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Vaping: 'A Disruptive Technology'

Who benefits the most from anti-vaping legislation?

As crude oil prices fall below $50, the effect on gas prices and other sectors of the fuel industry ripples outward.

Wine sales—both traditional and sparkling—continue to see healthy growth in convenience stores.

Sports-drink sales in convenience stores turned around in 2014. But the traditional sports-drink category has a fight ahead of it as other beverages seek to grab a piece of the post workout, rehydration pie.

Companies expect to complete merger following successful outcome of March 10 meeting

While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s proposed deeming regulations on cigars, pipe tobacco, e-cigarettes and hookah tobacco that were released in August have garnered most of the industry’s attention, there are other important issues and actions that the FDA is working on that may affect tobacco retailers in the future.

Five ways to help keep them that way

Most beverage makers would be happy to report 7% growth and record gross sales. But in the energy-drink category, that’s not good enough.

The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, is chasing the protein lover with a return to the original enhanced beverage: milk.

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