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...There has been growing pressure on western brands to pull out of Russia completely as the conflict has worsened....
...Chocolate is a bittersweet product, its sugar rush tainted by child labour and, more recently, its role in deforestation....
...“They’re less convinced by the functional-based arguments that food companies are used to making, like less sugar or fewer calories....
...Others include “craft”, or foods that give an impression of locality, and “ethnic”, given western consumers’ rising appetite for exotic products such as Ssäm, a Korean-style sauce rolled out in partnership...
...executive and chairman, said in a statement: “For nearly a dozen years, PepsiCo has been committed to Performance with Purpose, our vision of making more nutritious products, while also reducing added sugars...
...The trend for healthier drinks has been evident in sales of bottled water, which was the fastest-growing soft drink in both the US and western Europe over the past five years, according to SocGen and Euromonitor...
...Coca-Cola Original is Coke’s best-seller but lower sugar colas contribute 43 per cent of its UK sales. There is a prize on offer....
...After the war, he co-founded Kuok Brothers with his older brothers and a cousin, trading in rice, wheat and sugar. He went on to gain control of Malaysia’s sugar industry....
...Mr Höttges also pointed to tax reforms introduced by the Trump administration as an additional “sugar” for the talks....
...It is a blend of several ingredients: a sugar-containing hydrogel base, which forms the structure of the ink; bacteria, which is the living component; and a culture medium for keeping the bacteria alive....
...“I look at what happened in finance, with CDOs [collateralised debt obligations], or what’s happened in the food industry with sugar, and I don’t think that’s any different than what we’re going through,...
...As governments across the globe are seeking to curb sugar intake and tackle obesity, the food giants that have dominated western, especially US, diets for decades are scrambling to adapt their businesses...
...The agreement to limit sugar content in drinks sold in Singapore follows efforts by western governments to combat obesity by urging consumers to lower their sugar and salt consumption....
...(The Lancet) Alcohol and health Sugar tax on soft drinks might have the unintended effect of driving up alcohol consumption....
...A version of this article was first published by the Nikkei Asian Review on July 4 2018. ©2018 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...General Mills, producer of Cheerios cereal, used its 301 Inc subsidiary to invest in Rhythm Superfoods which makes broccoli snacks and kale crisps....
...“I am confident that our plan for the coming year will deliver more growth… Consumers increasingly want uncompromisingly delicious and hedonistic chocolate that’s also made with responsible amounts of sugar...
...(PLOS NTDs, The Lancet) Sugar tax The first US sugar tax — in Berkeley, California, has led to a 10% drop in sugary drink sales and a rise in purchases of water, raising hopes that such taxes can be introduced...
...Carolina signed Ms Philyaw up to a programme run by Livongo Health, a California-based start-up, which gave her a device, smaller than an iPhone and fitted with a cellular chip, that keeps track of her blood sugar...
Immigration policy is a worry, sugar-coated with tax concessions
...“I hope that Apple and Ireland will be as open and cooperative as possible in order to let us publish the decision as fast as possible. It is very good for everyone to see our reasoning.”...
...The budget proposal was for tax proportionate to fixed bands of sugar content....
...She added: “We also have all the innovation around low sugar or zero sugar drinks. It is a great opportunity for growth.”...
...The latter were poorer, more often from western states in the US and more likely to rely on the platforms to cushion dips in their incomes....
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