Archives for June 25, 2013

'Daytime at Home': Coca-Cola Enterprises spies ‘largely untapped’ $308m sales opportunity

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) says that unlocking a ‘largely untapped’ Daytime at Home market in soft drinks consumption alone could add £201m ($308) to the category in Britain over the next five years.

PepsiCo ‘shaken and saddened’ by death at St. Louis bottling plant

PepsiCo North America Beverages tells BeverageDaily.com that it is ‘shaken and saddened’ by the death of an employee following a fatal accident at its bottling plant in St. Louis.

NO 'CAUSAL CONNECTION' PROVEN: MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION

Mother sues Monster Energy over death of son, 19

The mother of a US teenager yesterday sued Monster Beverage Corporation alleging that his death in 2012 following a cardiac arrhythmia was a direct result of his drinking Monster Energy.

Rexam takes Russian tumble: 10% beverage can market share slide

Leading can maker Rexam has suffered a 10% market share loss in Russia in 2013, hit by the opening of a plant by Polish rival Can-Pack in March with a one billion can per year capacity.

ALL INTERNATIONAL BREWERS FACE SAME THREAT: HEINEKEN

Heineken ‘absolutely on top’ of fake beer threat after Vietnam gang bust

Heineken insists it is ‘absolutely on top’ of the counterfeiting issues that can appear in emerging markets, after a Vietnamese gang producing fake Tiger and Heineken was busted last week.

Indian beer drinkers want ‘bang for buck’: Carlsberg on new Tuborg Booster Strong

Carlsberg tells BeverageDaily.com that Indian consumers expect ‘bang for buck’ with higher alcohol beers, as it launches the world’s first fruit-flavored strong beer tailored to the nation’s tastes, Tuborg Booster Strong.