The Good Caffeine

Send to KindleTweet Tammy Olsson and Anne Yeo were acquaintances until a chance conversation led to a new business idea. Both Vancouver residents, Olsson worked in a tea shop and Yeo was in advertising. The duo joined forces and created a Matcha tea product, Domo Tea, which they push as a way for coffee addicts [...]

The Forbidden Fruit

Send to KindleTweet The bane of hemp’s existence is its roots with the Marijuana plant, which unlike hemp, does have a considerable THC content. Hemp on the other hand, or industrial hemp, as its referred to by the Canadian government, can be used as a base for making food (milk, flax seed-alternative), clothing (organic cotton [...]

Drinkable Beauty

Send to KindleTweet Nestle is joining the ranks of nutraceutical makers with a new drink that promises to beautify the outside through a supplement drink. The beauty beverage sector was pioneered a few years back by the Borba brand, which is now owned by Anheuser-Busch, the maker of 180-Energy, whose varieties include goji and acai [...]

Back To SchoolThe Healthy LunchboxWhat: This sparkling drink is a healthy alternative to regular juice and soda for kids on their way to a sugar addition by way of the ubiquitous corn syrup.

Send to KindleTweet The Dirt:Fall brings both reality and the return to school, and with it, school lunches, sitcom previews, film and fashion festivals, overall, more trends. Or at least that’s what marketers and retailers want you to think. This season, we encourage parents and kids to just say no– no drugs, no to corn [...]