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Consumers allege Starbucks misled customers by marketing eight protein beverages as sugar-free despite their lactose content, while the company says the claims have no merit.

Ghana’s higher farmgate price is supporting cocoa markets as traders assess cross-border smuggling risks, disease, weather threats and weaker production forecasts across West Africa.

The proposed restriction comes as India enters a new sugar season with lower opening stocks and concerns over production in major sugarcane-growing states.

The new framework allows Kenyan coffee to be sold through the Nairobi Coffee Exchange, direct sales and international exchanges while strengthening payment mechanisms for growers.

The beverage makers say the FSSAI directive threatens existing product stocks, marketing investments and consumer recognition in India’s rapidly growing energy drinks market.