Iconic soft drinks firm Coca-Cola has confirmed it is in talks with
world football association Fifa to secure a new long-term
sponsorship deal as the firm lays the foundations for marketing its
brands more aggressively, reports Chris...
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling has acquired a 100 per cent stake of
Bankia, one of the leading Bulgarian natural mineral water
companies, in a move that further expands the company's presence in
the fast-growing Eastern European...
Iconic soft drinks firm Coca-Cola, hit by slowing sales of its
trademark fizzy cola, is set to buy up a leading fruit juice
producer in Russia, handing the firm key access to an important
emerging market, reports Chris Mercer.
Coca-Cola, whose sugary soft drinks have left it open to
accusations of contributing to the global obesity epidemic, has
made little secret of its desire to move into product sectors such
as juice and water, viewed as less 'high...
The Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling company, which this week announced
solid sales growth led by emerging markets in Eastern Europe, has
confirmed its interest in Serbia's second largest mineral water
bottler as the company plans...
Companies seeking to do business across the Atlantic face
significant hurdles if the United States and European Union do not
work to remove non-tariff trade barriers, claimed Coca-Cola chief
executive Neville Isdell.
Sales and consumer awareness of sweetener from UK manufacturer Tate
& Lyle look set to rise as number one global soft drinks player
launches a new version of Diet Coke, complete with Splenda
sucralose logo on the packaging, writes...
Coca-Cola is suing rival US beverage manufacturer Florida's Natural
because it believes the company has infringed on the patented
plastic carafe used by its Minute Maid Simply Orange juice brand.
Bulgaria's Supreme administrative court upheld today a lower court
ruling to fine the local branch of Coca-Cola leva 20, 000 ($13,400)
for using illicit promotional methods.
Coca-Cola's chief marketing officer resigned last week, but the
company would not reveal whether poor sales of the low-carb,
low-cal drink C2 prompted this decision.
Coca-Cola has confirmed that construction has begun on a new
bottling plant in the Zhangquiu City near Jinan, capital of
Shandong Province in east China. The move is part of a trend
whereby large food and drink companies are increasingly...
Pursuit Dynamics has signed an agreement with the UK subsidiary of
Coca-Cola Enterprises to supply innovative fluid processing
technology for the production of soft drinks.
A slump in international sales means that Coca-Cola is set to
switch its focus to the China market in an effort to sustain
growth. The company said that with current economic growth
continuing apace, China should be its third biggest...
Coca-Cola has at last settled a five-year European Union antitrust
case by promising to scrap controversial retail discounts and by
agreeing to share more display space with rivals.
Coca-Cola, which until now has struggled to make its mark in the
profitable energy-drink market, hopes to rectify the situation with
the launch of Full Throttle early next year in the US.
Shares in the world's largest beverage company, Coca-Cola, have
sunk to their lowest price for 16 months after the soft drinks
giant forecast that it would make less money than expected in the
second half of 2004, blaming poor...
The European Union said yesterday that the proposed settlement
between Coca-Cola and the European Commission to end a long-running
antitrust case has still not been finalised.
Carlsberg
and the Danish Industrialization Fund for Developing Countries
(IFU) have drawn up an agreement with Lanzhou Huanghe Enterprise
Group to acquire 50 per cent of the LanzhouHuanghe Brewery's
operations in the Gansu...
COFCO Coca-Cola Beverage said it has begun construction of a $12
million new production facility in Lanzhou's high technology
district, in the central western region of China.
Investigations into whether Coca-Cola overshipped drink concentrate
to distributors in some markets in order to inflate its financial
results has intensified. A federal grand jury has been scheduled
and employees subpoenaed according...
Coca-Cola is set to initiate talks with the European Commission in
an attempt to resolve an antitrust case against the group. This is
the latest difficult challenge to have emerged - Coca-Cola has
already had to deal with the Dasani...
Coca-Cola Japan is to launch a drink flavoured with fragrances
thought to activate the fat-burning process in a new joint venture
with cosmetics firm Shiseido.
Convincing US consumers to buy bottled, purified tap water at a
premium price may be relatively easy for a company as adept at
marketing as Coca-Cola, but doing the same with the rather more
savvy European bottled water drinker appears...
The Coca-Cola recall has highlighted the urgent need for
manufacturers to install efficient systems to achieve complete
traceability. Consumers, and the law, will settle for nothing less,
writes Anthony Fletcher.
The EU commission has approved Carlsberg's takeover of the German
brewer Holsten-Brauerei. The approval places the company one step
closer to the profitable German market writes Danny Vincent.
Beer giant Carlsberg plans to reduce debt before completing further
acquisitions. The company has said that after the debt is better
managed investment in the Balkans and in China may be on the cards.
US federal investigators are investigating Coca-Cola's dealings
with Japanese company Takasago International in connection with
allegations of channel stuffing. It is alleged that the beverage
giant overstated financial results...
Coca Cola and Pepsi are to consider launching a 'mid-calorie' drink
that will sit in between their diet cola ranges and original drinks
section. The 'mid-calorie' drink is thought to be targeting those
that enjoy...
The last few years have seen a quickening in the pace of new
product launches by the world's top two soft drinks companies, with
new flavour or formula variants of the traditional Coca-Cola and
Pepsi brands leading the way.
Carlsberg Breweries has again increased its shareholding in
thePolish brewer Carlsberg Okocim through the acquisition of a
further 6 per cent of its share capital.
France is the home of some of the world's biggest mineral water
brands - Perrier, Vittel, Evian, Volvic, to name just four - but a
new entry into the market early next year is likely to give brand
owners such as Danone and Nestlé...
Differing fortunes in the east and west: Follwing disappointing
third quarter results, Carlsberg has rationalised its operations in
Sweden while at the same time increased its influence in the
Bulgarian brewing industry.
Europeans seeking refreshment from one of the hottest summers on
record have enabled Coca-Cola to celebrate what would have
otherwise been a disappointing set of third quarter results.
CCHBC, one of the world's largest Coca-Cola bottlers, is now about
to become a leading supplier of savoury snacks, at least in its
home market of Greece.
Coca-Cola is planning to further expand its range of flavours by
launching Cherry Coke into the Australian market. The move follows
the somewhat mixed success of Vanilla Coke.
Carlsberg's first half sales were down 7 per cent compared to the
previous year, mainly as a result of the impact of exchange rates
at its fast-growing subsidiary Baltic Beverages Holding.
Feldschlösschen, the Swiss unit of Denmark's Carlsberg group, is to
sell its soft drink unit to compatriot juice and cider maker
Thurella in order to focus on its core beer and mineral operations.
Arca Systems, which develops products and systems for materials
handling, has developed a new packaging system for soft drink
products together with The Coca-Cola Company.
Will Coca-Cola be able to reach is annual volume growth target of
5-6 per cent this year? First quarter growth was just 4 per cent,
as declining volumes in Japan and Germany, and lower-than-expected
increases in US sales took their...
