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...
Norwegian group SINTEF, in co-operation with recycling firm Tomra,
has developed a patented technology that makes it possible to sort
different types of plastic and different colours of glass and metal
easily, effectively and inexpensively...
Tetra Pak has launched wine packaged in the firm's Tetra Brik
aseptic package, a move that could redefine how vintners and
retailers position and merchandise wine.
A fresh round of price cuts from the two biggest UK food retailers
increases the pressure on suppliers' margins and intensifies
competition between own-label and branded producers, forcing them
to find new ways to adapt, writes...
New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra announced today that it has
pulled out of the three month bidding war to buy National Foods,
crowning San Miguel the new owner of Australia's largest publicly
traded dairy company, Tom...
Latest Defra figures suggest that some packaging firms may have
failed to comply with the UK Packaging Waste Regulations in 2004,
according to compliance expert Valpak.
Givaudan, the world's number one fragrance and flavour player, saw
sales in its flavour division slipping by 6.5 per cent for the
first quarter, impacted by a loss of products and a fall in prices,
writes Lindsey Partos.
Democrat Senator Tom Harkin yesterday sent a strong message to the
food industry, saying that it must move swiftly to stop the
advertising aimed at children that was creating a "botched"
generation.
San Miguel, the Philippines food and beverage group, has trumped a
rival bid from Fonterra, the world's biggest dairy exporter, to buy
Australia's National Foods, Tom Armitage reports.
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...
Allied Domecq, the world's second biggest spirits company, has
confirmed that it is in talks with Pernod Ricard and Fortune Brands
over its possible sale, a move that emphasizes the current rate of
global consolidation in the...
Russian natural sauce producer Sostra believes a high quality
production technique called 'hot bottling' has led directly to the
success of its expanded premium product range, yet high pricing may
still deter consumers,...
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.
As suppliers in race to meet RFID deadlines, a new market report
reveals that many retailers are still finding problems and
frustrations when trying to implement the technology at a grass
rootslevel.
Steel prices might have been in decline through January and
February but a pick up in March is likely to continue into the
third quarter, predicts analyst MEPS.
One of Southeast Asia's leading food and beverage companies San
Miguel said yesterday that it was planning to establish a presence
in Thailand's growing beer market.
A newly opened malting facility in the Netherlands has installed a
Buhler high-capacity cleaner in order to achieve safety without
compromising processing efficiency.
Coffee has never been considered a healthy drink - until now, that
is. Jess Halliday reports on two companies that have
developed ways of making America's favorite pick-me-up better for
you.
Uni-President Enterprises, Taiwan's biggest food company, has taken
a 5 per cent stake in China's largest fruit juice producer, a clear
sign that the mainland holds considerable attraction for the
ambitious Taiwanese firm.
China entered the top 20 markets for Scotch whisky for the first
time in 2004, accounting for an increasingly large chunk of sales
in the Asian region. And with per capita consumption still
relatively low, China could prove to be...
Ocean Spray said yesterday that it had chosen a Brit to help give
the company a healthier profile, appointing Geoffrey Woolford as
vice president of research and development.
Toray Plastics claims that its new PET label film gives label
converters the opportunity to achieve superior silicone adhesion
performance, to streamline processing and to tap new markets.
Bravo Premium, the Russian drinks group, is celebrating the success
of its Milano brand, which it claims is the first pre-mixed
alcoholic drink on the Russian market to be created specifically
for women, reports Angela Drujinina.
Coke war drives innovation in diet drink sweetener formulations
with the number one soft drinks player Coca-Cola rolling out a new
aspartame and acesulfame potassium based cola onto the market,
writes Lindsey Partos.
A new plastic additive made from corn, designed to make plastic
bottles more rigid and stronger than ever before, has been
developed, writes Anthony Fletcher.
Russian brewer Pikra has installed a new bottling line which will
allow it to produce beer in aluminium cans for the first time - a
move calculated to help it gain an increasing share of the beer
market in Siberia, Angela Drujinina...
Global beverage giant PepsiCo, aiming to push diet drinks to
appease calorie-conscious consumers, will follow arch-rival
Coca-Cola by re-launching its Pepsi One brand with Tate &
Lyle's Splenda sweetener, reports Chris Mercer.
Sidel claims that its latest generation of packaging equipment can
boost PET packaging line performance and cut bottle-blowing costs
by up to 20 per cent compared with its SBO Series2 equipment.
Food industry pressure over nutrition labelling has begun to pay
off as the UK Food Standards Agency launches a consultation for the
final stage in its simple signposting project using guideline daily
amounts as one of two central...
Alcoa Closure Systems International (Alcoa CSI) has launched a new
service called X-Tech, an interactive closure systems training
course available for carbonated soft drink bottlers facing extreme
temperature cycling conditions.
A shift towards higher sales of premium products has helped
France's leading drinks group Pernod Ricard to post a 5.1 per cent
increase in net profits for 2004, shrugging off the impact of
exchange rate fluctuations.
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has launched the
latest edition of its code of practice for the dispense of beer by
pressure systems in licensed premises, aimed at helping designers,
engineers, contractors, suppliers,...
New voluntary labelling initiatives, a tighter advertising code and
increased investment in innovation could be on the way for food
manufacturers as the European Commission, along with a dozen
stakeholders, launches a platform to...
Wineries are getting bigger and their businesses are therefore
exposed to greater risk. In a bid to help producers achieve greater
consistency, Danish ingredients firm Chr Hansen has created blended
yeasts, writes Philippa Nuttall.
Arla Food Ingredients seeks entry into the high growth European
sweetener market, making a bid for regulatory approval of its low
calorie, milk derived ingredient tagatose, reports Lindsey
Partos.
US-based Graham Packaging is to acquire four Tetra Pak plants that
make HDPE (high-density polyethylene) plastic bottles for
nutritional beverages and value-added dairy beverages supplying
markets in Belgium, Brazil, Turkey, and the...
Russia's consumer protection agency has refused to extend the
production licences for a number of energy drink brands produced by
the Czech firm Pinelli on the grounds that they could be harmful to
consumers' health, reports...
Ochakovo, one of Russia's best known brewers, has launched itself
into the wine market in an ambitious move to revive the flagging
fortunes of the country's wine industry, writes Angela
Drujinina.
Southcorp, the Australian winery being stalked by compatriot
Foster's, has made a bold suggestion to its would-be acquirer - a
merger with the Mildara Blass wine division which would create the
country's biggest wine group....
Krones has launched a newly developed buffer system that provides
an intermediate container storage system for a host of containers,
including PET, metal cans, cartons and shrink-wrap trays.
New regulations will tighten error margins on food nutrition labels
as a new study claiming many UK foods, including biscuits and
pizzas, are significantly higher in fat and sugar than their labels
suggest, threatens to further dent...
DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers and its Security &
Solutions business has launched an effort to position itself as a
worldwide leader in providing security-related products and
services for packaging products in the...
Coca-Cola says it needs to take a more aggressive stance to
marketing its brands as a new report shows that the US carbonated
drinks market continues to struggle.
Looking to boost growth in the sluggish caramel colour market, the
world's largest manufacturer, DD Williamson will extend its reach
in the burgeoning Chinese market with the extension of its liquid
product line for Asia,writes...