, LLC introduces DOLE® Frozen Fruit — a new selection of delicious fresh frozen fruit with the natural goodness and nutrition benefits of fresh fruit. Judged best tasting overall among major national competitors by a panel of professional chefs of […]

Local6.com: A brewer in Dallas has created a beer that promises to be better for you because it is filled with vitamins, according to a Local 6 News report. Stampede beer is enhanced with B vitamin, folic acid and other essential vitamins, according to creator Lawrence Schwartz. “Stampede is the first Vitamin-enhanced beer,” Schwartz said. Schwartz said the federal government […]

BRANDWEEK: Known throughout the ad world for its iconic “Doublemint Twins” ads, the Doublemint brand today debuted its first new product in nearly a century, along with an ad campaign that satirizes its own brand. Wrigley’s Doublemint Twins mints feature two flavors in one mint. Offered in both Wintercreme and Mintcreme flavors, Doublemint Twins mints packaging comes with the familiar […]

DailyCandy: Caffeine, as many a sanctimonious health freak has informed us, is a drug. One you can be very, very addicted to. To which we reply: So call us Pete Doherty and pass the biscotti. Still, the late-night runs to your dealer for double espressos have gotten a little out of hand. What you need instead is SpazzStick, the lip […]

DailyCandy: There are those who do the whole nondairy/nonanimal product thing by choice. To them we say, best of luck. We’ll just be over here enjoying our Easy Cheese and Slim Jims. And then there are those with allergies who do it because they have no choice. Them, we feel for — that sucks. But things are about to turn […]

eBizAsiaLink.com: Drinks come mostly in cans or bottles, but tubes? No way. Well, tell that to the Wenger Co, which has been making mustard, vinegar, ketchup, etc for more than a century. In 2003, it decided to fill metal tubes with energy and vodka drinks under the GO range, and it has never looked back since. The tube is small […]

inQ7money: Fortune cookies used to be found only in a few Chinese restaurants. Or seen in Hollywood movies. This delicacy was immortalized, for instance, in a 1966 film “The Fortune Cookie” starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. Fortune cookies, which resemble the boat-shaped ancient Chinese gold ingots, are each imbedded with a strip of paper containing a prediction, lucky number […]

Although initially created as an anti-hangover elixir, Resurrect is now becoming a part of the daily diet for the health conscious individual. Formulated with over 19 vitamins and herbs, Resurrect has the properties to help detoxify your liver, aid digestion, neutralize intestinal toxins, and increase energy and endurance. These vitamins and herbs help detoxify the human body from all the […]

The Patriot News: The Hershey Co. plans to introduce a low-calorie chocolate candy product in March. Hershey’s Sticks will be offered in four flavors: milk chocolate, caramel-filled milk chocolate, mint milk chocolate and rich dark chocolate. Sticks will be individually wrapped in a box of nine. Each Stick – the size and shape of a writing pen – has 60 […]