Hot summer lifts Nestlé in Europe
Nestlé said bottled water and ice cream sales had been helped in the first half in Europe by the heatwave that has swept across the continent this summer.
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Logoplaste launches Europe's lightest PET bottle
In answer to demands from beverage manufacturers to keep costs down and to meet tough EU waste legislation, Portuguese packaging company Logoplaste is expanding a new line of PET pre-forms claimed to be the lightest packaging in its category.
India rejects soft drink pesticides claims
India's Health Ministry has rejected a campaigns group study that found Coca-Cola and PepsiCo soft drinks containing pesticide residues an average 24 times above the proposed maximum limit.
Could joint health be the next big thing in beverages?
Cargill has indicated that it may take its Regenasure glucosamine chondroitin ingredient into functional beverages - yet it has emerged that another company's foray into the market has not proved positive, raising questions as to whether consumers are...