Heineken silent on $650m sale rumor regarding PepsiCo licensee
Heineken has refused to comment on rumors it has now put its Finnish business Hartwall up for sale seeking around €500m, after starting a strategic review of the unit in February.
Archives for April 11, 2013
IRN-BRU escapes ASA scrutiny after ad draws ‘anti-English’ fire
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) says it does not plan to investigate nearly 70 complaints relating to a video advert for avowedly Scottish soft drink Irn Bru, following claims that the advert is anti-English.
Infant sugar consumption at levels that could harm oral health, says dental charity
New data on infants’ consumption of sugar suggests that more than a quarter of young children are at risk of poor oral health, according to the UK’s Dental Hygiene Foundation.
Phoenix Technologies expands LNO resin line
Phoenix Technologies has introduced a resin targeting blow molded and thermoformed applications for a range of products.
Smaller soda sizes may actually increase sales: Study
Consumers tend to buy more soda when offered it in packs of smaller sized servings than when offered a single large drink, according to new research.
SAB Miller ‘quite positive’ over legal challenge to Mexican beer exclusivity
SAB Miller says it feels ‘quite positive’ about the possibility of Mexico opening-up as a beer market, with the nation’s competition authority poised to rule on the legality of exclusivity arrangements that the UK plc claims penalises it vis-a-vis rivals.