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Royal row for Diageo as top Irish lawyer slams Guinness 'PR coup'
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The director general (DG) of the Law Society of Ireland has reportedly said that the Irish government should stop foreign dignitaries like Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip from being pictured with a pint of Guinness, branding it the ‘greatest PR coup ever’ for Diageo. Related news |
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Setting ‘easy’ environmental targets not in AB InBev’s DNA
A top Anheuser Busch InBev (AB InBev) exec tells BeverageDaily.com that challenging targets are crucial for the firm as he defends its lack of a ‘total target’ for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Edrington sees ‘significant opportunities’ in premium US spirits
Edrington says it sees ‘significant opportunities’ in the US for brands such as The Macallan and Brugal Extra Dry rum, as it takes over distribution of its brands from Remy Cointreau USA from 2014.
‘Rottweilers at the gate’: Dad and brewer laments AB InBev legal letter
The co-director of a London, UK microbrewer founded by a group of fathers who named it after the local elementary school their children attend tells BeverageDaily.com that receiving a threatening legal letter from Anhueser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) came as a ‘hammer blow’.
RESEARCHER aims to replicate ATTENTION-GRABBING RESULTS
Eye-catching study suggests 5-Hour Energy boost barely beats caffeine alone
A preliminary study in the US assessing the efficacy of 5-Hour Energy found that the energy shot did not ‘significantly improve’ brain activity and reaction times versus plain water with added caffeine.
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Paragon Quality Foods weathers horsemeat storm from FoodManufacture.co.uk
Paragon Quality Foods – the food manufacturer formerly at the centre of a row about pork in halal lamb burgers – has reported a 20% increase in turnover for the year ended February 28 2013.
Increased iron intake can reduce Parkinson’s risk: Meta-analysis from NutraIngredients.com
Increasing iron intake by 10 micrograms per deciliter of blood can reduce the likelihood of developing Parkinson’s disease by 3%, Italian researchers have concluded after performing an extensive literature review.
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Cleaner than clean: When natural is not enough from FoodNavigator.com
It’s boom time for makers of natural ingredients, from colours to flavours to hydrocolloids…or is it? Despite widespread demand for all things natural, some ‘natural’ ingredients still aren’t acceptable to consumers – so when does ‘clean label’ need to go further than naturalness alone?
Cocoa butter substitute use growing in Russia, says EFKO from ConfectioneryNews.com
Russian fats and oils supplier EFKO Group has reported rapid sales growth in cocoa butter substitutes in its first quarter (Q1) results as the domestic confectionery market picks up.
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  100% OJ and out? Rabobank sees US potential in Trop 50-style nectarsWith orange juice sales sliding in the US, PepsiCo’s Tropicana Trop50 brand is one of the ‘few... |
 SETH GOLDMAN, CO-FOUNDER, SAYS BRAND 'CONTINUES TO INNOVATE'Coke-owned brand Honest Tea predicts $100m+ sales in 2013 as it 'democratizes organics'Seth Goldman, co-founder and ‘TEA-EO’ of entrepreneurial success story Honest Tea, tells BeverageDaily.com that Coke’s ownership has... |
 ANALYST BELIEVES IS 'VERY BAD NEWS' FOR NESPRESSONestlé shrugs off Mondelez move to launch copycat Nespresso podsNestlé tells BeverageDaily.com that ‘competition is nothing new’ to Nespresso after bitter rival Mondelez said it would... |
 Rain, rain go away, you’re ruining CCE’s summer days…Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) says its performance in the next six to seven weeks is ‘very important’ as... |
 Campaign marks shift from 'saying and showing' to more real actionsCoke ‘working hard’ on possibly extending 'Sharing Can’ Singapore pilotA senior Coca-Cola Company executive tells BeverageDaily.com that the company is ‘working hard’ to decide whether it... |
 ‘Terminally stagnant’ France won’t want wine trade war: AnalystThe EU is likely to backtrack rapidly on sanctions to stop cheap Chinese solar panel ‘dumping’ in... |
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