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Beverage

Just Add Water: The Dry Hydration Boom
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Just Add Water: The Dry Hydration Boom

The single-use plastic water bottle was the symbol of on-the-go convenience. Today, with unsustainable supply chain costs and a booming demand for hyper-functional wellness, the beverage industry is rapidly abandoning the bottle. Enter the multibillion-dollar era of "dry hydration", where the future of drinks fits in a pocket-sized sachet, and the only missing ingredient is water.

Just Add Water: The Dry Hydration Boom
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Legal

UK Supreme Court Blocks Oatly’s ‘Post Milk Generation’ Trademark in Landmark Dairy Ruling

The UK Supreme Court has delivered a decisive blow to Oatly’s branding strategy in the UK, dismissing the company's appeal and ruling that the trademark “Post Milk Generation” is invalid for use on oat-based food and drink products.

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Alcohol

Delta Beverages Targets Mixology Category with High-Potency THC Spirit

Moving beyond its core line of ready-to-drink (RTD) seltzers, the company is launching a new multi-serve innovation: Blood Orange Vanilla Cannabis Spirit.

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Business & Finance

Heineken to Cut Up to 6,000 Jobs as Western Beer Volumes Slide; Outgoing CEO Calls for 'Bolder' Innovation

The move is a direct response to continued volume pressure in mature markets, as the Dutch giant seeks to protect margins amidst shifting consumer behaviours in Europe and North America.

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Soft drinks

Nestlé Waters Launches Maison Perrier in UK, Targeting 'Sober Chic' and Premium Hydration Markets

The launch is anchored by two key innovation ranges: Maison Perrier Forever (fruit-flavoured sparkling beverages) and Maison Perrier Chic (a premium mocktail collection), alongside the brand's unflavoured sparkling water.

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New Products

Yerba Madre Unveils ‘Shade-Grown’ Seal and New Flavour Rollout

Yerba Madre, the regenerative yerba mate brand re-launched in 2025, has announced a significant expansion of its product portfolio and certification standards for 2026.

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People

Celsius Holdings Fortifies Board with Senior PepsiCo Executives to Drive Operational Scale

The selection of these specific executives—holding high-level financial and partnership roles within PepsiCo, signals a move to inject greater operational rigour and distribution expertise into Celsius's governance structure as it continues its rapid scaling.

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New Products

Voodoo Ranger Escalates ABV Wars with 11% 'G-Force' Triple IPA Launch

The company is launching G-Force Supercharged Juicy IPA, an 11% ABV Triple IPA designed specifically to dominate the grab-and-go convenience channel.

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New Products

Maison Perrier Enters Functional Beverage Market with ‘French Kiss’ Prebiotic Line

Launching in time for the Valentine's Day trading period, the new line marks a strategic pivot from the brand's traditional unsweetened mineral water roots into the high-growth functional beverage category.

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