Soft Drink

Non-alcoholic beverage market to reach Rs 11k crore by 2015

The size of the non-alcoholic beverages market in India is likely to reach the Rs 11,000 crore-mark by 2015, industry body Assocham said today.

Modi effect: Coca Cola may launch made-in-India fizzy fruit drink by 2015

The Indian Prime Minister had told the soft drink makers should incorprate fruit juice in their drinks.

Disney to ban junk food ads on programmes for kids

Walt Disney Company has announced it will become the first major media company to ban junk-food advertising on its TV, radio and online programmes that target children.

Daily soft drinks could affect cardiac health

Researchers from Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research, the University of Sydney, found that these children consuming one or more soft drinks daily, had narrower arteries in the back of their eyes.

Your diet soda may cause diabetes, heart disease: report

The lowest risk of metabolic syndrome was seen in people who drank no diet beverages and stuck to a "prudent" diet, one rich in foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains and fish.