Tequila pact could make China the world’s second biggest importer
As countries queue by the score to do business with China, the recent trade deal with Mexico might have missed the radar outside the respective countries.
Archives for June 19, 2013
‘Snowball effect’ sees English wines shake off unfavorable reputation
Mintel senior drinks analyst Chris Wisson predicts that English wine sales could exceed £50m ($77m) within a few years, as product quality continually improves and unfair perceptions of inferiority diminish.
Chasing arrows when it comes to recycling? Not any more recommends standards panel
The “chasing arrows” symbol around the numbers which defines the resin used in a products packaging are to be dropped in favour of an equilateral triangle.
Plasticum integrated into Weener Plastic Packaging
Plasticum is to be integrated into the Weener Plastic Packaging Group as a subsidiary in a bid to exploit further growth.
‘Big beverage interest shows we’re onto something’: Oatworks CEO
Wellness Works CEO David Peters tells BeverageDaily.com that the NYC firm has attracted interest from major firms in its healthy Oatworks smoothie brand, and says this shows the potential of the novel oat beta glucan-based beverage.
STRAWBERRY VERSION OF 'APPLE ALE' DUE FOR US LAUNCH THIS FALL
‘Flavored alcohol is on fire’, MillerCoors CMO on new Redd’s Apple Ale strawberry launch
Miller Coors says it plans to launch a strawberry version of Redd’s Apple Ale in the US this Fall, with one top company executive noting that flavoured alcohol and malt-flavored beverages are ‘on fire’ as a category.
AMA proposes ban on marketing of energy drinks to kids, but ABA says resolution is 'fraught with inaccuracies'
In two high-profile votes at the American Medical Association’s annual meeting in Chicago, delegates officially recognized obesity as a disease, and called for a ban on the marketing of energy drinks to under 18s.