The fruits are used in beverages and medicines because of their hot taste and aroma.
Another selection from the region is John Keells, a Sri Lankan company with interests in beverages, ports and software.
Most of the improvements in beverages in the time period were in those sold in schools, the report said.
On both dimensions, Coca-Cola is strong in beverages, VW and Buick in autos, Caterpillar in construction equipment.
In the 1920s, many Indians moved to the Middle East to work as clerks, taking with them their taste in beverages.
One company goal is to make its plants water-neutral, returning to the environment water in quantities equal to the amount used in beverages and their production.
The center has asked the F.D.A. to set a safe limit for caloric sweeteners in beverages because they are the biggest source of sugars in the American diet.
From trees come such spices as cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg; substances used in beverages, such as cocoa, coffee, and kola nuts; and chicle, the basis of chewing gum.
Mr. Borba, a nutricosmetics pioneer, called from the BevNET conference in Santa Monica, Calif., where health and wellness are the hot trend in beverages.
The cashew apple is used locally in beverages, jams, and jellies, though most cultivation is directed toward production of the valuable nut crop.
In this study, a method for the electrochemical quantification of the total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in beverages was developed.
