• GULP! Bottled Water Is Number Two, and Enhancements Are Coming Bottled water, from the big jugs you have at the office to the little bottle you just bought at the gym, has become a huge business, with 30.8 billion gallons of bottled water consumed globally in 2001 and consumption forecast to rise to 50 billion by 2008. click here

• InvestorIdeas.com Reports on Trends in Organic, Natural Foods and Alternative Health Stocks and Industry - click here
• ACC Addresses Recent Concerns about the Safety of Plastic Bottles - click here
• Health Canada Concern over Bisphenol A, in Plastic Bottles from Baby Bottles to Water Bottles - click here
• Former President and COO of Coca-Cola Philadelphia Teams Up with Skinny Nutritional Corp. - click here
• Rubbermaid's New Produce Saver Food Storage Containers Help Consumers Extend the Life of Fruits and Vegetables Up to 33 Percent Longer - click here
• SUPERVALU Launches New Wild Harvest(TM) Brand of Organic, Natural Foods Nationwide - click here
• The Dawn of a new healthy cooking oil - click here
• Shift To Healthier Drinks In The U.S As Carbonates Sales Decline - click here
• WaterBank of America (USA) Inc. Announces Exclusive South African Distribution Agreement for ICEROCKS - click here
• Export Your Beverages to Mexico - Beverage Companies are invited to a Beverage Business Development Trip to Mexico City. San Diego, CA November 8, 2006. Liquid Brands Management, Inc. has an open invitation to US Beverage Companies to take part in a 3 day Beverage Trade Mission to Mexico City to learn how to export and sell beverages in Mexico. click here
• BTX Holdings, Inc. Receives Key Patent for Citrus Separation Technology for Use in the Biomass Industry; Company Estimates the Market Value of Citrus Products Could Be in Excess of $500 Million Per Year in the U.S. Alone - BTX Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: BTXO), a development stage company that specializes in the development and acquisition of technologies to extract useable products from biomass, today announced that it was granted U.S. Patent #7,060,313 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its Citrus Separation Technology.click here
• ISBRE HOLDING CORP. RECEIVES ADDITIONAL EQUITY INVESTMENT - Isbre Holding Corp. today announced that it has received an equity investment of $2,225,000, from a Norwegian investment company, bringing total funds raised in the last two years to over $4,000,000. The Company intends to devote these funds to several purposes.click here
• ADDING FLAVOR: CALCOL (CLCL) MALIBU-COLA BEVERAGE CO. LTD. - Move over, Coke and Pepsi. This summer, local consumers will have another carbonated drink to reach for when they want to quench their thirst. US cola brand Malibu is ready to conquer China's carbonated beverage market.click here
• Export Your Beverages to Mexico - Beverage Companies are invited to a Beverage Business Development Trip to Mexico City. San Diego, CA November 8, 2006. Liquid Brands Management, Inc. has an open invitation to US Beverage Companies to take part in a 3 day Beverage Trade Mission to Mexico City to learn how to export and sell beverages in Mexico. click here
• BTX Holdings, Inc. Receives Key Patent for Citrus Separation Technology for Use in the Biomass Industry; Company Estimates the Market Value of Citrus Products Could Be in Excess of $500 Million Per Year in the U.S. Alone - BTX Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: BTXO), a development stage company that specializes in the development and acquisition of technologies to extract useable products from biomass, today announced that it was granted U.S. Patent #7,060,313 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its Citrus Separation Technology. click here
• ISBRE HOLDING CORP. RECEIVES ADDITIONAL EQUITY INVESTMENT - Isbre Holding Corp. today announced that it has received an equity investment of $2,225,000, from a Norwegian investment company, bringing total funds raised in the last two years to over $4,000,000. The Company intends to devote these funds to several purposes. click here
• ADDING FLAVOR: CALCOL (CLCL) MALIBU-COLA BEVERAGE CO. LTD. - Move over, Coke and Pepsi. This summer, local consumers will have another carbonated drink to reach for when they want to quench their thirst. US cola brand Malibu is ready to conquer China's carbonated beverage market. click here

• RNCOS Releases Report on Philippines Food, Beverages and Tobacco Market Forecast till 2011 - click here
• South Koreans Guzzling Beverages, Leading to Robust Growth - click here
• South Korea - Future Leader in Organic & Processed Food Industry - click here
• RNCOS Releases Report on Indonesian Food, Beverages and Tobacco Market Forecast till 2011 - click here
• RNCOS Releases Report on Indian Food, Beverages and Tobacco Market Forecast till 2011 - click here
• RNCOS Releases Report on South Korean Food, Beverages and Tobacco Market Forecast till 2011 - click here
• RNCOS Releases Report on Chinese Food, Beverages and Tobacco Market till 2011 - click here
• New Edition of Drinks MarketWatch Provides Monthly Insight into the Key Events in the Drinks Industry - click here
• RNCOS Releases Report on U.S. Convenience Stores: A Market Analysis - click here
• Update report - Speculative Buy recommendation for FIRST VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES CORP. (TSX-V.FEB) with a target price of $2.50 per share - click here
• Speculative Buy recommendation for FIRST VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES CORP. (TSX-V.FEB) with a target price of $2.50 per share;$1.7 MILLION GOVERNMENT GRANT - click here
• Report on Russian Food and Non Food Retail Forecast - click here
• RNCOS Releases Report on Indian Food and Beverages - click here
• India and China Providing Escape Velocity to Global Aerospace - click here
• European Convenience Stores Market - click here
• Russian Food Retail to grow at 14% in coming years - click here
• World Organic Foods and Beverages Report (2006) - click here
• Asian Convenience Store - Industry Analysis (2005-2009) - click here
• European Organic Food Market - click here
• Indian Govt. seeks Private Investments in Agriculture to Remove Infrastructure Blockades - click here
• Organic Food is Best for Kids, Say Parents - click here
• eResearch Target Price is confirmed at $2.50 for First Venture Technologies Corp (TSX.V:FEB) -click here
• US Likely to See Organic Milk in Excess Supply - click here

• Organic Food Sales Rising in UK - In UK, there has been an invariable increase in the demand of organic products for the past few years. The total value of retail market for organic products was estimated to be around £1.224Bn in 2004. The market demonstrated a continuous & sustained growth of 3.8% during the year 2005. It's expected to grow at an average rate of 3% in the next five years and touch a mark of £140Bn by 2010. - click here
• Organic Meat Dominates World Organic Food Market - With about 51% growth in sales, organic meat led the organic food market in the year 2005. Condiments & dairy products stood at second and third position with 25% and 24% growth, respectively. However, overall consumption of organic pork exceeded 89Mn tons during 2004. click here
• Sell Your Beverages To Mexico By The Truckload - Selling beverages to Mexico is easier than ever. Mexico is the #1 importer of US products in the world. There is a need for all types of products including energy drinks, beer, water, flavored water, wine, soda and spirits. click here

Health/Nutrition

• HealthIssues.com issues, perspectives and research that affect healthcare coverage. The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc. Publishers of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition which is the most highly rated peer-reviewed journal in ISI's nutrition and dietetics category and publishes the latest worldwide basic and clinical studies relevant to human nutrition in topics such as obesity, vitamins and minerals, nutrition and disease, and energy metabolism. Periodically, supplements to the Journal are published, and these contain proceedings from internationally recognized conferences on clinical nutrition. Supplements are included in the subscription rate and are also available for purchase individually. click here
• Life Clinic The lifeclinic.com web site was developed to provide an in-depth resource for information about prevalent, long-term health conditions and an online service to track your health over time. It also provides the information, resources and tools that can help you become actively involved in the management of your own long-term health conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or asthma. click here
• NHS Online offers the latest independent health news and products and services. click here
• Medicinal Food News Web magazine about food that improves and promotes health. click here
• Mexico Beverage - Market Research about the Mexican Beverage Market by category click here
• National Directory of sites for Shopping, Health, Alternative Life Extension  click here
• Nutrition.org Information on food sources, diet recommendations, deficiencies, toxicity, clinical uses, recent research and references. click here
• Nutrition Notes Nutrition Notes is a quarterly newsletter which is composed and printed at the Secretariat. It provides news of member activities, future meetings, course offerings, NIH grant opportunities, Division News, Student News, possible job opportunities, available relevant publications, and news of the annual meeting. click here
• Pharmacist.com Pharmacist.com is the single-source site for the professional resources that are vital to the continuous professional development needs of pharmacists, pharmacy students, and pharmacy technicians. click here
• Stagnito Communications Inc. - Complete industry trends and data for the Food & Beverage Processing Industries click here
• Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter The goal of the Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter, a publication of Tufts Media at Tufts University, is to provide the consumer with honest, reliable, scientifically authoritative health and nutrition advice that not only can be trusted but can have a direct and often immediate effort on their health. click here
• Wadsworth Nutrition News, links. Tables, reviews. click here
• World Health News An online news digest from the Center for Health Communication at the Harvard School of Public Health. The site covers critical public health issues from around the world. It is designed to be a resource for an international audience of policy makers and journalists as well as public health researchers, practitioners, and advocates. click here
• World of Health A listing of health related providers including complementary therapists, practitoners, suppliers services and products. click here

Media

• LentilHealth.com, powered by moreover.com, is the only place on the internet to find health news from over 2000 online publications, updating as often as every 15 minutes. If it's health and it's happening now, you'll find it on LentilHealth.com. New publications are added daily to our database. click here
• Aetna InteliHealth's mission is to empower people with trusted solutions for healthier lives. We accomplish this by providing credible information from the most trusted sources. click here
• St. Petersburg Times Medical and health news in the St. Petersburg Times click here
• drkoop.com News and medical information, links click here
• Health Center – BNA BNA is the foremost publisher of print and electronic news, analysis, and reference products, providing intensive coverage of legal and regulatory developments for professionals in business and government. click here
• BBC Health Health page of the BBC News click here
• Reuters Health (RH) is the world's leading provider of medical and healthcare news. Reuters Health news services are internationally recognized as unbiased, authoritative, timely and dependable, with the reputation for quality that one expects from a Reuters company. click here
• The Journal of Nutrition The Journal of Nutrition is published monthly and is the official publication of ASNS. Contents include peer-reviewed research papers covering all aspects of experimental nutrition; special articles such as critical reviews and biographies of prominent nutrition scientists; and commentaries on controversial issues in nutrition.  click here
• Health Supplement Retailer More retailers of dietary supplements subscribe to HSR than any other industry magazine. Published monthly since 1995, HSR focuses exclusively on the dietary supplement industry. Each issue includes news, feature stories, new product announcements, interviews and more. If you have a message to deliver to the retailers, HSR is the way to do it. click here
• Science News Online Science News is an award-winning weekly newsmagazine covering the most important research in all fields of science. Its 16 pages are packed with short, accurate articles that appeal to both general readers and scientists. Published since 1922, the magazine now reaches about 160,000 subscribers and more than 1 million readers. click here
• Science Daily Science Daily is one of the Internet's leading online magazines and Web portals devoted to science, technology, and medicine. The free, advertising-supported service brings you breaking news about the latest discoveries and hottest research projects in everything from astrophysics to zoology. For the past three years, Science Daily has been chosen by the editors of Popular Science magazine as one of the "Top 50 Web Sites." click here
• Health News Digest HealthNewsDigest.com provides current and breaking news on health, science&technology, medicine and the environment. Each week, a major and controversial health related subject is debated, providing both pro and con opinions by the nation's leading experts. click here

Foodservice Publications — Broad Industry Coverage

• Nation's Restaurant News In foodservice only one brand has the editorial power and frequency to cover the entire restaurant industry. Only one brand offers so many diverse ways to reach operator decision-makers. That brand is Nation's Restaurant News. One Market. One Brand. Many Solutions. click here
• Restaurant Business features in-depth coverage and analysis of key issues and trends affecting the food service industry. In addition, we offer breaking headlines and numerous web-enabled business resources which make this your one-stop center for industry information. click here
• Restaurant Hospitality is dedicated to the success of full-service restaurants and edited for chefs and other commercial foodservice professionals on a monthly basis, including those operating full-service restaurants, hotels, resorts, clubs, catering operations, and other commercial foodservice operations. click here
• Slammed Magazine SLAMMED is a dynamic business resource for the restaurant community. click here

Foodservice Publications - Specialty Topics

• Asian Restaurant News - for Asian-themed restaurants click here
• Bartender Magazine - for and about bartending click here
• Chain Leader chain concepts and strategies click here
• Cheers for full service restaurant and bar operators serving alcohol click here
• Chef the “idea” magazine for American chefs click here
• Club Management — official magazine of the Club Managers Association of America click here
• Cooking For Profit — kitchen operations click here
• Cooking Light — healthy cooking and living click here
• Cornell Hotel & Restaurant Administration Quarterly —For more than 40 years, we have been publishing articles that help hospitality managers work smarter and do their jobs better. click here
• El Restaurante Mexicano — bi-lingual magazine for Mexican, Tex-Mex, Southwestern and Latino restaurants click here
• Fast Casual Magazine — ideas and trends for the fast casual segment click here
• Flavor & The Menu — flavor trends click here
• Food and Drink — foodservice industry trends and news click here
• Food Arts — for managers, chefs and caterers of fine dining restaurants click here
• Food Channel Trendwire newsletter — food trends and information click here
• Food Management —for the noncommercial foodservice market click here
• Food and Wine — upscale epicurean magazine click here
• Foodservice and Hospitality — restaurant industry news in Canada
• Foodservice Director — for the noncommercial foodservice market click here
• Foodservice Equipment and Supplies — foodservice equipment news and trends click here
• Franchise Times — news and information for franchising click here
• Global Foodservice — international foodservice click here
• Hospitality Design — foodservice and hospitality design and décor click here
• Hospitality Technology — click here
• Hotel F&B Executive — the only national magazine covering foodservice operations within hotel, resort and casino properties click here
• Hotels — international hospitality news click here
• Lodging Hospitality — for the lodging market click here
• Lodging Magazine — the American Hotel and Lodging Association’s management magazine click here
• Meat Marketing and Technology — news, trends and resources in the meat and poultry processing industry click here
• National Culinary Review — magazine of the American Culinary Federation click here
• Nightclub & Bar — reviews, management and marketing tips click here
• The Packer — business news in the produce industry click here
• Pizza Marketing Quarterly — ideas and news to increase pizza sales click here
• Pizza Today — official publication of the National Association of Pizza Operators click here
• QSR — quickservice industry news and trends click here
• Restaurant Finance Monitor — for multi-unit operators click here
• Restaurant Startup & Growth — click here
• Sante Magazine — for upscale casual to fine-dining establishments click here
• SeaFood Business — foodservice news and information about seafood click here
• Wine and Spirits — practical guide to wine click here

Foodservice Publications - Online

• California Wine and Food — foodservice, hospitality and tourism in California click here
• Foodservice Central — resources, news and marketplace click here
• Foodservice.com — industry information source click here
• GlobalHotelNetwork.com — hospitality industry news and resources click here

• Aquacell Technologies (AQA) The company makes automatically refilling Purific water coolers -- with permanently-attached five-gallon bottles -- equipped with sediment, reverse osmosis, carbon block, multi-media, and ultra-violet light filters. click here
• Avani International Group (AVIT.OB) bottles and distributes Avani brand oxygen-enriched bottled water for couch potatoes, and athletes too. Avani water is produced from proprietary technology developed by the company and is primarily sold in the Vancouver metropolitan area. click here
• Cadbury Schweppes plc (AD (CSG) Battling the top names in cola with brands such as Dr Pepper, 7 UP, and Canada Dry, Cadbury Schweppes is the world's #3 soft-drink maker (after The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo). Handling its core US market is Cadbury Scheweppes Americas Beverages. Aside from Dr Pepper and 7 UP, other company brands include A&W Root Beer, Country Time, Hawaiian Punch, Schweppes, and Squirt, as well as old favorites such as Nehi and RC Cola. Snapple and Mott's also are part of its portfolio. click here
• ChampionLyte Holdings, Inc. (CPLY.OB) click here
• ChampionLyte Holdings, Inc., through ChampionLyte Beverages, Inc., manufactures, markets, sells and distributes ChampionLyte, a sugar-free entry in the isotonic sports drink market. ChampionLyte is a sports drink with no warning labels. The beverage does not have sugar, carbohydrates, calories or caffeine. However, it does contain the electrolytes needed when exercising. click here
• Clearly Canadian Beverage (CCBC.OB) click here
• Clearly Canadian Beverage Corporation produces, distributes and markets beverage products, including Clearly Canadian Flavored sparkling beverages, Clearly Canadian O+2, Tre Limone and Reebok Fitness Water. The Company's products are considered new age beverages. click here
• Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Co (COKE) CCBCC produces and distributes beverages, principally products of The Coca-Cola Company, mainly in the Southeast. It is the #2 bottler of Coca-Cola in the US (behind Coca-Cola Enterprises), serving an 11-state territory with 18 million potential customers. CCBCC also produces and markets other beverages, including Dr Pepper, Seagram drinks, and Sundrop. click here
• Coca-Cola Company (KO) The Coca-Cola Company manufactures, distributes and markets nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups, including fountain syrups, in markets across the world. The Company manufactures and sells non-alcoholic beverages, primarily carbonated soft drinks, and a variety of noncarbonated beverages. Coca-Cola also manufactures and distributes juices and juice drinks and certain water products such as Dasani. click here
• Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) The world's #1 bottler, CCE accounts for about 93% of worldwide sales of Coca-Cola's beverages. CCE also bottles and distributes other beverages, including Canada Dry, Dr Pepper, Nestea, bottled waters, and juices. click here
• Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.(AD (KOF) An anchor bottler for The Coca-Cola Company, FEMSA produces soft drinks such as Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite, and Ciel water. Already commanding the Mexican and Argentinean markets, Coca-Cola FEMSA bought Panamerican Beverages (Panamco), Latin America's largest soft drink bottler, in May 2003. click here
• Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling (CCH) Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. is principally engaged in the production and distribution of alcohol-free beverages under franchise from The Coca-Cola Company. Its products include carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) and non-CSDs, including juices, waters, sports and energy drinks and other ready-to-drink beverages, such as teas or coffees click here
• Cott Corporation (COT) The company is a leading producer of store-brand soft drinks in Canada, the UK, and the US. In addition to soda, Cott makes and distributes bottled water, juices, iced teas, and sports drinks. click here
• Eldorado Artesian Springs (ELDO.OB) Eldorado bottles and sells water from springs it owns in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Nearly 70% of the company's sales come from home and office delivery of large bottles of its natural spring water (and water cooler rentals); smaller bottles are sold in stores. click here
• Embotelladora Andina SA ( (AKOA) The company serves Argentina, Brazil, and Chile; it enjoys a market share of 50% or more in each country. In addition to rolling out Coca-Cola products such as Coca-Cola, Fanta, Nordic Mist, and Sprite, Andina distributes beer (Bavaria, Kaiser, Heineken, Santa Cerva) in Brazil; fruit juices (Andifrut, Nectar Andina) and mineral water (Caxambu, Vital) in Chile; and ready-to-drink juices (Kapo, Hi-C) in Argentina. FEMSA-Fomento click here
• Economico M (FMX) Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A. (FEMSA) is one of the largest beverage producers in Latin America. Its FEMSA Cerveza subsidiary (30% owned by Labatt) brews beers such as Bohemia, Carta Blanca, Dos Equis, Sol, and Tecate. Its Coca-Cola FEMSA subsidiary (46% owned), which purchased Panamerican Beverages in May 2003, is the #2 Coca-Cola bottler in the world (Coca-Cola Enterprises is #1). It bottles Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, and other soft drinks in nine Latin American countries. click here
• Hansen Natural Corp. (HANS) The company has expanded its stable of "alternative" sodas, juices, and teas to include the Blue Sky brand. Other products made by Hansen include fruit juice, smoothies, lemonade, iced tea, and spring water -- most of which are sold under the Hansen's brand name. Hansen also is branching out with soy drinks and food bars. The company's Junior Juice brand is aimed at toddlers click here
• Jones Soda Co. (JSDA.OB) Jones Soda Co. bottles and distributes soda products in mixed fruit flavors such as Bananaberry. The company introduces seasonal flavors (i.e. turkey-and-gravy for Thanksgiving and Chocolate Fudge for Valentine's Day). Jones, which distributes its drinks through individual retailers, including Barnes & Noble cafés and Starbucks coffee shops in the US and Canada, customizes its beverage labels with photos submitted by customers. click here
• Leading Brands, Inc. (LBIX) Formerly Brio Industries, it is Canada's largest independent bottler and distributor of soft drinks and other beverages, including Cool Canadian water, Country Harvest juices, and Johnny's Roadside lemonade and teas. It also bottles or distributes Coca-Cola products, Gatorade, Hansen's, and Virgin, and it mixes private-label items for grocers. click here
• National Beverage Corp. (FIZ) The company offers up colas (Faygo, Shasta, Big Shot), flavored and spring water (LaCROIX, Mt. Shasta), juice-based drinks (Home Juice, Mr. Pure), and "alternative" beverages (VooDoo Rain). In addition, National Beverage produces soft drinks for other drink companies and for grocery chains and other retailers. click here
• Nutraceutical International Corporation (NASDAQ:NUTR) Nutraceutical International Corporation primarily manufactures and markets nutritional supplements and also sells certain other natural products. It sells its branded products under the trademarks Solaray, KAL, Nature's Life, NaturalMax, VegLife, Premier One, Sunny Green, Natural Sport, ActiPet, Action Labs, Thompson and FunFresh Foods. The Company also sells branded bulk products and unbranded custom blends under the trademarks Monarch Nutritional Laboratories and Great Basin Botanicals. click here
• Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG) The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (PBG) is a manufacturer, seller and distributor of Pepsi-Cola beverages. click here
• PepsiAmericas, Inc. (PAS) It is the world's #2 Pepsi bottler (behind Pepsi Bottling Group). Besides Pepsi beverages, the company also distributes Dr Pepper, Lipton Iced Teas, Welch's and Ocean Spray fruit drinks, Seagrams (tonic water, ginger ale), Starbucks Frappuccino, and bottled water. click here
• PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) PepsiCo's soft drinks (including Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Slice) make up about one-quarter of its sales. (Bottling operations are run independently.) PepsiCo also owns Frito-Lay, the world's #1 maker of snacks such as corn chips (Doritos, Fritos) and potato chips (Lay's, Ruffles, WOW!). PepsiCo sells its Gatorade sports drink and Tropicana orange juice brands through other divisions. The company also sells Aquafina bottled water, Dole juices (licensed), Lipton ready-to-drink tea, and Rold Gold pretzels. click here
• Vermont Pure Holdings Ltd (VPS) Vermont Pure bottles spring water for retail sales and home and office delivery in New England, New York, New Jersey, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Midwest. It offers water mainly under the Vermont Pure, Hidden Springs, and Crystal Rock labels click here