Archives for August 22, 2012

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Coca-Cola Enterprises adopts on-pack recycling label

By Ben Bouckley

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) says it is adopting the British Retail Consortium's (BRC's) on-pack recycling label to provide consumers with information on what packaging materials local authorities collect for recycling.

Star Turkish turn boosts Diageo spirits

By Ben Bouckley

Diageo CEO Paul Walsh says his firm’s H1 top line sales growth was driven by “real momentum” in emerging markets such as Turkey, a star performer following his firm’s acquisition of Mey İçki.

Heineken bids to drive Russian beer up the value curve

By Ben Bouckley

Heineken says it investing heavily in its premium brands to improve its profitability in Russia following past pricing mistakes, but admits that it has more exposure to less profitable value beers than its rivals.