Red Bull welcomes French court action to strike out energy drink tax
Red Bull has welcomed a ruling from France’s highest constitutional court striking-down the government’s plans to tax caffeine and taurine-rich energy drinks from 2013.
Archives for December 18, 2012
State of the industry
Bottled water amounting to big bucks in Indonesia
Indonesia's bottled water market may be one of the most high valued markets in the world, but there are still plenty of opportunities for growth, new research from UK-based research firm Mintel said.
If you like it then you should have put a ring (pull) on it... CSPI to Beyonce: Stop promoting Pepsi Cola, you're 'literally sickening Americans'
Non-profit watchdog the Center for Science in the Public Interest has urged Beyoncé to reconsider her $50m endorsement deal with PepsiCo so her image is not used “to promote Pepsi-Cola, a product that contributes to obesity, diabetes, heart disease,...
Mexican Cola bottler delves deeper into snacks with two acquisitions
Mexican Coca-Cola bottler Arca Continental (AC) has bought two snack companies as it seeks to deepen its hold in the ‘highly complementary’ snacks arena.
Carton Council targets 50% recycling access
The US Carton Council has targeted 50% recycling access for households to recycle the packaging after the rate grew more than 100% in three years.
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‘Drinkifying snacks’: PepsiCo mush or master stroke?
Despite giving us object lessons in corporate word wash, can PepsiCo pull off what seems like a slightly puzzling mission, namely a long-term plan to ‘drinkify' snacks and vice versa under its Power of One banner?
Carlsberg ‘surprised’ by UK Alcohol Strategy unit price push
Carlsberg says that UK government plans to introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol are surprising and will not curb alcohol misuse, especially since the EU suggests such a policy could be illegal.