NEWS: The First Coca-Cola Recipe

Asa Candler, who purchased the Coca-Cola recipe from John Pemberton in 1887 for $2,300, worked on the original recipe to turn it from a medicinal tonic to a soft drink. Candler was maniacal about protecting his secret recipe. He demanded that no one ever write it down. All labels were removed from ingredient containers. Staff…
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VALENTINE’S DAY: Drink Fentiman’s Rose Lemonade

The flavor of roses creates a special lemonade. Photo courtesy Fentiman’s. When we go for soft drinks, we like something special. We’re particularly fond of the Fentiman’s Botanically Brewed Soda, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week. Not your conventional soft drinks, the products are infused with botanicals and go through a slow, natural fermentation…
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NEWS: Single-Cup Coffee Makers Make News

Bunn’s sleek new single-serve coffee maker. Photo courtesy Bunn. The single-cup coffee market (which excludes instant coffee) generated almost $200 million worth of U.S. sales in the last year, according to research firm SymphonyIRI. While that counts for just 5.2% of the coffee category, single-cup coffee sales are growing 28 times as fast as the…
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