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Better Beverages
PepsiCo’s new Pepsi Prebiotic Cola includes 5g of cane sugar, has 30 calories, and contains no artificial sweeteners. It also delivers the added functional ingredient of 3g of prebiotic fiber.
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Java Time
Private label processor Westrock Coffee Company opened a new 525,000-sq.-ft. production facility in Conway, Ark. The new site is equipped to produce millions of single-serve cups daily.
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Tariffs Impact Food Costs, Prices
New US tariffs could certainly impact the cost of food and beverages, argues the National Restaurant Association (NRA). NRA President & CEO Michelle Korsmo said these changes could increase the prices for popular restaurant items such as coffee and hamburgers and raise prices for many other needed menu ingredients.
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Hot Take: New Flavor
The sandwich cracker brand Lance introduced its first new flavor in nearly four years: a limited-edition Lance Nashville Hot. Lance says it features a “punch of creamy cheddar, bold heat and a dill pickle zing” in every bite between Lance’s traditional “Toast Chee” Cheddar crackers.
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