Beverages

Functionality is the new Paradigm With carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) declining at an annualized rate of four per cent (IBIS World), a fundamental shift is occurring in Canada’s $2.5 billion beverage market that natural health retailers are in a prime position to take advantage of. Today, the cutting edge beverages are less about simply thirst …

Canadians drink almost 10 billion cups of tea each year — so reports the Tea Association of Canada. The association goes on to cite that Canadian grocery tea market as being worth $403 million in 2014. The four western provinces accounted for a collective $158 million of that amount. “Growing consumer interest in health …