Archives for September 18, 2002

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Ocean Spray restructures in growing market

US cranberry ingredients company Ocean Spray ITG has appointed Jim Lesser as group marketing manager of ITG & Foods Team. The move is part of an internal restructure which sees the Ingredient Technology Group and Foods team merging into one business unit.

Distell extends wine presence to UK with Oddbins deal

South Africa's Distell group has been pushing its wines into a number of new markets recently. The latest deal with the Oddbins wine retailer in the UK comes after other recent agreements in the US, Canada, Germany and Scandinavia.

Energy drinks: more than just a passing fad

Red Bull continues to dominate the western European energy drink market with a 66 per cent share, and it also provides the model for most of its rival brands. But despite the dominance of one brand, the market shows no sign of stagnating, according to...

Campari in the Mixx

Italy's ready-to-drink market is still in its infancy, but the Milan-based Campari group is hoping that it will grow substantially with the launch of its new Campari Mixx product.

Yet another acquisition for Heineken

Heinken has announced its third acqusition in almost as many days. The Dutch firm will extend its presence in Africa with the acqusition of a 69 per cent stake in Lebanon's only brewer, Almaza.

Bio-organic sweetener from Cargill

Starch ingredients company Cerestar formally launched a bio-organic sweetener at Health Ingredients Europe in Paris this week. CBio-Sweet is derived from bio-organic wheat and hydrolysed with non-GMO enzymes.

Russian bottle plant steps up production

Turkish glass producer Anadolu Cam has announced an investment programme in its Ruscam glass bottle plant in Vladimir, western Russia, which aims to boost production to one billion bottles a year.