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Pumpkin Spice Lattes Are Back; a Look by the Numbers

Here's a look at the Starbucks tradition

(Newser) - Want a little autumn in your August? You're in luck. As the AP reports, the seasonal Pumpkin Spice Latte has returned to Starbucks menus in the US and Canada. The Pumpkin Spice Latte is Starbucks' most popular seasonal beverage, with hundreds of millions sold since the espresso drink's...

After $18B Buy, Keurig Dr Pepper to Split
Keurig Dr Pepper
Makes $18B Buy
Aug 25, 2025 9:05 AM CDT

Keurig Dr Pepper Makes $18B Buy

Company snaps up Peet's, will split into separate coffee and refreshment beverage businesses

(Newser) - Keurig Dr Pepper is shaking up the beverage landscape with an $18 billion deal to acquire JDE Peet's, the Amsterdam-based owner of Peet's Coffee. The move is set to split Keurig Dr Pepper into two separate publicly traded companies: one that will focus on coffee, and another...

Glass Bottles May Hold More Microplastics Than Plastic Ones

Study finds paint on metal caps sheds plastic particles into drinks

(Newser) - A new study reveals that the simple act of opening a metal bottle cap could be adding unexpected microplastics to your favorite drink—potentially making glass bottles the most contaminated of all. Researchers at France's food safety agency looked at beer, water, wine, and soft drinks packaged in...

PepsiCo Snaps Up Poppi in $1.95B Deal

Prebiotic soda was featured on Shark Tank

(Newser) - PepsiCo said Monday it's acquiring the prebiotic soda brand Poppi for $1.95 billion. The acquisition gives PepsiCo a fast-growing brand in the popular functional beverage category, the AP reports. Allison Ellsworth, the co-founder of Austin, Texas-based Poppi, said the combination with PepsiCo will expand Poppi's reach. Ellsworth...

This Chain Is Bigger Than McDonald's. No One Knows It

China-based bubble tea brand Mixue has 45K stores globally—more than McDonald's, Starbucks

(Newser) - Earlier this week in Hong Kong, the stock price for a beverage chain little known in the US spiked, rising 43% after its $444 million intro to the market, per the AP . Now, Mixue has reportedly unseated none other than McDonald's and Starbucks, to boast the most number of...

Kraft Heinz Makes First Foray Into Alcohol

Company introduces Crystal Light vodka drinks

(Newser) - Kraft Heinz is trying its hand at booze. The company is introducing Crystal Light vodka seltzers, "its first alcohol product for grocery stores," per the Wall Street Journal . Executives took notice of social media posts in which younger users described using Crystal Light flavor mixes, traditionally added to...

Experts: No Caffeine Drinks for Kids, at All

Panel says yes to water and pasteurized milk, no to drinks with caffeine, excess sugar until age 18

(Newser) - Most parents try to get their children to eat at least some nutritious foods as part of their diet, but the beverages they consume may not get as much attention. Now, new guidelines offer two suggestions for what kids and teens should be mainly drinking, and they're on the...

Deaths Linked to Sugary Drinks Have Nearly Doubled
Sugary Drinks Kill
340K People a Year
NEW STUDY
Jan 7, 2025 8:50 AM CST

Sugary Drinks Kill 340K People a Year

The number of deaths linked to diabetes, heart disease has nearly doubled since 2010

(Newser) - The consumption of sugary drinks contributed to an estimated 184,000 deaths worldwide in 2010. Just a decade later, that number had nearly doubled. A new study published Monday in Nature Medicine finds sugary drink consumption contributed to 340,000 deaths from Type 2 diabetes and heart disease in 2020....

Ryanair Chief Is Not a Fan of Airport Drinking

Michael O'Leary pushes for 2-drink limit per person, saying it could minimize in-flight violence

(Newser) - Michael O'Leary doesn't want to be a (literal) buzzkill. But the Ryanair chief is now pushing for a two-drink max per boarding pass at airports, saying he thinks such a limit could help tamp down on the rise of inflight violence by inebriated fliers, reports the BBC . "...

Love of a Green Can Unites the VP Candidates

Tim Walz and JD Vance are both devoted to Diet Mountain Dew

(Newser) - JD Vance and Tim Walz have come out of the gate swinging at each other in hopes of becoming the nation's next vice president under vastly different potential commanders in chief. But despite their wide ideological differences, one thing is pretty much certain come Inauguration Day, no matter the...

With Panera's Energy Drink Gone, Starbucks Moves In

New Iced Energy drinks contain up to 205mg of caffeine in a 24-oz. container

(Newser) - Want the caffeine hit that six cans of Coke offer, but without having to gulp down six cans of Coke? Starbucks has your fix, and not everyone is happy about it. The company's new Iced Energy beverage debuts less than two months after Panera dumped its highly caffeinated Charged...

Eye on Plastic Waste, Starbucks Rolls Out New Cups

New cold drink cups have 20% less plastic

(Newser) - Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks have created growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups that Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold brews, and other iced drinks are served in. The coffee giant said Thursday it plans to alleviate some of that waste with new disposable cups that contain up...

Those 'Diet' Drinks May Boost Risk of Heart Condition

High consumption of sweetened beverages accompanied by increased risk of atrial fibrillation

(Newser) - If there's one takeaway from a new study analyzing health data from people who consume lots of sweetened beverages, it's that those beverages should be avoided, researchers say. "Do not take it for granted that drinking low-sugar and low-calorie artificially sweetened beverages is healthy—it may pose...

Starbucks: You Can Use Your Own Cup at Drive-Thru
Starbucks Has
Gone 'Fully BYOC'
Jan 4, 2024 8:05 AM CST

Starbucks Has Gone 'Fully BYOC'

Patrons can now fill up not only at the counter, but also at drive-thru or via mobile app with their own cups

(Newser) - Starbucks has made a big move in the new year—it's gone "fully BYOC." That's "bring your own cup," per the Washington Post , which reports that the coffee giant is now permitting customers to fill up on their favorite beverage using their own reusable...

For the 4th Time, Pepsi Takes Aim at Coke's Sprite

It hopes Starry will wrest the lemon-lime soda crown away from its No. 1 rival

(Newser) - Pepsi wants a piece of Coca-Cola's lemon-lime pie with its new soft drink, Starry, which it's marketing as for "a generation of irreverent optimists." Bloomberg reports that this marks the company's fourth try at taking on Sprite's dominance. Coca-Cola's clear soda (both regular...

SunnyD Now Has a Hard Seltzer Version
SunnyD Is Getting Naughty
Mar 9, 2023 4:47 AM CST

SunnyD Is Getting Naughty

Company says consumers asked for hard seltzer version of '90s favorite

(Newser) - In a move marketing experts see as riding a wave of '90s nostalgia, SunnyD is rolling out an alcoholic version of the drink many people knew as Sunny Delight when they were kids. The company is entering the hard seltzer market with SunnyD Vodka Seltzer, an ABV 4.5%...

How Canned Water Managed to Be Worth $700M
It's Canned Water.
And It's Nearly a Unicorn
in case you missed it
Oct 9, 2022 7:20 AM CDT

It's Canned Water. And It's Nearly a Unicorn

Inside Liquid Death's latest round of funding

(Newser) - Liquid Death might sound like something that kills. In reality, its founders are set to make a killing. The 3-year-old environmentally conscious canned water startup is now valued at $700 million after its latest funding round, making it "70% of a unicorn," as Alex Wilhelm at TechCrunch points...

Introducing Capri Sun, Cleaning Solution Flavor

Nearly 6K cases of Wild Cherry being recalled after possible contamination with cleaning solution

(Newser) - "Respect the pouch" probably doesn't apply if what's inside the pouch is infused with cleaning solution. That's the dilemma Kraft Heinz is currently facing with its Capri Sun drink packs, and why the company has issued a voluntary recall of its fruity beverage popular with kids....

One Common Brand Bucks Inflation Trend

As 'LA Times' reports, AriZona Iced Tea has been 99 cents for 30 years and isn't changing

(Newser) - Nobody needs a headline to know prices are up. It’s obvious with pretty much everything involving price tags and supply chains, including the ready-to-drink iced tea market. While prices for other major products in the beverage aisle are up across the board, per the Los Angeles Times, there remains...

Man Donates Amputated Toe to Hotel Bar

It's another 'gross' garnish for the Sourtoe Cocktail

(Newser) - Nick Griffiths is understandably sad to have lost the big toe of his left foot to frostbite in an extreme winter marathon in the Yukon last year. But it's not goodbye forever. Now recovering at home in Bolton, England, the ex-British commando has sent his amputated toe to the...

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