Food & Beverage News

PARIS— Monster Beverage Corp. saw double-digit sales growth in each of its global operating segments during its 2026 fiscal first quarter, which was the first first quarter in the company’s history to cross the $2 billion net sales threshold. Monster anticipates further future growth as its strategy in emerging regions takes hold. At the recent…

CHICAGO – Menu innovation remains one of the restaurant industry’s most powerful growth tools, according to speakers at the National Restaurant Association Show, which took place in May in Chicago. But restaurant operators are challenged to develop on-trend menu innovations that pique consumer interest but also keep the end dish affordable. Adding to the pressure…

The beverage giants are joining an industrywide effort to connect consumers with government safety data as shoppers become increasingly concerned about what’s in their food and drinks. Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Keurig Dr Pepper are among the major beverage companies rolling out QR codes across packaging to give consumers access to more information about ingredients in…

Plant-based milk brands once competed on supermarket shelf presence, sustainability claims and nutritional comparisons with dairy. Increasingly, however, the decisive test happens behind the espresso machine. Coffee culture has evolved into one of the most influential product development drivers in the alternative dairy sector. For brands hoping to secure long-term growth, performance in hot beverages…

CHICAGO — Taste, health and convenience continue to be major growth drivers for new products, according to the 2025 New Product Pacesetters report from the market research firm Circana. The report, produced annually by Circana, underscored consumers’ rising interest in balanced, healthy offerings and elevated products. “The biggest risk in CPG today isn’t a failed…

Tablì brings a first-to-market product to the U.S. and is a key point of the Italian company’s growth strategy in North America. Lavazza is launching a single-serve coffee product in the U.S. without individual wrapping or coating. Tablì is a single-serve coffee tab without packaging that creates what Lavazza calls “cafe-quality espresso with no setup,…

As the beverage chain races toward national expansion, CMO Tana Davila is helping scale the brand’s people-first identity without losing the culture that made it resonate in the first place. Tana Davila was not a coffee drinker. Not for the first 30 years of her life—until one particularly tired “mom morning,” when a colleague introduced…

Behind how caffeine behaviors are shifting and what that means for operators. The morning daypart remains beverages’ most dependable profit engine, but it is no longer a guaranteed win for programs that treat caffeine as a blunt tool. Consumers still want energy early, yet they increasingly want that energy to come with a cleaner story,…

QSR operators looking for the next menu sensation may want to consider the crousty or a dip flight, just two of the items trending across the Atlantic. Fine dining chefs have long looked to Europe, especially France, for menu inspiration. Not so much fast-food burger, chicken and pizza concepts. For them, Asia seems to have…

OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — Suja Life, Inc., a beverage manufacturer, filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering (IPO). The company, which applied to The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “SUJA,” stated that share numbers to be offered and price range have not yet been determined.…