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Diageo pours cold water on P.Diddy tequila rumour, but toasts stellar Scotch performance

Ben.Bouckley@wrbm.com (Ben BOUCKLEY) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:24:37 +0100

Diageo said today that super premium Scotch had been a stellar Chinese performer in the first half of 2011/12, but the firm poured cold water on press reports that US rap star P.Diddy planned to launch his own tequila brand.

One step microcapsules will provide new opportunities and benefits for industry, say researchers

Nathan.GRAY@wrbm.com (Nathan GRAY) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:34:05 +0100

An innovative new technology platform could provide manufacturers and food formulators with greater control and speed when producing encapsulated ingredients such as flavours and bioactive ingredients, say its developers.

Industry fury over unfair and unachievable UK plastic packaging recycling targets

Rory.HARRINGTON@wrbm.com (Rory HARRINGTON) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:15:05 +0100

The leading UK plastics trade body has launched a withering attack on what it says are unrealistic and unfair Government recycling targets for plastic packaging.

Carbendazim in OJ shipments of no “particular concern” to EU

Mark.ASTLEY@wrbm.com (Mark ASTLEY) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:30:28 +0100

The presence of carbendazim in imported orange juice and concentrate is of no “particular concern” to health officials in Europe, despite continued measures in the US.

Nestlé defends Nesquik website as CFC demands ASA action on ‘cynical’ child marketing

Ben.Bouckley@wrbm.com (Ben BOUCKLEY) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:57:53 +0100

Nestlé has leapt to the defence of its Nesquik milk-based drinks brand, after the Children’s Food Campaign (CFC) lodged a ‘super complaint’ with the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), complaining that well-known beverage and food brands were targeting children with 'cynical junk food marketing' practices online.

Major European brewer awaits result of ‘tasty’ low alcohol beer research

Ben.Bouckley@wrbm.com (Ben BOUCKLEY) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:41:58 +0100

An Irish researcher whose team has developed novel technology to brew cost-effective, tasty low alcohol beer says he believes such products have a genuine market, as a major European brewer awaits the results of further work.

GEA food sector acquisitions focus after 2011 results boost

Mark.ASTLEY@wrbm.com (Mark ASTLEY) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:52:33 +0100

GEA has vowed to continue its focus on food sector acquisitions after the company’s newly acquired Convenience Food Technologies segment helped drive 2011 sales and revenue.

Tata and PepsiCo see Indian nutrient beverage scope

Ben.Bouckley@wrbm.com (Ben BOUCKLEY) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:46:20 +0100

Tata Global Beverages has announced that it plans to market a nutrient beverage in India in a joint venture with PepsiCo, as both firms seek to profit from rising ready drink sales in the country.

Green tea may reduce age related disability: Study

Nathan.GRAY@wrbm.com (Nathan GRAY) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:19:23 +0100

Consumption of antioxidant rich green tea is significantly associated with a lower risk of age related functional disability, say researchers.

‘Our business was built for (volatile) times like these’, Coke CEO

Ben.Bouckley@wrbm.com (Ben BOUCKLEY) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:12:32 +0100

Coca-Cola Company CEO Muhtar Kent says the company fourth quarter (Q4) and full-year 2011 growth – despite economic volatility, volatile commodity markets and natural disasters – testifies to the strength of the business.

Refillable bottles are the future, says Petainer, unveiling ‘greenest ever’ bottle

Ben.Bouckley@wrbm.com (Ben BOUCKLEY) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:28:45 +0100

Plastic packaging technology business Petainer has launched its ‘greenest ever’ refillable plastic bottle using 25% post-consumer recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and claims it is a significant environmental improvement.

Glass packaging firms must be 'nimble, innovative and consumer-centric': O-I chair

Ben.Bouckley@wrbm.com (Ben BOUCKLEY) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:52:00 +0100

US glass packaging company Owens-Illinois (OI) says it has made important changes to its supply chain setup and engineering teams to increase its customer focus.

Moody’s sees ‘strong strategic rationale’ for Ardagh merger with Saint Gobain subsidiary

Ben.Bouckley@wrbm.com (Ben BOUCKLEY) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:02:46 +0100

Moody’s Investors Service has told BeverageDaily.com that it sees a “strong strategic rationale” for merging glass giant Ardagh with Saint Gobain subsidiary Verallia.

Cheer in Vietnamese beer for O-I after Aussie doldrums

Ben.Bouckley@wrbm.com (Ben BOUCKLEY) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:05:22 +0100

Only weeks after it scaled-back production in Australian due to a flat market for glass caused by slow beer sales, glass packaging giant Owens-Illinois (O-I) has opened a new production plant in Vietnam.

Experts slam ‘naive’ calls to regulate ‘toxic’ sugar

Nathan.GRAY@wrbm.com (Nathan GRAY) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:24:07 +0100

Calls for increased taxation and tighter regulation of sugar, to bring it into line with alcohol and cigarettes, have been branded ineffective, flawed, and naive, by academic experts and industry in Europe.

Tate & Lyle: Monk fruit sweetener attracting most interest in dairy and beverages

Elaine.WATSON@wrbm.com (Elaine WATSON) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:09:56 +0100

Dairy and beverages are proving the most popular application areas for monk fruit sweetener Purefruit, says Tate & Lyle.

Brazil trade body questions carbendazim double standards after US OJ breaches import limit

Mark.ASTLEY@wrbm.com (Mark ASTLEY) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:39:40 +0100

A Brazilian orange juice trade body has called for a stop to ‘double standard’ carbendazim measures after US officials declined to take action against US-manufactured orange juice containing the banned fungicide.

Austrian prosecutors drop Hitler spirits probe

Ben.Bouckley@wrbm.com (Ben BOUCKLEY) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:41:26 +0100

Austrian prosecutors have dropped a legal case that followed complaints about alcohol being sold online that carried portraits of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and swastikas on labels.

Self-chilling beverage cans will take market by storm: Joseph Company CEO

Ben.Bouckley@wrbm.com (Ben BOUCKLEY) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:33:39 +0100

US firm Joseph Company International is launching the world’s first ‘self-chilling beverage can’ using licensed technology, even tested by NASA, that cuts out the need for refrigeration, and says it has already had interest from two of the world’s largest retailers.

Getting a taste of flavor chemistry

Claire.VIDEAU@wrbm.com (Claire VIDEAU) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:25:00 +0100

From nature to the laboratory to supermarket shelves, FoodNavigator-USA takes a journey behind the scenes of flavor development. IFF flavorist Rich Dandrea tells us about his 20-year career in the industry.