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Growth opportunities are hard to find in Europe and North America. Alcohol and soft drink companies alike are turning Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East in search of new consumers.
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‘Bitter’ Britvic blow as firm plans to leave historic UK base cutting 230 jobs
Trade union Unite has described the threat to 290 Britvic jobs across three UK sites as a ‘bitter blow’and aims to talk with management next week in a bid to...
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Coca-Cola HBC Poland boss sees ‘huge challenges’ in growing discount dominance
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.
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‘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.
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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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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...
Heineken follows Carlsberg into Burma with $60m brewery build
Heineken has signed a JV to produce and sell Heineken beers in Burma (Myanmar), and plans to build a $60m brewery there, following Carlsberg, Coke and Pepsi into the country.
CCA boss defends Aussie Coke prices after blistering Coles attack
Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) MD Terry Davis has responded to an attack from the CEO of retail giant Coles, who claims that Coca-Cola costs Australian consumers too much at a 60%...
Asian margins matter less than growth in key markets, Carlsberg CEO
Carlsberg CEO Jorgen Buhl Rasmussen says the firm is currently less concerned with building Asian margins than securing growth in a key region, particularly in markets such as China and...
Spirits Europe DG expects ECJ to resolve alcohol unit pricing acrimony
The director general of spiritsEUROPE, Paul Skehan, tells BeverageDaily.com that he expects the row over minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol to reach the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
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Danone on Sirma bottled water buy: 'Turkey is a strategic region'
Danone has signed an agreement to buy a 50.1% controlling stake in Turkish bottled water player Sirma, and said that Turkey was a 'strategic country' for its waters division.
Capri-Sun: Mexico low sugar launches depend on consumer demand
Capri-Sun says tells BeverageDaily.com it will not rule out selling a low-calorie version of the drink in its latest market – Mexico – and says such product launches depend on...
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$2bn brand Capri-Sun: Mexico offers ‘enormous growth potential’
Swiss headquartered juice drinks brand Capri Sun says it is seeking to become a key player in the Mexican market after inking a licensing agreement with native beverage manufacturer Grupo...
GSK's iconic tonic: Abandon Ribena and Lucozade to Big Beverage
GlaxoSmithKline will sell its “iconic brands” Lucozade and Ribena to a beverage giant – if the price is right – the company announced in its Q1 results yesterday.
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AB InBev settles Justice Department litigation as it nears Grupo Modelo goal
AB InBev has agreed a settlement with the US Department of Justice, which sued to world's largest brewer earlier this year on competition grounds, to halt its proposed $20.1bn acquisition...
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GSK brand Lucozade unlikely to attract multinational trade buyer: M&A expert
GSK brand Lucozade is more likely to attract a possible private equity buyer than a multinational food and beverage trade player that prefers brands with greater global potential, according to...
SAB Miller ‘quite positive’ over legal challenge to Mexican beer exclusivity
SAB Miller says it feels ‘quite positive’ about the possibility of Mexico opening-up as a beer market, with the nation’s competition authority poised to rule on the legality of exclusivity...
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Constellation Brands will double Grupo Modelo brewery output post $4.75bn deal
Constellation Brands plans to double of the capacity of its new Piedras Negras brewery in Mexico to 20m hectolitres within three years, and says its ‘transformational’ deal with AB InBev...
Tragedy strikes Mexico: 7 Grupo Modelo staff die
Anheuser-Busch InBev $20.1bn takeover target Grupo Modelo has confirmed that seven of its staff have died in an accident at its Mexico City brewery.
Indonesian officials warn minimum wage could cost drinks jobs
Officials in Indonesia have warned that several industries in the country, including the beverage industry, could be damaged if the proposed minimum wage increase is not delayed.
US FIRM ACCUSES CHINESE ARMY OF GLOBAL IP CYBER ATTACKS
Coca-Cola accused as US-China cyber war of words escalates
Chinese authorities have accused Coca-Cola China of illegally mapping parts of Yunnan Province, while a high-profile US cyber-security company alleges that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is behind at least...
Beam Inc. Scotches talk of Teacher’s whiskey losing Indian No.1 spot
Beam Inc. insists to BeverageDaily.com that Teacher’s remains the bestselling Scotch Whiskey brand in India, despite press reports suggesting it has lost that position to Pernod Ricard’s 100 Pipers in...
US wines talk to the Chinese, with an American twang: Maryhill Winery
The owner of a Washington State winery says that Chinese wine consumers in the ‘middle ground’ are hungry for affordable US wines that assure them a quality that native products...
