Swedish company V&S will build a new production plant for its
Absolut Vodka liquor brand. The move reiterates the company's
success and the high demand for the drink which is the third
largest international spirits drink.
After three years of successful growth, Diageo's alcopops sales
have decreased the company's financial results have revealed. This
week the company has released a new version of its Smirnoff ice
drink in the US, in an attempt...
Rieke Dispensing has launched a new 10ml pump, which is said to be
capable of handling a variety of liquid products from free-flowing
sauces to highly viscous creams, as well as those containing small
particulates.
Rexam, the UK-based global consumer packaging company, has
confirmedthe acquisition from Dutch group Hunan of all of the
shares in Poland Glassworks Holding, the holding company of Polish
glassworks, Polglass.
Owens-Illinois has confirmed that it has entered into exclusive
negotiations to acquire BSN Glasspack, the second largest glass
container manufacturer in Europe.
Supermarkets that stock soft drinks in cans have a greater chance
of increasing overall beverage sales than those which do not,
according to a recent survey carried out in France.
S&N has today announced that its Fountainbridge site that has
been in operation for over 150 years will close at the end of the
year. It is said that the move is for the company's best interests
as it tries to dominate the...
Global consumption of juice and nectars has risen steadily in
recent years, fuelled by a healthy image. And producers have no
intention of taking their foot off the gas, it seems, with a raft
of product innovations planned to keep...
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), the world's biggest Coca-Cola
bottlers, is to team up with German software provider SAP to
develop technology designed to improve direct store deliveries,
full-service vending and equipment service...
A major step in the global fight against counterfeiting has been
announced by Diageo Scotland with the launch of the Scotch whisky
industry's first ever miniaturised spectroscopic portable testing
kit - the authenticator - which...
If you want a short sharp shot of coffee with an added antioxidant
boost the torrefacto roast is the answer, according to scientists
in Spain who set to work on the art of making a simple expresso
cup.
Flavourants that may be added to wine cause no harm to a consumer's
health, but the inclusion of such ingredients are illegal.
Following two years of research on the matter, it has been thought
that some producers are actually...
Baltic Beverages Holding has revealed its full year 2003 and fourth
quarter results, showing the company has continued to maintain its
growth in the maturing beer market.
Heineken has joined forces with Groupe SEB to produce a draught
beer system that can be used in consumer homes. The Beer Tender
consists of an appliance and keg whcih is said to be compact and
very easy to use.
Baltic Beverage Holding (BBH), the Russian company that is jointly
owned by S&N and Carlsberg, is planning to invest £34.2 (€50m)
million in the Ukraine in a move that is hoped to improve the
company's market share in the...
Gostomel Glass Factory, Ukraine's largest glass-bottle producer, is
borrowing €13.3 million from the EBRD to build a new facility that
will enable it to produce 600,000 beer bottles a day.
East European consumers are enjoying an ever wider choice of soft
drinks as markets open up and purchasing power increases. And
growth in the market shows no sign of slowing, as popular local
brands continue to hold their own against...
Increasing concerns about the healthiness of soft drinks may have
done little to dent sales of colas and other sugar-laden fizzy
drinks (not least because of the proliferation 'low and light'
variants of these drinks) but...
Loma Systems, a leading global manufacturer of checkweighers, metal
detectors and X-ray systems for the food industry, is launching the
Xe, the latest addition to its x-ray range at Foodex Meatex. The
company claims that the new range...
Food manufacturers on both sides of the Atlantic will soon be
obliged by law to keep detailed records of the supply chain. As a
result, more and more bottling and packaging lines are adopting IT
technology to meet market - and legislative...
Carbonates may well dominate soft drink sales the world over, but
even in neighbouring regions and countries there are vastly
differing market dynamics, giving substantial possibilities for
growth.
Anheuser- Busch and Miller, part of the London-based group
SABMiller, are facing a lawsuit that alleges that the company has
illegally targeted children through its packaging and advertising
of alcopop drinks.
The Dutch beverage giant, Heineken, has doubled the production
capacity in the Asia-Pacific region by expanding its Nonthaburi
plant. The upgrading has made the brewery the largest in the
region. It has invested Bt2. 9 billion on...
Ball Packaging Europe, part of the US-owned Ball group, has
announced that it is to build a $40 million can packaging facility,
which will be located on the outskirts of Belgrade, Serbia.
Some of the components in beer appear to protect against
development of colon cancer, report Japanese researchers, revealing
new results from a study on rats.
The growth in sales of exported Plzensky Prazdroj beer in 2003 has
meant that the group is in a good position as the Czech Republic
readies for EU accession in May. The accession will give the
company a better position in the European...
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N), one of the world's largest
brewing companies, is to review all aspects of its business in an
effort to cut company costs. As a result it could mean that the
company could lose two of its five...
A brewer in Sweden is facing the GM debate head on. The company
claims to have launched the first food product to use genetic
modification as a marketing tool.
Whittard's of Chelsea, the British tea and coffee retailer and
manufacturer, has ended the first half of fiscal 2003 with net
profits of £514,000 - not a huge figure but nonetheless a major
step forward from the £9,000 it reached...
Continued growth has meant the redevelopment of Guinness' Waterford
site in Ireland. Amongst the renovations has been a change to a
single tank yeast system to optimise quality.
Scottish & Newcastle has confirmed that it will launch two of
its existing beer brands on to the Russian beer market this year in
an effort to tap in on the premium market.
Consumer packaging group, Rexam, has announced the acquisition of
Heineken glass plant Glas Moerdijk in the Netherlands. The company
has bought the plant for €43 million in a move that will strengthen
it's position with Heineken...
A US company says it has launched the first dietary supplement that
preserves the natural antioxidant molecules found in red wine,
making it a suitable alternative for teetotallers.
Crown Holdings is set to construct a new beverage can plant in
North Africa. Crown and Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Bros. will each
hold a 50 per cent share in the Tunisian investment.
Coca Cola and Pepsi are to consider launching a 'mid-calorie' drink
that will sit in between their diet cola ranges and original drinks
section. The 'mid-calorie' drink is thought to be targeting those
that enjoy...
As the days of blindingly fast growth in the Russian beer industry
begin to ebb away the market is starting to show signs of maturity.
In turn it is the premium and super premium sectors that are
increasingly showing signs of promise...
AG Barr, the Glasgow-based manufacturer of soft drinks, including
the Irn-Bru, Tizer and Orangina brands, said that it is expecting
to end fiscal 2003 on a high, helped by the hot summer weather.
Beer sales in most of western Europe rose strongly last year as
consumers across the Continent looked for any means possible to
cool down during the heatwave in July and August.
Asconi, one of
the largest eastern European producers of wines and spirits, is to
buy new grape processing and winemaking equipment for its Puhoi
winery to help it meet growing demand for its products.
eSkye Solutions, the US-based provider of specialised software for
the beverage industry, has this week acquired compatriot Blend
Winery Software (BWS), adding a number of major wine producers to
its growing portfolio of clients.
The last few years have seen a quickening in the pace of new
product launches by the world's top two soft drinks companies, with
new flavour or formula variants of the traditional Coca-Cola and
Pepsi brands leading the way.
Competition in European flavours heated up this week as Cargill,
the largest private company in the US, signed on the dotted line
for UK flavours group The Duckworth Group (TDG).
Functional waters have exploded onto the global drinks scene in
recent years and become the fastest growing functional beverage,
according to new data from market research firm Euromonitor.
Last year was a tough one for French closures and barrels group
Oeneo, formerly
known as Sabaté Diosos. But the company ended the year with results
in line with expectations as restructuring efforts at both the
closures and...
