Archives for September 21, 2005

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Juices set to lead functional innovation

By  Chris Mercer

Fruit and vegetable juices are excellently placed to take functional innovation forward, but producers must first get to grips with the intense scrutiny their products will attract from regulators and consumers, says Cargill nutritionist.

Cott profits stung by soft drinks market shift

By  Chris Mercer

The world's largest supplier of private label soft drinks, Cott, says 2005 profits will be badly hit by low fizzy drink consumption, rising PET costs and poor performances from own-label bottled water.