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BIG BEER HIT BY TAX HIKES, ADVERTISING & KIOSK SALES BANS

Coca-Cola Hellenic expects Coke sales to fizz as beer falls flat in Russia

Coca-Cola Hellenic (CCH) insists its brands will continue to take market share in Russia from PepsiCo, as well as brewers hit by taxes and alcohol advertising and kiosk sales bans.

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INDUSTRY VOICES: GUEST ARTICLE, HEAD OF AKTIEFOKUS CHINA, JACOB DE LICHTENBERG

Carlsberg faces Chinese challenge in booming Yunnan beer market

Danish multinational brewer Carlsberg, which once held a solid market share in the Southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan, is facing tough competition from new entrants and existing competitors desiring a share of the region's booming beer market.

Diageo eyes ‘amazing opportunities’ in confectionery flavored spirits

Diageo technical director Luca Lupini believes confectionery flavored spirits are an ‘amazing opportunity’ for the firm, and insists the sub-category brings out the best in its R&D team.

Mondelēz brand tastes Tang of beverage success in 2013 Kantar ranking

Coca-Cola tops Kantar Worldpanel’s Brand Footprint 2013 ranking – as our exclusive gallery shows – but lost points in developed nations, and suffers low household penetration rates in emerging markets such as India, while Tang has been a revelation in Latin America.

BUT BIG BRANDS HENNESSEY, JOHNNIE WALKER STRONG IN KEY MARKETS

Spirits brands miss digital marketing opps in new Asian sales 'epicenter'?

Despite runaway spirits growth in Asia, 20% of global brands do not have a Chinese website, and mobile sites tend to lack investment, but Hennessey and Johnnie Walker are strong in key markets.

Sunny D's 25% 'sales surge' makes it UK flavor of the month

Sunny D has added two flavors to a newly fortified UK range, with regional producer Gerber Foods citing 25% volume growth in 2012.

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Food safety

Chinese premier tells agencies to get tougher on food crime from FoodNavigator-Asia.com

By RJ Whitehead

China’s authorities need use all their resources to monitor the food market more closely and impose harsher penalties if the country is to bounce back from a spate of food crises, according to its premier, Li Keqiang, earlier this week.

SIG bucks trend in tough quarter for Reynolds Group from FoodProductionDaily.com

By Joe Whitworth+

SIG was the main revenue highlight for Reynolds Group Holdings as it reported a decrease of $20m to $3.3.bn for the three month period ending 31 March this year.

Is there such thing as the 'Latino' consumer? from FoodNavigator-USA.com

By Elaine WATSON

According to the Census Bureau, the Latino population is the fastest-growing demographic group in the US. But is there such thing as the ‘Latino consumer’?

Live from VitaFoods 2013

Delivering on the personalized nutrition promise from NutraIngredients-USA.com

By Hank Schultz

Personalized nutrition has been the Holy Grail of nutrition science. Dilip Ghosh, PhD, tells how the industry is getting closer to delivering on the promises that this approach implies.