Archives for June 15, 2003

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Potential in Polish soft drinks market

Soft drinks consumption in Poland has grown almost exponentially in the last 10 years, but despite this, growth shows no signs of slowing as retail networks improve and more new products are launched.

Cargill ups grapefruit production

Cargill Citro Pure has formed a supplier agreement with the Florida Grapefruit Marketing Association (FGMA) and Indian River Grapefruit Marketers (IRGM).

Pechiney caps acquisition

Pechiney has announced that Pechiney Capsules, its subsidiary specialising in closures and overcapping for wine, champagne, liquors and spirits, has acquired the Chilean company Enocap.

Britons have less time for tea

Turkey and Denmark respectively top the global tea and coffee consumption leagues, according to a new report from Datamonitor, while the world's most traditional tea-drinking nation, Britain, is dropping slowly down the list.

Global coffee flavours

Danish ingredients giant Danisco has launched two new flavour concepts for the Specialty Coffee Association of America's (SCAA) annual conference in April this year.

Sparkling performance from still drinks

Still drinks showed remarkable growth in the UK last year, with a number of smaller brands in particular performing well. The healthier image that many of these products have is driving a the trend away from carbonates and juice, claims Canadean.