This analyst expects emerging market consumers to guzzle more beverages in 2008.

For people in places like Las Vegas, good food and drinks at good prices will definitely be a must. But getting the people to come to you is another thing. So what do you do?

Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi is introducing soya-based drinks in order to market healthier products to consumers.

What smells do you associate with Christmas? Pine trees, minces pies, mulled wine, bratwurst? Every year, thousands of us flock to Christmas markets - known as Christkindlmarkt - in the UK and in Europe. With a wide variety of exotic food, drink and hand-made gifts available, these markets help to add a continental feel to Christmas.

We, Chris Justice and myself, met the phpBB crew down in the lobby of our hotel for a few drinks and then headed out to a restaurant for some food and off course more drinks. Talks ranged over the release of phpBB3, press announcements, marketing, GPL and legal issues … and off-course code. What else did you expect when you put the core guys of two

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