When Jeremy Clark entered his 40s, he started to feel anxious in the mornings. Deciding caffeine was the likely culprit, he began weaning himself off his usual multiple cups of coffee by going down to a single cup. He then moved to black tea, then green tea. Now most mornings he makes a chicory root latte, or occasionally orders a latte made from hojicha, a roasted Japanese green tea with low caff...
When Jeremy Clark entered his 40s, he started to feel anxious in the mornings. Deciding caffeine was the likely culprit, he began weaning himself off his usual multiple cups of coffee by going down to a single cup. He then moved to black tea, then green tea. Now most mornings he makes a chicory root latte, or occasionally orders a latte made from hojicha, a roasted Japanese green tea with low caffeine. The anxiety has declined “almost to negligible levels, so I think it was worth it,” says Clark, an engineering professor in Montreal. While plenty of Americans are emphatically unready to give up caffeine, many are experimenting with a new range of options beyond the traditional cup of hot java, paying heed to caffeine’s impact on their sleep, mood and energy level. Consumers are becoming more cognizant of “energy management” in their beverage choices, says Daniel Jhung, president of the coffee and beverage division of Nestlé USA. For many, this might mean drinking coffee in the morning, but going easy on caffeine in the afternoon. The average 8-ounce cup of coffee contains 96 milligrams of caffeine, according to the Mayo Clinic. Nestlé introduced a half-caffeinated Starbucks Coffee at Home House blend of its K-Cup pods in 2023, and late last year it brought out the retail version of Starbucks Refreshers Concentrates, which have the same amount of caffeine as green tea. Another option, Peet’s Middle Ground half-caffeine coffee and K-Cup pods, launched earlier this year. Formats are also shifting, as younger consumers embrace cold, canned beverages over hot coffee. That’s visible in the rapid growth of energy drinks, but also in less-supercharged options. Sales of refrigerated, ready-to-drink bottles of uncaffeinated coffee and tea were up almost 15% in the 52 weeks ending March 22, while sales of coffee beans and cocoa fell nearly 10%, according to data from Spins, a market researcher. Caffeine-free sodas were up 4.1% in dollar sales, while beverages labeled “decaf” g...
Venerable but struggling UK firm backs deal with Chicago-based Ingredion which puts nearly 500 jobs worldwide at risk Tate & Lyle has agreed to a £2.7bn takeover by its US rival Ingredion, in a deal that could put hundreds of jobs at risk and represents yet another loss for London’s struggling stock market. The FTSE 250 business, which makes artificial sweeteners such as Splenda, has agreed to a d...
Venerable but struggling UK firm backs deal with Chicago-based Ingredion which puts nearly 500 jobs worldwide at risk Tate & Lyle has agreed to a £2.7bn takeover by its US rival Ingredion, in a deal that could put hundreds of jobs at risk and represents yet another loss for London’s struggling stock market. The FTSE 250 business, which makes artificial sweeteners such as Splenda, has agreed to a deal that values it at 615p per share, about 60% above its price before news of a possible takeover emerged. Continue reading...
UK AI & Online Safety Minister Kanishka Narayan joins Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie to kick off London Tech Week as part of Bloomberg's The Pulse. (Source: Bloomberg)
UK AI & Online Safety Minister Kanishka Narayan joins Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie to kick off London Tech Week as part of Bloomberg's The Pulse. (Source: Bloomberg)