Invento launches aluminum-PET hybrid containers in US
Invento Americas is launching dual-material beverage containers geared toward consumers thirsty for stand-out packaging.
Archives for April 23, 2014
Vegetable taste trend sweeps into US spirits and beer: Treatt reveals
Vegetable-based drinks are now so entrenched in the US that the trend is even moving into the spirits and beer sectors, according to Treatt, as the company insists there is already a need to differentiate.
Interview
'Barrels are bullshit' says next-gen Aussie cooper with eyes on Asia
While wine barrel innovator Flexcube is targeting New World wineries in the Americas for half of its international sales, the Australian company has not forgotten about vineyards across the Asia-Pacific region.
Special Edition: Sports Nutrition
Swisse Wellness on US sports nutrition sector: ‘We think there’s an opportunity in this space to make a big impact’
Changing consumer attitudes to health and similar consumption levels in the US and Australia give Swisse Wellness an opportunity to excite consumers with a new sports nutrition range that is not just focused on the muscle men and gym junkies, says Ulrich...
KHS launches Innopouch K-400
KHS has launched the Innopouch K-400, available as an FS (fill and seal) or FFS (form, fill and seal) machine.
'WE'LL NEVER GIVE UP ON HAWAIIAN PUNCH' - CEO LARRY YOUNG ROARS
‘It seems like Hawaiian Punch is sort of dying’: Analyst delivers Dr Pepper punchline
Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS) CEO Larry Young insists his firm will ‘never give up’ on Hawaiian Punch after one financial analyst suggested that the brand might be a busted flush.
Special edition: Healthy beverage trends
CA soda warning label: commonsense or red-tape nightmare?
Earlier this month, a California Senate committee approved a bill to mandate warning labels on sugary beverages. As SB 1000 awaits votes in the Senate Committee on Appropriations later this month before a full Senate floor vote, the question of public...
Sangria can shake ‘rock bottom’ party price tag and premiumize: Mintel
Sangria has a ‘golden opportunity’ to shed its image as a cheap party drink and go upmarket, says Mintel analyst Jonny Forsyth, who sees exciting growth prospects in the US, Europe and China.