The acquisition of Keyes Packaging Group represented a rare opportunity to purchase a marker leader in its industry, according to the private equity firm behind the deal.
Nestlé Malaysia has broken ground on a new plant on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur that it expects will double its local ready-to-drink production capacity by the time it opens in May next year.
Capping the portion size of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) served in food-service outlets at 16oz - as per NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan - would likely reduce Americans’ sugar and calorie consumption, and would not disproportionately impact low-income...
Packaging guru Andrew Streeter tells BeverageDaily.com that Coca-Cola Life’s use of the PlantBottle in tandem with stevia reflects a determined move to give the brand an ‘additional cutting edge’.
Edrington brand The Macallan has launched a new line of single malts in Canada that it claims marks a significant shift away from traditional thinking that age is whisky’s most important selling point.
Mondelez International says its first training center for coffee farmers to promote sustainability and entrepreneurship, in Vietnam, will help it meet a 100% sustainable sourcing goal in Western Europe.
Gruppo Campari tells BeverageDaily.com that Australia is an historical heartland for spirit-based RTDs as it targets Asia Pacific growth by buying its first dedicated production facilities in the country.
Big interview: Kevin Klock, CEO Talking Rain (Sparkling ICE)
Want to know what success looks like? Check out Sparkling ICE. In early 2010 it was generating $10m a year. This year, it’s on course to generate $350-400m and CEO Kevin Klock tells FoodNavigator-USA it could be a $1bn brand by 2018.
More New Zealand consumers drank Tui beer over an average four-week period than any other brand bar Heineken, despite the former’s relatively poor taste performance, says Roy Morgan Research.
Herbs, spice, honey and 'new generation' superfruits such as cactus/prickly pear are all rising stars in the global soft drinks market as healthy flavors gain ground, according to Innova Market Insights.
Constellation Brands says it is introducing a Bloody Mary-style beer in the US as it seeks to exploit a ‘pretty large category’ currently dominated by one player.
The retail value of the world packaged food market is expected to climb to $2.5trillion by 2017, but Western Europe and North America are forecast to be overtaken by the rapidly growing Asian market.
Krones tells BeverageDaily.com that the aseptic filling trend is growing, as the firm gears up for Drinktec where it will present a new version of its Twin-Flow technology suited for cold-fill applications 'to give the market more opportunities'.
Molson Coors UK workers at the UK’s biggest brewery producing Carling, Grolsch and Coors Light could take strike action after they narrowly rejected a new company pay offer.
Ardagh’s has said it will “vigorously defend” its $1.7bn acquisition of Verailla North America (VNA) after it was challenged by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) due to competition concerns.
Irn Bru maker AG Barr is blaming a labeling error after it withdrew a batch of Barr lemonade containing undeclared aspartame that could be dangerous for anyone with the metabolic disorder phenylketonuria.
Edrington’s premium malt whisky The Macallan outstripped category growth by over 100%, in the past five years driven by strong sales in the US and the Asia, the company tells BeverageDaily.com.
GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK’s) brands Lucozade and Ribena are tempting targets for Far Eastern trade players such as Suntory Holdings that wish to establish a bridgehead in the UK, says an M&A expert.
UK firm Provexis has filed to demerge the Science in Sport (SiS) consumer sports brand it purchased for €10m in June 2011 from its Fruitflow tomato-based ingredients business, as it believes the separation will increase the market value and perception...
The head of the Tea Board of India has launched a scathing attack on the nation’s growers ahead of the implementation of new regulations that go into force later this month.
BASF has teamed with a Saudi firm researching algae species in open lakes around the Red Sea with a view to use the biomass in beverages and food supplements.
The Coca-Cola Company and JV partner PureCircle have discovered and made progress in developing a new stevia-based food ingredient Rebaudioside X and are seeking GRAS approval for it in the US.
Major Brands is claiming victory after a legal judgement allowed Diageo to break a distribution agreement in Missouri but raises the possibility of the spirits giant paying significant damages.
French wine company Haussmann Famille has launched the world’s first cola-flavoured wine, named Rouge Sucette, and hopes to appeal to the ‘soda generation’ of young people unaccustomed to wine.
Speculation is sure to mount over the coming months as to whether Coke will extend the launch of mid-calorie Coca-Cola Life, the first version of its flagship cola to use stevia, beyond Argentina.
Sacmi is working to further develop its “innovative” compression blow forming (CBF) technology, in an effort to increase the appeal of the equipment to dairy product manufacturers.
The European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA) says there is no need for separate sports products regulation as general food law is sufficient, ahead of a European Commission report on the matter due within two years.
Spirits manufacturer Beam Inc. has appointed Pryce Greenow as MD emerging markets, South America, to develop growth in promising regional markets for its 'Power Brands'.
Understanding what drives consumer preference for cheese and beer pairings is essential to improve the ability of cheese makers and brewers to develop appropriate matches, a team of Italian researchers has claimed.
The Government of Canada says that proposed national standards requiring that ‘ice wine’ only be made from grapes naturally frozen on the vine will benefit exports and help crack down on fraudulent sales.
Danone Waters North America has redesigned its Evian Natural Spring Water bottle for the first time in 14 years, as it attempts to create a ‘new connection’ with US consumers within premium water.
The Coca-Cola Company announced yesterday that it plans to launch the first Coke sweetened with stevia, in a mid-calorie offering targeting the Argentinian market, despite PepsiCo’s recent insistence that the natural plant-derived sweetener ‘does not...
Leading can maker Rexam has suffered a 10% market share loss in Russia in 2013, hit by the opening of a plant by Polish rival Can-Pack in March with a one billion can per year capacity.
PepsiCo North America Beverages tells BeverageDaily.com that it is ‘shaken and saddened’ by the death of an employee following a fatal accident at its bottling plant in St. Louis.
NO 'CAUSAL CONNECTION' PROVEN: MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION
The mother of a US teenager yesterday sued Monster Beverage Corporation alleging that his death in 2012 following a cardiac arrhythmia was a direct result of his drinking Monster Energy.
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) says that unlocking a ‘largely untapped’ Daytime at Home market in soft drinks consumption alone could add £201m ($308) to the category in Britain over the next five years.
ALL INTERNATIONAL BREWERS FACE SAME THREAT: HEINEKEN
Heineken insists it is ‘absolutely on top’ of the counterfeiting issues that can appear in emerging markets, after a Vietnamese gang producing fake Tiger and Heineken was busted last week.
Carlsberg tells BeverageDaily.com that Indian consumers expect ‘bang for buck’ with higher alcohol beers, as it launches the world’s first fruit-flavored strong beer tailored to the nation’s tastes, Tuborg Booster Strong.
BEVERAGEDAILY.COM SPECIAL EDITION: CLEANING UP THE BEVERAGE INDUSTRY
Reference spectra databases to detect bacterial contaminants in beverages should be expanded to meet the evolving nature of the beverage industry, as novel products such as fruit beer-based drinks gain popularity, a German research team says.
BEVERAGEDAILY.COM SPECIAL EDITION: CLEANING UP THE BEVERAGE INDUSTRY
Coca-Cola Hellenic (CCH) tells BeverageDaily.com that updating cleaning-in-place (CIP) systems reduces water, chemical and energy use, which in turn cuts waste and brings time and cost savings.
BEVERAGEDAILY.COM SPECIAL EDITION: CLEANING UP THE BEVERAGE INDUSTRY
Independent consultant and food process and project engineer Andrew Murray tells BeverageDaily.com that he thinks the beverage industry has ‘lost focus’ in terms of hygienic design and practices.
BEVERAGEDAILY.COM SPECIAL EDITION: CLEANING UP THE BEVERAGE INDUSTRY
Cleaning practices at US beverage manufacturing plants 'may not change' following the full implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), but paperwork documenting these measures is likely to pile up, the Food and Drug Administration...
Hydrocolloid giant CP Kelco has announced the first phase in a series of projects to expand its Brazilian pectin operation by 30% to cope with rebounding demand for the ingredient.
Seven hundred year-old wine producer Marchesi de Frescobaldo has ‘released’ the first vintage of a wine made by prisoners on the Italian prison island of Gorgona, as authorities claimed such work helped lower reoffending rates.
The EU energy market is set to grow by €1bn by 2017 and much of that could come from ‘natural energy’, a sub-sector that has been boosted by recent health claim approvals, says Euromonitor International analyst, Diana Cowland.
