Current Headlines

1. Starbucks Introduces New Frappuccino Blended Beverage Flavors; Invites Customers To Create Their Own “Frappuccino Remix” Experience
   5/4/2012

   Seattle - Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) today launched two new Frappuccino^® beverages for the summer and brought back old favorites, allowing customers in participating stores to try out the new beverages starting today

2. Global Soft Drink And Bottled Water Manufacturing Industry Market Research Report Now Available From IBISWorld
   5/4/2012

   The Global Soft Drink & Bottled Water Manufacturing industry, which encompasses the manufacturing of carbonated soft drinks, bottled water and functional drinks, recorded solid revenue growth before 2009, underpinned by strong volume growth in emerging markets and rising demand for bottled water and other non-carbonated products in more mature markets

3. Functional Technologies Announces New Wine Yeast Strains, Features To Complement Portfolio
   5/3/2012

   Functional Technologies Corp. /quotes/zigman/512758 CA:FEB -5.88% (the "Company") is pleased to announce today recent developments and initiatives to support growing customer enthusiasm and demand for the Company's proprietary hydrogen sulphide (H2S)-preventing wine yeasts

4. NexTraq Fleet Tracking Helps Food And Beverage Industry Reduce Overtime Costs
   5/2/2012

   NexTraq, the value leader of GPS fleet tracking and vehicle management solutions, announces today that the NexTraq™ Fleet Tracking platform and its Start/Stop Report has proven to help its food and beverage customers automate their payroll processes, ensuring accurate labor costs

5. Boylan Bottling Company Strengthens Presence in The Granite State
   5/1/2012

   Boylan Bottling Company announced that it has expanded its relationship with Great State Beverages to encompass six counties in New Hampshire, including the Manchester, Nashua, and Concord markets. The Boylan-Great State partnership now includes ten counties in Eastern Massachusetts, as well as the six counties in New Hampshire

6. Shadow Beverages And Snacks Partners With GNC To Launch Nutritional Beverage Line
   4/26/2012

   Shadow Beverages, one of the fastest growing independent beverage companies, and GNC Holdings, Inc. /quotes/zigman/4587360/quotes/nls/gnc GNC -2.11% , the nation's largest specialty retailer of health and wellness products, are proud to announce the launch of a new nutritional, ready-to-drink GNC beverage line now available in Arizona and Nevada store locations

7. AIS Introduces HMI Technology into Packaging Machinery Industry
   4/23/2012

   American Industrial Systems Inc. (AIS), an ISO 9001:2008-certified supplier and manufacturer of high-performance operator interfaces, announces today the launch of a trusted platform for building intelligent human machine interface (HMI) solutions, available from Avnet Embedded, a division of Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. 

8. Truvia® Brand Delivers Innovation Behind The Bar With The Launch Of A New Product For The Food And Beverage Service Industry
   4/19/2012

   The Truvia® brand announced today the nationwide launch of the Truvia® 'Behind the Bar' product, specially designed for use at bars, restaurants and other foodservice establishments

9. Siemens Launching Ultra-Economical Reverse Osmosis System Into European Market
   4/17/2012

   The Siemens Industry Automation Division is launching a new reverse osmosis (RO) system into the European market. The new Vantage M83 RO system's main benefit is low cost of ownership. 

10. ABB Unveils New Software For Videographic Data Recorders
    4/16/2012

    ABB has introduced the second generation of its software for the company’s range of ScreenMaster videographic data recorders. Called DataManagerPro, the software features an all-new operating platform that offers a wealth of powerful features for interrogating and presenting recorded data.