A Senate committee hearing on energy drinks marketing yesterday uncovered some skeletons in the advertising closets of three companies there as witnesses, suggesting some reexamination of practices is in order, one observer said.
Flavor mixes such as peach, lemon and ginseng are booming in European soft drinks as brands look to excite consumers and cut costs vis-à-vis pricier single flavors, says Canadean.
Amcor is to spin off its Australasia and Packaging Distribution (AAPD) business which focuses on glass and beverage can packaging by the end of the year.
PepsiCo have teamed-up with arguably the second best team in English football Manchester United - I'm a Liverpool fan - to sponsor the club in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Brunei.
The creator of a ‘next generation’ Omega-3 based sports water – developed with Cott Beverages scion Jeff Pencer – claims the drink’s hydration qualities make it unique in North America.
O-I has said five of six worker safety violations have been addressed and they are working to correct the final issue after they were hit with a $61,000 fine.
Nestlé will introduce its premium-portioned capsule tea maker, Special.T, to consumers outside Europe for the first time when the brand goes on sale in Japan later this year.
The UK distributor of a new cardboard beverage package Cartocan hopes it will reshape the UK premium drinks landscape following its launch at the Packaging Innovations show in October.
Diageo CEO Ivan Menezes warns that the firm’s beer innovations in North America over the last year have failed and that it needs to ‘crack the code’ for brands such as Guinness that face increasing competition from super premium and craft beers.
Tesco will review its tea blends after scientists warned that economy private label teas sold by the grocer and other UK retailers are high in fluoride and that drinking over a liter per day could promote the bone disease skeletal fluorosis.
Watermelon juice has ‘excellent’ potential as a functional drink to relieve sore muscles in athletes due to high levels of amino acid L-Citrulluine, a new Spanish study testing cyclists reports.
Silgan battled shipment issues in Syria and steel supply problems in Venezuela to report an increase in net sales and net income in their latest financial results.
In a country where demand for beans far outstrips supply, a new Nescafé’s coffee centre of excellence in the Philippines has been designed as a starting point to improve the quality and quantity of the local crop.
Constellium has invested €23m in two projects at one of its aluminium rolling and recycling plants that serves the food and beverage packaging markets.
Boston based startup Ministry of Supply (MOS) has crowd sourced $204,000 to commercialize coffee-fiber infused socks that keep feet smelling fresh, in a novel use for spent beans.
Non-fermented carbohydrates can deliver tooth health benefits but there is not enough data to show cranberry can benefit urinary tract infections, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has found in a new series of health claim opinions.
Angry Birds branded fruit juices featuring characters from the iconic video game are being launched in Thailand, in a move that marks their first flight into Southeast Asia.
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Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has quietly withdrawn Powerade Energy, which took it took two years to develop, from sale in Britain and one industry source tells us he thinks the launch was ‘foolish beyond belief’
International Paper said it continues to see market expansion opportunities in its Industrial Packaging business after trebling business in the last five years.
C&C Group has moved to reassure investors after rival brand Angry Orchard Hard Apple Cider overtook its own brand Woodchuck as US market leader in June.
Consumers and brands continue to fall out of love with 12oz (355ml) beverage cans as growth accelerates in specialty sizes, according to can giant Ball Packaging.
Brewers in France curtailed production by about 16.5% according to Owens-Illinois (O-I) Q2 2013 results due to bad weather, which also affected champagne sales in the region.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a consultation on the draft opinion of consumer exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) with a comment deadline of September.
Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS) CEO Larry Young says the firm is very concerned by US sales declines in diet sodas and the company’s below average performance in that category.
Poor recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) quality is limiting its use in new food and beverage packaging, according to Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).
One City analyst is encouraged by Unilever’s ability to improve margins in its less profitable refreshment business despite poor US weather with ‘signs of encouraging growth in tea’ globally.
With its Indian chapter launching as recently as April this year, the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) is a case in point of how the country’s taste for the drink has been moving quickly in a premium direction.
PepsiCo CFO Hugh Johnston says the firm is not interested in buying Mondelez for a premium price of $80bn due to integration risks and dubious value for his firm’s shareholders.
Sports nutrition marketers have traditionally focused on young men, sports teams and hardcore athletes. In future, however, they will need to spend more time targeting women, weekend warriors and consumers pursuing individual sports and fitness activities...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is looking for a new chief after executive director Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle resigned to work in the French public service.
The UK advertising watchdog has roasted its second green coffee firm in a month for making unjustified weight loss, antioxidant, colonic health and other claims.
Tate & Lyle CEO Javed Ahmed says earning and profit forecasts are intact – “mid single digit growth” – despite an unseasonably cold spring that has contributed to an annual drop of 4% in the US soft drinks market and hit its specialty and bulk sweeteners...
Serially controversial Scottish craft brewer BrewDog says it will not comply with a UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) adjudication ordering it to remove website language ‘likely to cause serious offense’.
German researchers have solved the mystery of why some native beers have higher arsenic levels than those present in water tested before brewing – use of diatomaceous earth as a clarifier.
MillerCoors will today attack the London Metal Exchange (LME) claiming that unfair aluminum market practices and lack of transatlantic oversight cost US industry an extra $3bn in 2012.
In this special guest article, Bosch Packaging Technology tells FoodProductionDaily.com about hygienic packaging and how it can help manufacturers achieve safety standards, avoid downtime and solidify brand loyalty.
Stevia supplier PureCircle has released sustainability goals for 2020 - but is sustainability really top-of-mind for stevia users? And why does the company define calorie reduction as part of sustainability? FoodNavigator speaks with PureCircle's...
Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) is settling a US court case over the use and marketing of antioxidants in 7UP and has cut them from drinks, while paying plaintiff lawyers $237500 in fees.
Sidel claims its new StarLite PET bottle base for still drinks such as waters and juices increases package rigidity and can save a given bottler €700000 a year due to lower material use.
A Czech-made ‘beer bath oil’ containing brewer’s yeast and hop extracts has been withdrawn from the German market after officials said its packaging was too similar to that of real beer.
A PhD candidate at the National University of Singapore has devised a way to purify water using the peels of apples and tomatoes. This is the first time that the peels of the two fruits have been used to remove different types of pollutants in water.
A lawsuit filed in Hawaii alleges that Cargill is misleading shoppers by marketing its Truvia retail products as ‘natural’ as the Reb-A steviol glycosides they contain are "highly chemical processed" and the bulking agent used (erythritol) is...
The chair of can giant Crown Holdings was tight-lipped when asked about the impact on the packaging industry if PepsiCo chose to spun-off its beverage business as 'activist-investor' Nelson Peltz demands.
