A new report has injected a much-needed shot of optimism into the
stagnant US beer market for 2006, yet the bad news just keeps on
coming in Western Europe.
Reducing paperwork and consolidating laws could save industry about
£200m (€293) in the first year, the UK's food regulator said in
publishing a plan to simplify legislation.
The European Commission on Tuesday cleared the takeover of Cadbury
Schweppes' European drinks arm by private equity consortium Lion
Capital and Blackstone.
Little wonder consumers are confused about which foods are good for
them, and which bad, when scientists use methods with almost no
chance of meaningful results.
Profits tumbled by two thirds last year for the world's largest
supplier of private label soft drinks, Cott Corporation, as the
group struggled to cope with rising input costs and a consumer
shift to non-carbonated drinks.
Pursuit Dynamics, the UK-based creators of novel sonic wave food
and drink processing technology, will announce at its AGM today
plans to expand even faster this year after its breakthrough in
2005.
Sports and energy drinks have stolen a march on foods to become the
powerhouse of the global market in performance products, according
to a new report from Leatherhead Food International.
Soft drinks firms will voluntarily ban advertising to children
across the European Union in an effort to curb public criticism
amid the bloc's growing obesity problem.
A lawsuit aimed at getting soft drinks firms out of US schools on
obesity grounds is now ready to go, says one of the leading lawyers
involved to BeverageDaily.com, as new research suggests
obesity litigation will become the next...
Russia's decision to change procedures on excise stamps and import
licences for alcohol has backfired, with several domestic producers
reportedly having to suspend production.
PepsiCo's bottling arm has bought up US functional drinks maker
Ardea Beverage, as the iconic soft drinks firm positions itself for
growth on the functional drinks market.
Drinking caffeine drinks appears to stifle the body's ability to
boost blood flow to the heart during exercise, suggests new
research out of Switzerland.
The thought of English wine can still conjure a smirk from many.
But, the natives are getting better, as more wineries look to take
advantage of Britons' increasing preference for grape over grain.
Scottish soft drinks maker AG Barr is rumoured to be preparing a
new Irn-Bru energy drink aimed at women as part of a series of new
product developments.
Accreditation by an international organisation has given a malt
tracking scheme the backing it needs to assure its customers
they're getting the correct supplies.
SABMiller has signed a joint venture deal with a top Vietnamese
dairy company, hoping to use the firm's local knowledge and
distribution network to break into Vietnam's emerging beer market.
I am beginning to feel like a freak among journalists. Good or bad,
my reporting is the product of hours of questions, fact-hunting and
often-times editorial debate. Yet, despite this rigour, every day
we receive emails from people...
Coca-Cola faces a challenging 2006 as the firm experiences rising
levels of bad publicity on alleged human rights abuse and, of
course, obesity. In the first of two parts,
BeverageDaily.com takes a closer look, starting with human...
France has announced plans to rip up more than 16,000 hectares of
vines in an attempt to dig its wine industry out of trouble, but it
seems likely that more will have to follow.
A new variety of winter malting barley could provide brewers with a
better quality and more stable barley supply, say scientists who
have been developing the variety for the past decade.
A full smoking ban across all of England's pubs looks more likely
as reports indicate the government is preparing to give MPs a free
vote on the issue in Parliament.
Interest is growing in fruit juices for heart health, as Provexis
signs up another UK supermarket chain to its tomato-based Sirco
drink, and a new trial prepares to get underway in Scotland to
investigate the effects of a juice product...
Britain's advertising watchdog signalled it was getting tough on a
new code for alcoholic drinks adverts by telling UK brewer Young's
to remove posters linking alcohol with social and sexual success.
Strawberry milk-flavoured fish sausage, horseradish-flavoured vodka
and asparagus-flavoured potato chips are among a list of the top
ten new consumer products of 2005.
Bottled water consumption is expected to overtake fizzy soft drinks
around the world within five years, says a new report, with Nestlé,
Danone and PepsiCo leading the charge.
A UK company has applied for approval of its noni juice products on
the grounds that it is 'substantially equivalent' to other products
that have already been authorised.
A biodegradable plasticiser can be be used in polyvinyl chloride
(PVC) packaging as a replacement for for phthalates, a chemical
linked with infertility in men.
World wine giant Constellation Brands continued to profit from its
takeover of Robert Mondavi wine in its third quarter as the group
looks to focus more seriously on Europe.
Grolsch, the Dutch brewer, has begun boycotting a top supermarket
in the Netherlands after a dispute over beer prices, in a new
demonstration of supplier power.
Leading UK-based wine merchant Majestic Wines enjoyed a 10.4 per
cent sales boost this Christmas, citing consumer demand for premium
products as the key to success.
Consuming fizzy soft drinks is not linked to esophageal cancer as
previously thought and diet drinks may even help decrease the risk,
suggests new research on the issue.
In a bid to meet World Trade Organisation demands, the European
Commission plans to make it easier for non-EU companies to gain
geographical indications (GI) protection for speciality brand
names.
A senior official said the industry was not consulted on the
European Commission proposal to re-categorise spirit drinks, but
welcomed plans to update production regulations.
Raising the price of alcoholic drinks will not necessarily lead to
less consumption, says new research, calling into question the use
of high prices to encourage responsible drinking.
French prime minister Dominique de Villepin said the plan would
help to dig France out of wine crisis, yet under-pressure
winemakers are planning more protests.
