News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
More action is needed from both government and industry alike if the steady decline in French wine exports is to be halted, a junior minister has warned. New World producers could soon take over as the major exporters to Europe if France fails to act.
The Pepsi Bottling Group said today that it has commenced cash tender offers in the United States and Mexico to complete the acquisition of Mexican bottler Pepsi-Gemex.
Any Cognac aficionado will talk at length about the multitude of scents and aromas that the spirit has to offer, but Cognac Frapin has now taken that a stage further and produced a perfume which it claims evokes the very best of Cognac.
The fluctuations of the sparkling wine market, which have affected cava as much as Champagne in recent years, have prompted Spain's Codorniu group to expand into other wine regions - most recently the Ribera del Duero.
Coke's Turkish bottler, Coca-Cola Icecek Uretim, is considering a floatation.