UK-based Tesco said today it would map out the carbon dioxide
output involved in getting 30 products to the shelves, a bid to
develop international labelling standards rating products according
to their impact on climate change.
Sara Lee is to double the amount of sustainable coffee used in its
brands to 20,000 tonnes, a move the company says
will make it the market leader in the category.
Cadbury Schweppes today opted to demerge its €10bn beverage
arm from its confectionary business by listing the unit
as a separate company on the New York Stock Exchange.
Three new polypropylene (PP) resins can help food processors cut
down on costs by reducing the weight of their packaging, according
to the manufacturer.
Sales of premium beer continue to outgrow globally over private
label and discounted varieties, according to the latest findings by
beverage research group Canadean.
Anheuser Busch yesterday denied claims by environmental
organisation Greenpeace that batches of its beer, including the
flagship brand Budweiser, contain genetically modified (GM)
materials.
Juice maker Sunny Delight hopes to profit from Kraft's latest
restructuring drive with the acquisition of the food giant's
fruit-based soft drink and vitamin water brands in the US.
This week's news brief finds Portugal's largest brewer having to
close a plant, Procter and Gamble possibly going off coffee and
another victory in the
battle against forcing metric measurements.
Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG) has lifted its full year operating
profit guidance by about two percentage points to between 10 per
cent and 11 per cent after revenues rose by eight per cent to
$3.7bn (€2.6bn) during the third quarter.
The manufacturer of a new brewing enzyme claims its latest
innovation will shake up beer production in Europe, by cutting the
time and cost of processing.
Sweden-based group Vin and Spirit (V&S) has lost a legal
bid in the country's appeal court to continue using a
former partner's trademark on its wine
labels, following allegations that it
had supplied counterfeit...
In the latest news roundup, San Miguel adds some fizz to its Hong
Kong operations, Scottish & Newcastle's chief executive may be
about to call time on his tenure, and the Orangina group makes an
energetic acquisition.
The UK Tea Council has been criticised for exaggerating the
benefits of tea and banned from making further claims about the
drinks antioxidant potential after running a series of adverts.
Food safety and animal health top the agenda at
today's meeting of EU's agricultural ministers, with
the future of milk, wine and sugar production also up for
discussion.
SABMiller says that a continued focus on expanding in emerging beer
markets like Africa, Asia, Latin America and Central and Eastern
Europe has allowed it to boost lager sales by 11 per cent.
UK-based Innocent claims to be the world's first beverage
manufacturer to package its brands in polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) bottles made only
from recycled material.
German malting company Weyermann is posed to tap the trend towards
organic colourings by introducing an organic version of its Sinamar
natural liquid malt colour.
The UK's FSA has issued its harshest judgement on the food
industry's use of artificial colour and preservatives yet,
following the publication of the Southampton study at the beginning
of the month, and is calling for action...
It is not so much what is going into products, but the manner in
which they are produced that dominated the
debate at Wild's industry convention in Heidelberg, Germany.
The number of full-calorie soft drinks sold in schools across
America has almost halved, according to a new report that examines
the progress made by industry one year after the implementation of
the National School Beverage Guidelines.
In the latest news round-up, Campari remains in good spirits
despite a decline in soft drinks sales, Czech beer is on the rise
and brewer Heineken is still lost in translation over its Rugby
World Cup sponsorship.
Carlsberg will strengthen its position in Vietnam's burgeoning
economy with its new brewery built in association with a
domestic partner, the company announced this morning.
As manufacturers continue to react to the consumer backlash from
new findings linking artificial additive use to child
hyperactivity, the beverage industry claims companies are
moving to reformulate products accordingly.
Jungbunzlauer has announced price increases affecting citric acid,
sodium citrate, gluconates and xanthan gum as it offsets its own
costs, an adjustment seen as aiding economic stability in the
marketplace.
Pepsi and Unilever are to extend their agreement over distribution
and marketing of the Lipton ready-to-drink tea brand to target a
growing global demand for the products..
In this weeks industry round up, Heineken gets to grip with French
rugby stadiums, German soft drinks firm Bionade shies away from a
potential big money sell off and Royal Grolsch moves to step up its
operations in Kazakhstan.
The growing online market for used processing and packaging
equipment has received a further boost, with US-based DoveBid
creating a new auction facility for companies.
Food and beverage group Sara Lee has announced plans for the future
growth of its hot beverage operations with an increased focus on
premium brands and emerging markets like Russia.
China Water & Drinks plans to acquire a stake in the
largest water packaging manufacturer in China, a bid by the company
to control its supply chain and bring down costs.
NEC Corporation claims to have developed what it is calling the
world's first radio frequency identification (RFID) device that can
both read and write tag data on multiple frequencies.
The environment, corporate governance and workers rights are
transforming the way managers oversee their global manufacturing
operations, as demonstrated in Coca-Cola's second report on its
progress in these areas.
Research released today linking sodium benzoate to
hyperactivity in children is not yet definitive enough to remove
the preservative from products, soft drink manufacturers claim.
This week' industry round up finds Coca-Cola finalising
distribution for Glaceau, the latest appointments
at Carlsberg, and SABMiller bringing a little taste of
Italy to the Japanese market.
The reformualtion of products due to health concerns over the
preservative sodium benzoate (E211) will not
significantly affect soft drink manufacturers, an expert
claims.
Bagasse, a previously useless waste product from sugar cane, can
now be used to make biodegradeable packaging for food products in
Thailand, its manufacturers claim.
Nestle will expand its dominance in the bottled water market
after today agreeing to the acquisition of a majority share in
Switzerland-based Sources Minérales Henniez.
Diageo today forecast organic operating profit will increase
by nine per cent in the current financial year after posting
strong gains across the majority of its big brands, including
Guinness.