Matcha becoming popular
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28/12/2004 Vancouver, Matcha, a potent green tea is taking over coffeehouse menus and going mainstream in lattes, smoothies and facials.
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Growing demand for top-quality coffee has helped boost the industry in Central America.
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CHICAGO - Organic chocolate sales are booming as more U.S. consumers seeking untreated natural ingredients are choosing the sweet treat to satisfy their cravings, and mainstream companies are entering what was once considered a high-end market.
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Up 71% already from 2003-04 OGCbuying.solutions has provided a big increase in savings in the last two financial years, but could do even better according to a National Audit Office (NAO) reportâ¦
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[Health India]: London, Oct 21 : The next time someone tells you to wake up and smell the coffee don&#39;t take it literally, instead go ahead and chuck your coffee making machine as a new study has revealed that having more than one cup of coffee a day
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Demand for energy drink Red Bull reached a peak last year with 3.5 billion cans sold, its Austrian owner said.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 5--North Carolina's popularity as a place to live -- a popularity that is drawing new residents in droves -- also means more and more land being eaten up for development.
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AS LITTLE as one cup of coffee a day can result in caffeine addiction, according to new research. While the United States sitcom Friends has served to popularise coffee shops like never before, with consumers
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SCOTTSDALE, Arizona  - For the first time since 1990, the percentage of adults who drink a daily cup of coffee exceeds those who drink a soft drink every day, the National Coffee Association of USA said on Saturday.
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NEW YORK  - More women may want to develop  a taste for seaweed, if animal research is any indication of  the food's potential cancer-fighting ability.
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Visit Japan's top social-networking site, the 8-million-strong "Mixi," and you'll see prim, organized columns and boxes of stamp-size photos &#151; not the flashy text and teen-magazine-like layout of its American counterpart, MySpace.com. The difference in appearance between the two online hangouts reflects a broader clash of cultures &#151; and illustrates the challenge News Corp.'s MySpace faces as it jumps into the Japanese market.
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When marketing Snapple Green Teas last fall, Cadbury Schweppes crafted a media plan that emphasized how they help lower cholesterol and fight cancer. Because of the new drink's healthy bent, the company geared ads toward young, athletic consumers. Yet after tracking ad clicks during a six-week Web push, an unexpected new audience emerged: electronics shoppers.
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NEW YORK  - Studies in animals suggest that   brown seaweed, also known as wakame -- commonly used to flavor   Asian soups and salads, contains a compound that promotes   weight loss. The compound, called fucoxanthin, also has   anti-diabetes effects.
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MORIOKA, Japan  - It has a history of over 2,000 years and is as much a part of Japan as sumo wrestling and sushi. But sake, traditional rice wine, is losing popularity at home as more and more people opt for wine, beer, and cocktails.
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Since the 1990s, bottled water has become a fixture in American health clubs, offices and sports stadiums, emerging as one of the most popular and fast-growing drinks on the market.
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BONN, Germany: Some people sit in their office and drink 10 cups of coffee a day. Others feel their heart racing after one espresso.  Everyone has his or her own tolerance for caffeine. Some experts say that particularly sensitive people are probably reacting to the coffee's tannin.
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NEW YORK  - The surge in herbal supplement  use in the U.S. may have reached a plateau, but the love affair  is not over, according to a new study.