A decade ago, non-carbonated drinks...

A decade ago, non-carbonated drinks transformed the beverage industry, creating a category of "alternative beverages" with a more healthful image than traditional malleable drinks. Today, the new produce pendulum seems to be swinging back to carbonated drinks, with sparkling fruit juices bubbling up all across the place--and like their non-carb predecessors, these of recent origin products are portraying themselves as the healthy alternative.

Of course, the universal of fizzy juices isn't entirely new; issues like Oragnina have been around for years. yet most of the carbonated juices from the past carried the image of upscale plastic drinks. New products ...