By NICOLE MARSHALL MIDDLETON Food Writer on Mar 27, 2012, at 9:17 AM Updated on 3/27 at 9:17 AM
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Hasty Bake will host its 4th Annual BBQ Contest Saturday.
The company is also celebrating its 65th year in Tulsa.
In ...
The new Ludger’s Bavarian Cakery opened Tuesday, offering walk-in sales of pastries and baked goods as well as a coffee bar. ...
Oklahoma Joes's has cancelled the Gospel Sunday Brunch at Cain's Ballroom this weekend.
They have determined that it ...
Troop Fuel Energy Drink launched earlier this year with mission to help support veterans. (PRNewsFoto/Rexam) REXAM TROOP FUEL ENERGY DRINK
Sales of energy drinks spiked 14.4 percent last year, according to the Beverage Marketing Corporation.
Consumers also guzzled down more ready-to-drink tea and coffee, sports beverages and bottled water.
Meanwhile...carbonated soft drinks remained the biggest liquid refreshment beverage category, but sales declined last year by 1.7 percent, according to the BMC.
And here’s another beverage fun fact - total liquid refreshment beverage volume exceeded 29.5 billion gallons in 2011.
I wonder if the significant growth in energy drinks is due to more aggressive marketing.
Or, are we all just looking for a quick energy boost in a bottle?
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