Tea has become a way of life in Russia. The beverage, which was
first imported to Russia nearly four centuries ago at the time of
Mikhail Romanov, has woven itself into the fabric of everyday
Russian life.
Russian restaurant and brewery group Tinkoff has announced that
together with leading German brewer Krones it is to build a $75
million brewery near St. Petersburg.
The world's biggest tea producer and the second-largest soft drink
maker have joined forces in a bid to increase sales of the Lipton
ice tea brand worldwide. Already the market leader, brand owner
Unilever hopes a link-up with...
Lipton's lead position within the fast-growing ready-to-drink
global tea market is to get stronger after Unilever and PepsiCo
announced a joint venture to expand marketing and distribution of
the RTD range.
Consulting agency Market Advice carried out an in-depth review of
the Russian brewing industry this month, with an emphasis on the
country's malt market. The findings reveal that imported malt is
consistently seen as being superior...
CCHBC, one of the world's largest Coca-Cola bottlers, is now about
to become a leading supplier of savoury snacks, at least in its
home market of Greece.
Archer's Eden is the latest premixed drink to target the untapped
wine sector in the UK ready-to-drink market. The product, made in
Italy for Diageo, will be available exclusively in the Asda
supermarket chain.
Ireland's Kerry group has continued its rapid expansion programme
which has already seen it add 20 new companies to its portfolio in
the last two years.
Acatris, the health ingredients company of the Royal Schouten
Group, has sold the assets and the business of its brewery division
to English firm Lupofresh.
So what shape and form has innovation in the food and drink
industry taken this month? From Müller juice to elderflower Fanta,
Mintel provides this month's latest round-up of new product
development.
Stora Enso, relying on its CKB (Coated Kraft Back) board, has
focused on the key requirements in the spirits packaging sector and
become the preferred supplier for the major brands.
Sidel will be featuring its latest technological innovations in the blow moulding sector, which will include the Actis treated PET beer bottle for the German market, as well as highlighting its expanded international presence at the forthcoming BRAU trade...
Tetra Top, a packaging system provider within the Tetra Pak group,
has recently launched the Carton Bottle - a new packaging concept
that is said to be neither a carton packaging nor a plastic bottle.
Invigor8, the newest addition to Campbell's V8 beverage franchise,
is to debut at the National Association of Convenience Stores(NACS)
show in Chicago this month.
Exports of Spanish Rioja wine dropped in both volume and value in
the first eight months of the year, although some markets showed
good gains. The US, for example, appears to have swapped French
wines for Spanish following the Iraq...
French soft drinks sales will undoubtedly be boosted this year by
the summer heat wave, but a recent report shows that there was
plenty of growth in the market even before the hot summer.
The 44th edition of BRAU Beviale, to be held in Nuremberg, Germany
from 12 to 14 November 2003, should prove a showcase for the SIG
group, with three of the main divisions being represented.
UK-based soft drinks company Qibla Cola will be exhibiting its
range of products at the largest UK lifestyle exhibition, Mela 2003
from Friday 10th October to Sunday 12th October.
One more study added to the growing stock of evidence suggesting
tea is beneficial for our health with scientists in the US finding
tea could lower blood cholesterol.
Cadbury Schweppes has recommended that both Coca-Cola and Pepsi
bottlers make Dr Pepper a priority brand again, following the
industry's failure to capitalise on the growing trend to new soft
drinks.
Czech brewer Plzensky Prazdroj recently undertook an extensive
survey into the art of beer drawing. The experts concluded that the
process has an unquestionable influence on the resulting taste and
quality of the product.
J. Rettenmaier & Söhne (JRS), a global manufacturer of
insoluble dietary fibre, has opened a new production plant for the
manufacture of colloidal systems in Weissenborn near Dresden,
Germany.
The European Commission yesterday slammed a €138.4 million fine on
four sorbate companies, supplying the beverage industry, accused of
operating a cartel in the 1990s.
Are winegrowers in the Rheinland-Pfalz region of Germany receiving
illegal payments to help them consolidate the industry there? The
European Commission clearly thinks so, as it has begun a formal
investigation of the payments.
The draconian measures introduced to reduce the use of one-way
packaging in Germany could still incur the wrath of the European
Commission, despite concessions by Berlin.
The European Commission has given clearance under merger
regulations to the proposed acquisition of French aluminium
producer Pechiney by Alcan of Canada.
Product innovation continues in the Scandinavian non-dairy sector
with a new line of organic cereal drinks launched this month to
meet the growing tide for milk substitute products, reports Organic
Monitor.
Energy drinks are adding a touch of zest to the European soft
drinks market, with Mintel's Global New Products Database revealing
an array of weird and wonderful names, ingredients and marketing
ploys.
Premium beers are driving growth in western and eastern Europe, but
they are by no means the only products faring well in the highly
fragmented market, claims a new report from Canadean.
Kliklok Woodman has supplied a machine to carton a special pack of
two Irish coffees in shaped glasses for St Brendans in Londonderry,
part of the Kerry Foods Group.
In 2002, the ever evolving UK wine market continued the steady
growth of recent years with sales increasing by 5 per cent,
according to a report from the Canadean Wine Service. Particular to
this growth was the meteoric rise of New...
Global drinks consumption is rising by 2.6 per cent a year with
Eastern Europe leading the way for future growth prospects with the
total volume reached 1.32 trillion litres in 2002.
Olvi, the Finnish drinks group, has taken control of Estonian
company Finelin in a deal valued at €10.3 million. Olvi's Estonian
subsidiary, A.Le Coq, will now own 100 per cent of Finelin.
Evergreen Packaging Equipment, a business unit of International
Paper, and AVE Industries of Spinea, Italy have developed a
long-term strategic agreement that will allow Evergreen to
manufacture, sell, and service rotary bottle filling...
Swedish multi-national Alfa Laval is to premiere its ALDOX-HGB
process module for the brewing and beverage industries at the BRAU
Bevaile exhibition in Nuremburg this November.
Health, convenience, and lifestyle are the main factors driving
growth in the food industry and things are no different in the
beverage sector as the Anuga drinks trade fair is set to
demonstrate next month.
West European bottled water sales continued to grow last year, even
in mature markets such as Germany, Italy or France, and the hot
summer weather in 2003 is likely to mean a further surge in
consumption. Water coolers, health awareness...
