The dairy group Emmi has launched a new lactose-free milk drink.
The move illustrates the growing concern over lactose-intolerance
and the consequences it holds for the dairy industry.
Azucarera Ebro, the Spanish food group, and its compatriot
Intermalta, a malt producer, have created a new company called
Maltacarrion which will specialise in the production of malt for
the brewing industry.
A technology that allows the health ingredient lutein to be
delivered to clear beverages has been given GRAS (Generally
Recognized As Safe) status from the US Food and Drug
Administration.
India looks set to consolidate its somewhat unexpected position as
the world's largest whisky market in 2003, stretching further ahead
of its nearest rivals, according to a new report from market
analysts Canadean. ...
ExxonMobil Chemical Films Europe has developed two new metallyte
films that provide an ultra-high-barrier alternative to aluminium.
According to the company, a major advantage of these films,
compared to metallised polyester or aluminium...
European companies and researchers should share the profits made on
products using exotic plants such as ginseng and green tea with the
countries of origin, urges a European Commission communication
issued on Friday.
US food giant Cargill is launching its new soy isolate, Prolisse
500, across Europe, in response to growing demand for soyfoods and
high protein products.
The European energy drink market has seen something of a slowdown
in growth in the last couple of years, as we reported earlier this week, with a plethora of
'me-too' products launched in the 1990s falling by the wayside in
The trademark battle between Czech brewer Budejovicky Budvar and US
giant Anheuser-Busch has continued this week with the resolution of
a dispute between the two players in South Korea.
Coca-Cola and Pepsi's worldwide dominance of the soft drinks
industry relies on an efficient and reliable global supply network.
While Coke has been busy awarding its best suppliers, Pepsi has
been looking at opportunities that...
French beverage group Castel is clearly confident of future growth
in Russia and the CIS. The company recently announced that it is to
invest heavily in BIH Brasseries Internationales Holding (Eastern),
its holding company in Armenia,...
The spectacular growth rates of the late 1990s may be a thing of
the past, but the functional energy drink market in western Europe
shows little sign of running out of steam, according to a recent
report.
After an extremely tough year last year, 2004 looks set to bring
little in the way of cheer for French wine négociants,
according to a recently published report.
Scotch whisky producers have fought long and hard in recent years
to improve the market access for their product, mainly by seeking
an equality of treatment with local products.
Japanese brewing giant Asahi is the latest foreign company to try
and crack the Chinese beverage market. The firm has teamed up with
Japanese trade firm Itochu and leading Chinese packaged food and
beverage producer Tingyi in a bid...
Norwegian packaging firm Elopak is confident that the recently
completed partnership agreement with Dutch company Variopak will
reinforce the group's position within the European liquid food
packaging market. This sector has...
PepsiCo's Tropicana brand has added a sub-line of fortified juices
to its range, including an immune-boosting variety with selenium,
increasing its activites in the functional beverages sector.
Japan looks set to regain its crown as the leading market for
flavoured alcoholic beverages (FABs), despite continued strong
growth in the market which usurped its position, the US.
Foodservice packaging giant Huhtamaki has entered 2004 as busy as
ever. The Finnish firm has strengthened its position in the booming
drinks market through the launch of a new range of insulated cups,
and initiated a move to terminate...
Export sales of Spanish wine grew by 5.8 per cent in the first nine
months of the year to just over €1 billion, but a steady fall in
prices meant that this fell far short of the 26.9 per cent increase
in volumes to 917.4 million litres...
The Wine and Spirit Association in the UK last week responded to
the interim report from the government body charged with
investigating means of tackling the growing problem of alcohol
abuse. While the report made no recommendations...
Constar International, a leading producer of polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) plastic containers, has successfully packaged
Smirnoff Ice in high performance Starshield barrier PET bottles.
The company claims that the material extends...
Tetra Pak has been a pioneering force in the central and eastern
European food and beverage packaging sector. However, with
accession just around the corner a series of new challenges are
about to present themselves. We spoke to a...
Global drinks company Diageo has responded to consumer demands for
better labelling of alcoholic drinks. The group says that it will
begin providing consumers in the US with important product
information next year. The move comes...
Consumer bodies in the US are clamouring for tougher labelling on
alcoholic beverages. This week a proposal for a uniform alcohol
facts label was submitted by the National Consumers League (NCL),
the Center for Science in the Public...
Seguin Moreau, the cooperage business which belongs to French
closures company Oeneo (formerly known as Sabaté Diosos), has
unveiled a major new strategy to help it cope with the changing
demands of the modern business climate.
Soft drinks are set to become the biggest beverage sector in the
world, overtaking hot drinks, with consumption rising by around 5
per cent a year, according to a new report from Zenith
International. But while the US remains the...
Carlsberg Breweries has again increased its shareholding in
thePolish brewer Carlsberg Okocim through the acquisition of a
further 6 per cent of its share capital.
Following its failure to attract investment from French food giant
Danone, Russian dairy and juice producer Wimm-Bill-Dann has had its
Standard & Poor's rating downgraded from stable to negative.
S&P said it had made...
Amcor has introduced a new shaped VB 375ml can for Carlton &
United Breweries in Australia. The can was commissioned for the
launch of a limited edition series to celebrate the cricket
internationals being held there.
UK Chancellor Gordon Brown's attempts to clamp down on tax evasion
have 'dismayed' one of the country's biggest manufacturing sectors
- the Scotch whisky industry.
International food processor Cargill is set to construct a $50
million malt plant in Tula Oblast of Russia. Company spokeswoman
Irina Kalygina told the Russian Vedomosti newspaper that the
corporation is looking into the possibility...
UK-based packaging firm Rexam announced today that it is to close
its aluminium can end manufacturing plant in California, USA. The
company claims that the move is designed to bring its beverage can
and end making capacity into line...
With several of the world's biggest drinks group accused last month
of deliberately promoting their brands to under age drinkers, the
issue of drinks advertising has never been hotter.
DSM Food Specialties is hoping to test its new recovery drink on a
team of racing drivers next summer. The trial could lead to a more
long-term involvement with the sport and raise awareness of the
finished product, said the Dutch...
Baby boomers are convinced that beer makes you fat and wine is good
for the heart, so finds a recent poll in Canada conducted by
Ipsos-Reid on behalf of the Brewer's Association of Canada.
RPC Containers Blackburn, a branch of the RPC Group, has produced a
new PET jar for the relaunched range of Oxo instant gravy granules.
The manufacturer Campbells says that it has redeveloped its range
of gravies to meet contemporary...
The Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (CCHBC) has finally
announced the completion of its acquisition of the Austrian mineral
water company Römerquelle. The acquisition involves production
facilities at Edelstal and Pöttsching and...
Drinks giant Diageo has agreed to significant changes in the
packaging of its Cardhu Scotch whisky. The move is designed to heal
deep rifts that have emerged within the hugely conservative Scotch
whisky industry over the company's...
Leading juice manufacturer Pampryl has become the first French
producer to adopt aseptically filled multi-layer PET for its
ambient-stored 100 per cent fruit juices. The new packaging, from
Amcor PET Packaging Europe/Asia, also marks...
France is the home of some of the world's biggest mineral water
brands - Perrier, Vittel, Evian, Volvic, to name just four - but a
new entry into the market early next year is likely to give brand
owners such as Danone and Nestlé...
Lithuanian cheese manufacturer Rokiskio suris recently signed a
contract worth €3 million with processing equipment provider APV to
provide anautomated production facility at the company's Rokiskio
plant in Lithuania.
Machinery specialist SIG Alfa has launched a new roll-fed machine
to meet the ever-increasing demands of the bottling industry. Given
the market demand for increasingly high-performing user-friendly
machines with reduced maintenance...
Alcan has announced that the provisional results of its offer for
French packaging group Pechiney, as disclosed by the French stock
market authority AMF, indicate that Alcan has secured 92.21 per
cent of Pechiney's total share...
Italian equipment expert SIG Simonazzi has supplied a €20 million
aseptic bottling line for Spumador. The system, which has been
installed at the company's Sant'Andrea Bagni facility in the
province of Parma, has been designed...
Plastic films used in barrier flexible packaging have made
substantial gains against metals, paper, and glass, according to a
recent study by the Kline group. Over the last five years, industry
growth has prevailed in spite of constant...
Campina Germany is looking to put a disappointing year behind it by
concentrating on its Landliebe brand in 2004. A decline in group
turnover in 2002 was blamed on lower prices and a focus on quality
improvement instead of turnover...
Nearly a decade after the debate over the advertising tactics of
the major drinks groups kicked off in the UK, a similar polemic
over the effect of alcopops is currently raging in the US.
UK-based Carlisle Process Systems is extending its range of
stainless steel mobile tanks to include a new model capable of
minimising waste. The new machine features a mirror finish to both
internal and external surfaces, which helps...
