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January 21, 2016 Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/3PqnFL

Drinks multinational Coca Cola has responded for a first time since Belgium introduced a new sugar tax on drinks on 1 January. The company's new top executive in Belgium, Ben Bijnens, insists that the measure, sold as a health initiative, is merely a way of shoring up Belgium's public finances, according to Belgium's…

January 20, 2016 Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/2rg17r

Scotland's new food body has urged the Scottish government to make plans for the introduction of a tax on sugar.

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) said the food industry should be given 12 months to come up with alternative ways of reducing sugar consumption.

A report from FSS said radical change was needed to…

January 20, 2016 Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/SD0sQH

The Global Non-Sugar Sweeteners Market is accounted to be US$13.4 billion in 2014 growing at a CAGR of 1.67% to reach US$15.3 billion by 2022, reports Sugaronline.

A new report from Acute Market Reports says North America has the utmost claim for non sugar sweeteners, and economic declaration for now is 65% of the…

January 19, 2016 Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/2MkOuq

Coca-Cola has revamped its global advertising strategy to promote all of its products at the same time to boost sales as consumers continue to cut back on sugary drinks amid health concerns, according to the UK's The Drum.

The drinks maker has scrapped the tagline ‘Open Happiness' in favour of a new brand…

January 18, 2016 Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/JhA0Ag

Kakira Sugar Ltd, a unit of Madhvani Group, for decades the country's leading sugar producer, is scale back on the sweet product to consolidate its hold on energy production, according to Uganda's Independent newspaper.

In the past few years, the firm invested heavily in expanding cane crushing and power…