Market research firm Rabobank has just published a report on the
Dutch brewing industry. Entitled The Dutch beer market in an
international perspective: Dynamics of a mature market, the
report contrasts the Dutch beer market to the...
Italian technology company AVE Industries is set to break into the
US food and drink packaging market following the signing of a
long-term strategic agreement with Evergreen Packaging Equipment, a
business unit of International Paper.
Rexam is helping energy drink manufacturer Red Bull to deal with
Germany's new mandatory deposit regulations. A slightly modified
slimline can has been developed by the packaging giant.
Spanish wine producers posted an impressive rise in export volumes
in the first eight months of the year, but an inexplicable 14 per
cent drop in the average price per litre meant that revenues were a
mere 4 per cent higher.
Flavoured water is one of the boom sectors within the soft drinks
industry, as was clearly evidenced by the growing number of
ingredients targeting this sector on display at the Food
Ingredients Europe exhibition in Germany this week.
Differing fortunes in the east and west: Follwing disappointing
third quarter results, Carlsberg has rationalised its operations in
Sweden while at the same time increased its influence in the
Bulgarian brewing industry.
Holland Sweetener company, DSM's joint venture with Japan-based
company Tosoh has finally launched its high intensity sweetener
Twinsweet on to the European market after years of waiting for
approval from Brussels.
Packaging giant Amcor continues to consolidate and diversify its
global business with a recent acquisition in Mexico. As they say,
if you want to stay at the top, you've got to keep on moving.
Leading beverage can manufacturer Amcor has begun manufacturing
SuperEnd beverage ends Down Under under license from packaging
giant Crown. The high-performance can ends are being filled and
seamed by Coca Cola Amatil and Fosters...
Austrian energy drink maker Bomba energy is to launch a new
wellness beverage with added colostrum to boost the immune system,
thought to be the first drink containing the functional ingredient.
Graham Packaging Holdings, parent company of Graham Packaging
Company, has reported healthy third quarter results. The group
recorded a 19.8 per cent gain in operating income for the third
quarter of 2003, compared to the third quarter...
The main active agent in green tea, EGCG, prevents the first step
in HIV infection and could one day be used as a new anti-HIV drug,
suggests a new study this week. Japanese researchers report that
the extract, already believed to...
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company has delivered strong financial
results during the first nine months of the year. However, while
most of Europe basked in the warm summer weather, some key
countries within our emerging market segment,...
It's that time of year again. Companies are releasing their third
quarter results amid great fanfare, even if there isn't that much
to cheer about. The bottling industry in particular has had a
fairly difficult year, with...
A hot cup of cocoa - that stalwart of cold winter nights and an all
time favourite for children - could actually boast more
antioxidants than green tea and red wine, say researchers in the
US.
First half profits for UK sugar and sweeteners group Tate &
Lyle slipped as US figures hit the bottom line but improved results
from European operations helped add sparkle to a generally
lacklustre performance.
Non-carbonated beverages will account for a bigger share of
European profits for Coca-Cola than its flagship carbonate brands
within three years, the head of the US group's European operations
told analysts yesterday.
Prompted by demand from the Philippines, Danish ingredients company
Danisco has
designed and launched two new citrus fruit flavours onto the Asian
market.
Hooch, the brand credited with the creation of the alcopop market
in the UK which is now worth more than £1bn, has been dropped by
Coors Brewers in favour of stablemate Reef. But despite the
disappearance of one of the main brands,...
Greek wine producers are gearing up for an Olympic performance next
year when the eyes of the world turn to Athens for the summer
Games. But while this should help raise awareness of wines, sales
are still likely to be hampered by...
The European Parliament has cleared amendments to the sweetener
directive, but only after setting up a trail of conditions
including a closer monitoring of new sweeteners.
The UK has come in for a great deal of criticism from environmental bodies following the release of figures that show the country is lagging behind much of the rest of Europe in terms of can recycling.
Spanish demographics are changing, with a steady rise in the number
of single person households. This in turn has made consumers more
price conscious than ever before, fuelling growth in both own label
products and discount retailers.
Cadbury Schweppes could consider selling off its US soft drinks
business, Dr Pepper/7-Up, if it decides that such a move would
offer greater value to shareholders.
Experts attending this week's meeting on cancer prevention heard a
number of studies to back green tea's powerful anti-cancer effects
in humans. The tea's active agent, Epigallocatecin-3-gallate, is
already thought...
Functional drinks from innovative UK firm Extreme Drinks are to be
rolled out in leading French supermarkets, after initial success in
the Alps region last year.
Coffee imports to Europe were 30 per cent cheaper last year than in
1998, according to recently published figures from the
International Coffee Organisation (ICO).
First half like-for-like growth at Safeway, the UK retail group,
was just 0.1 per cent - a far cry from the 9 per cent generated by
Morrisons, the company likely to be the new owner of Safeway in the
near future. A clear indication...
Amcor PET Packaging has launched the Rebound line, which the
company claims sets a new standard for hot-fill polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) bottles. The new line has been developed to
offer improvements to aesthetic and functional...
Russia's burgeoning brewing industry has received another boost.
Buhler's malting facility in Voronovo, which processes 100,000
metric tons of barley into malt each year, has now entered the test
phase after only five months'...
With western markets already mature, spirits producers are
increasingly looking for opportunities elsewhere, although
persuading consumers in Asia or Latin America to switch from
products such as soju and pisco will not be easy, claims...
Researchers in the UK have been baffled by the findings of a test
conducted to find whether consumers prefer the taste of sugar or
sweetners in their soft drink.
One of the clearest demonstrations of the influence customers have
over corporations has been the introduction - and growing
significance - of Fairtrade products.
Europeans seeking refreshment from one of the hottest summers on
record have enabled Coca-Cola to celebrate what would have
otherwise been a disappointing set of third quarter results.
With EU wine harvests likely to be much lower this year than in
recent times as a result of the summer heat wave, most producing
countries have increased the basic price for wine to compensate for
lower volumes. But not Spain - leaving...
