Classic Sprite reformulated with stevia for UK market
The Coca-Cola Company has reformulated its regular Sprite with stevia – and 30% fewer calories – for the UK market, the company has said.
Archives for March 11, 2013
US wines talk to the Chinese, with an American twang: Maryhill Winery
The owner of a Washington State winery says that Chinese wine consumers in the ‘middle ground’ are hungry for affordable US wines that assure them a quality that native products often lack.
Diageo ‘co-operating’ with Turkish authorities on Mey Içki probe
Diageo’s Turkish president insists that the firm is co-operating with a government competition probe into its Mey Içki spirits business, and says he does not expect it had acted inappropriately.
EFSA health claims chief to share ‘magic recipe’ insights in Geneva
The chief of EFSA’s health claims panel will discuss where the agency stands on the topic in 2013, at this year’s Vitafoods conference and expo in Geneva in May.
O-I forms JV to boost recycled glass quality
O-I has formed a joint venture to make more high-quality recycled glass available for use in their plants.
Diageo’s $150m global supply chain shakeup ‘likely’ to cost jobs
Diageo will spend around £100m refocusing its global supply and procurement operations to reflect acquisitions in key emerging markets, but says the streamlining operation will probably mean job losses.
Recycling
Grocery industry to spend A$100m on recycling scheme
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has celebrated last week’s ruling by the Federal Court against the Northern Territory Container Tax—the AFGC’s bête noir—by announcing a A$100m industry-led recycling scheme and releasing data to show that...
Dispatches from the RCA annual conference & culinology expo
Dr Mehmood Khan: ‘When I first joined PepsiCo, a lot of people asked me what the hell are you doing?’
Why can athletes that smell peppermint before they hit the gym exercise for longer? And why do we have sweet taste receptors in our gut?