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DISPATCHES FROM THE 2013 INNOBEV GLOBAL BEVERAGES CONGRESS, WARSAW, POLAND
Coca-Cola HBC Poland boss sees ‘huge challenges’ in growing discount dominance
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The rise of discount retailers – along German lines – will create huge challenges and opportunities in Poland’s RTD beverage market through to 2020, says the general manager of Coca-Cola Hellenic Polska. Related news |
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- ColorMatrix unveils oxygen scavenger for PET packaging
- Military members rely on Red Bull: Energy brand launches special ‘Camo’ can for US military
- Bacardi USA partners Coke and MIT to bring ‘spirits into digital age’
DISPATCHES FROM THE 2013 ZENITH INTERNATIONAL UK SOFT DRINKS CONFERENCE
‘We’ve spent a lot of money to remain ‘Innocent’ worldwide': Richard Reed
Innocent co-founder Richard Reed tells BeverageDaily.com that he anticipates the brand will probably attempt to crack Latin America using Coke’s marketing muscle, before launching in the US.
‘Alarming’ Canadean data shows low-calorie soda support slump in Mexico
Canadean has pointed to ‘alarming’ data showing that low calorie sodas are losing market share in Mexico, despite its dubious distinction of having the highest rate of childhood obesity worldwide.
Scotch whisky’s 25% sales slump in France ‘quite surprising’: Analyst
Mintel analyst Chris Wisson tells BeverageDaily.com that a 2012 slump in Scotch whisky exports to France is ‘quite surprising’ but insists the category’s global future remains bright.
Winds of change affect flavored vodka’s US silly season?
A clutch of crazy and sometimes simply plain daft flavored vodka varieties took the US by storm from the early noughties, but new Mintel data suggests growth might be stalling.
Global Industry News
Dannon touts Oikos Greek yogurt to protein-hungry ‘fitness-minded men’ from DairyReporter.com
Dannon has begun targeting “fitness-minded men” with its Oikos Greek yogurt brand, and is “exploring the possibility” of marketing its Greek yogurt portfolio to men in the long-term.
Microbiota composition linked to early infant growth rate from NutraIngredients.com
The composition of the gut microbiota in a new-born baby may have a significant impact on the rate of growth during early infancy, according to new research.
Nestlé quashes rumours of Punjab pull-out from FoodNavigator-Asia.com
Nestlé India has quashed rumours that it will withdraw from its first dairy unit in the country by committing to a Rs250 crore (US$45m) expansion to the Moga plant in Punjab.
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  MAY 30 2013: STARTS 9AM NEW YORK TIME, 3PM PARISAseptic Technology 2013: Exclusive Online EventOur free online event, Aseptic Technology 2013, brings together leading suppliers, brand owners and specialists including GEA,... |
 Diageo eyes new Connecticut opportunity in malt-based frozen RTDsThe Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) tells BeverageDaily.com it opposes a successful state bill... |
 BIG BEER HIT BY TAX HIKES, ADVERTISING & KIOSK SALES BANSCoca-Cola Hellenic expects Coke sales to fizz as beer falls flat in RussiaCoca-Cola Hellenic (CCH) insists its brands will continue to take market share in Russia from PepsiCo, as... |
 INDUSTRY VOICES: GUEST ARTICLE, HEAD OF AKTIEFOKUS CHINA, JACOB DE LICHTENBERGCarlsberg faces Chinese challenge in booming Yunnan beer marketDanish multinational brewer Carlsberg, which once held a solid market share in the Southwestern Chinese province of... |
 Sunny D's 25% 'sales surge' makes it UK flavor of the monthSunny D has added two flavors to a newly fortified UK range, with regional producer Gerber Foods... |
 BUT BIG BRANDS HENNESSEY, JOHNNIE WALKER STRONG IN KEY MARKETSSpirits 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... |