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Forced monkey labour remains one of the most persistent and under-regulated practices in global agriculture. Foodfacts documents how macaques are illegally taken from the wild, trained through fear, and used to harvest coconuts at scale, often outperforming human workers, which is precisely why the practice survives.

Raw C Coconut water has crossed the line from health-aisle curiosity to mainstream disruptor. Raw C’s record-breaking week through Woolworths, Australia, outselling 1.25 L soft drinks on units, signals a category inversion where “natural hydration” now trumps “carbonated refreshment.” Retailers are re-allocating shelf space, and soft drink giants must be feeling the tremor.