India’s tea industry gets a new code
The Tea Board of India has announced a new set of guidelines for Indian tea growers under a voluntary code, with an aim to improve the quality of tea produced in the country.
Archives for March 31, 2014
Diageo's Captain Morgan fights to force ‘copycat’ Admiral Nelson surrender
Diageo is suing rum rival Heaven Hill Distillers in Canada claiming the Kentucky firm is infringing its Captain Morgan trademark with its Admiral Nelson's spiced rum.
COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES CROWDSOURCES RECYCLING IDEAS
Beverage Bauhaus: Could home design revolution spur recycling?
A Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) funded study insists that design principles in the home are as important as behavioural change in encouraging European consumers to recycle more.
Beauty and the Beast: US consumers ditch Pepsi, marry Monster
PepsiCo was the biggest loser in US carbonated soft drinks in 2013, according to Beverage Digest, with worrying volume and market share loss data contrasting sharply with Monster’s stellar sales.
dispatches from Analytica 2014
Checking product quality with a refractometer
Refractometers can be used as a final check to ensure everything has gone right in the production process, according to a UK firm.
'Ground laid' for dairy drinks with bits in Brazil: SIG Combibloc
SIG Combibloc is predicting a bright future for the dairy drink with bits category in Brazil following the launch of the latest "drinksplus product" - chocolate milk containing flakes of coconut.
US investment network targets European health & wellness firms
Nutrition Capital Network (NCN) is setting up shop in Europe this May at Vitafoods in Geneva and is scouting for investment opportunities in the health and wellness sector.