Paccor boosts Netherlands presence with €11m investment
Paccor Packaging Solutions has invested €11m in The Netherlands in a bid to grow its rigid food packaging presence.
Archives for July 10, 2013
Maple water: The new coconut water?
Coconut water has a new competitor. Maple water, a beverage consisting of the raw sap from sugar maple trees, has made its Canadian market debut in Quebec and British Columbia, according to an organization of maple sugar producers.
Popping mad: World’s 1st RTD bubble tea brand claims new breakthrough
The world’s first RTD bubble tea brand COOBO claims a new technological innovation allows it to fill floating bubbles with a ‘popping’ liquid core rather than solid starch balls.
On-the-go pop-up straw makes its debut
Ball Packaging Europe has launched a Magic Straw Can targeting children and young adults, who have a preference for on-the-go consumption or consumer sweeter drinks outdoors.
'Telling people to drink diet sodas could backfire as a public health message'
Artificial sweeteners' weight loss claims may be cause for concern, warns expert
Current public health messages that call for a reduction in the intake of sugary foods and drinks should consider expanding recommendations to include all sweetened products, according to one expert's opinion.
Alpro soy drinks earn first non-GM ‘Trustmark’ in UK
Alpro is the first UK grocery brand to demonstrate that the soybeans used in its drinks is non-GM and sustainably sourced after it began using the ProTerra certification logo on packs from June.
Heineken agrees $612m sale of Finnish business Hartwall
Heineken has agreed to sell its Finnish 'multi-beverage' business Hartwall to Danish Royal Unibrew for €470m and the two brewers will extend a licensing agreement allowing the latter to brew the Dutch firm's eponymous flag brand under license.
CLASS ACTION AGAINST PEPSICO BRAND RUMBLES ON
Tropicana’s ‘pure and natural’ OJ headache persists
PepsiCo brand Tropicana has failed in its bid to dismiss a US class action that claims it falsely labeled its orange juice as ‘100% pure and natural’ despite pasteurization, processing, coloring and flavoring.