East Coast brewery for Ballast Point announced
US craft brewer, Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits, is investing $47.8m in an East Coast brewery in Botetourt County, Virginia.
Archives for May 25, 2016
URC Vietnam investigated for excess lead in soft drinks
Vietnam’s health ministry has blocked the sale of five containers of green tea and energy drinks manufactured by the local unit of a leading Philippines food and beverage firm, claiming that the products contained excessive amounts of lead.
Multinational firms sell poorer quality (but more expensive) food to Eastern Europeans
Multinational food firms are manufacturing poorer quality, unhealthier (but sometimes more expensive) versions of their trademarked brands for the Eastern Europe market, says the Czech Republic, which wants to see EU legislation to protect consumers....
Marketing to Millennials
Vox Pop: The truth about Millennials, revealed by Millennials
Serial snackers, addicted to new products and ‘emotionally connected’ to coffee? Marketers are obsessed with Millennials—generally defined as adults between the age of 18 to 34—so we thought it would be fun to head into the streets of Chicago and find...
Metsä Board re-thinks Bag-in-Box concept with Elevated Drink Box
Metsä Board has partnered with BOBST, Kodak, Marbach, Henkel, and Knauer to develop an ‘Elevated Drink Box’ (EDB) based on the ‘bag in box’ concept.
Japanese wine drinkers are becoming more adventurous: report
Wine drinkers in Japan are becoming more adventurous and showing an increased interested in wine, according to Wine Intelligence. And, in fact, the country is rated as one of the most attractive wine markets in the world.