All news articles for October 2012

'Bathtub Gin' makes splash with rare infusing method

'Bathtub Gin' makes splash with rare infusing method

By Ben Bouckley

UK whisky and spirit retailer Master of Malt is tapping the navy strength gin trend with a new high quality Bathtub Gin bottled at 57%, made from pot-still spirit with hand-crushed botanicals.

China wakes up and smells the new Nescafé...

China wakes up and smells the new Nescafé...

By Ben Bouckley

Nestlé will launch a reformulated version of single-serve coffee product Nescafé 1+2 Original in China this month, and claims that consumer tastes in the nation have changed.

Indian consumers driving fruit and vegetable extract market

Indian consumers driving extract market

By Ankush Chibber

Indian consumers are far more aware of the functionality of food and beverage ingredients, which is driving innovation with fruit and vegetable extracts for ingredient manufacturers, a new report has revealed.

Somersby Cider in its UK incarnation, launched in mid July

Carlsberg slakes US cider thirst with Somersby first

By Ben Bouckley

Crown Imports will launch Carlsberg’s Somersby Hard Apple Cider into test markets across the US, as major players scramble to plug the gap left by a slump in mainstream beer sales.

AkzoNobel and Metlac acquisition verdict delayed

AkzoNobel Competition Commission verdict delayed

AkzoNobel’s merger deal with Metlac Holdings, which is being reviewed by the UK Competition Commission (CC), is still on hold after the report was delayed by eight weeks to 1 January 2013.

Coca-Cola in €6.5m French recycling venture

Coca-Cola in €6.5m French recycling venture

By Rod Addy

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has invested €6.5m in a joint venture with APPE, France's leader in recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET), to increase the rate of recycling plastic bottles in France.

Diageo CEO Paul Walsh (Picture Copyright: Diageo)

Diageo set to win reprieve in great Indian spirits game?

By Ben Bouckley

After 'huge and unsuccessful efforts' to re-enter India after it made the strategic mistake of exiting the market in 2002, Diageo's near deal with United Spirits would win it a reprieve, according to a top alcoholic drinks analyst.

France want tighter EU BPA controls

ANSES calls for stricter EU BPA classification

By Joe Whitworth

The French Agency for Food Health Safety (ANSES) has called on the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to propose a more stringent classification level for BPA as a reprotoxic substance.

Keep that Irn Bru on ice...the Britvic/Barr merger is not yet signed, sealed and delivered (Picture Copyright: Stuart Caie/Flickr)

Barr Barr Britvic, have you no new name?

By Ben Bouckley

AG Barr and Britvic have confirmed that they are extending the offer deadline regarding their potential merger to October 3, as reports suggest deadlock in talks to agree a new group name.

Carlsberg denies Heineken APB takeover drove Singha deal

Carlsberg denies Heineken APB takeover drove Singha deal

By Ben Bouckley

Carlsberg has agreed a strategic partnership with Singha Corporation, and tells BeverageDaily.com it is confident the new venture will succeed where a previous Thai partnership with Chang Beverages failed amidst legal acrimony in 2005.