The Good Caffeine

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 to get used [...]

The Forbidden Fruit

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 or bamboo alternative) [...]

Drinkable Beauty

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 options. So what [...]

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.

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 syrup and no [...]