How brands are cashing in on functional beverages

How brands are cashing in on functional beverages

Starbucks Iced Vanilla Protein Matcha Latte. Starbucks Beverage brands are cashing in on the growing demand for functional drinks among younger, health-conscious consumers by introducing increasingly innovative offerings, including protein-boosted coffees and CBD-infused sodas. The $160 billion global functional drinks market has become an increasingly lucrative category, encompassing multipurpose drinks that claim to promise taste…

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Cyber crooks cashing in as ATM attacks decline

Cyber crooks cashing in as ATM attacks decline

The rate of banking sector-related contact crimes such as branch-before-deposit and ATM-after-withdrawal robberies are in sharp decline as criminals find higher rates of success through digital means to defraud people. According to the South African Banking Risk Information Centre’s (Sabric’s) Annual Crime Statistics 2024 report, robberies dropped 35% year on year in 2024, with associated…

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