All news articles for July 2019

Ardagh & Exal to form Trivium Packaging. Photo: Ardagh.

Ardagh Group & Exal to form Trivium Packaging

By Jenny Eagle

Ardagh Group has entered into an agreement to combine its Food & Specialty Metal Packaging business with Exal aluminium containers to become Trivium Packaging.

Pic:getty/sarapul38

Molson Coors buys Hop Stuff Brewery

By Rachel Arthur

Molson Coors has bought the brewery, brand and taprooms of Hop Stuff Brewery, after the London craft brewery was hit by financial difficulties.

'Big can learn from small, and small can learn from big' - Pernod Ricard's New Brand Ventures division. Pic: Getty/peterkernoch

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Lessons in craft M&A: Rabobank Liquid Assets Podcast

By Rabobank

Pernod Ricard and Park Street Imports highlight the drivers of M&A in craft spirits, and talk about what both founders and investors must do to create a successful long-term partnership.

Five beverage trends for 2019 in Asia Pacific

Five beverage trends to watch in Asia Pacific

By Rachel Arthur

From unusual ingredients to on-the-go packs, data and analytics company GlobalData looks at some of the top trends for the beverage industry in Asia Pacific this year.

Mingle drinks are less carbonated than soda, and an ideal alternative for someone seeking an ‘upscale’ non-alcoholic beverage.

Mingle Mocktails wants to make drinking occasions 'fun for everyone'

By Beth Newhart

At the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City, Philadelphia-based Mingle Mocktails expanded its range of upscale alcohol alternatives with the launch of Blood Orange Elderflower. Founder Laura Taylor said the time is ripe for mocktails brands like hers...

Are avocados the future of tea?

By Beth Newhart

A couple of ‘accidental avocado farmers’ from California found a better use for the leaves of avocado trees than grinding and trashing them--hot tea. Now they are bagging and flavoring the tea to be sold worldwide, launching this summer.

Rwanda's climate conditions, good soil and high elevation make it an optimal tea-growing location.

3 Mountains sees the potential for premium, on draft tea

By Beth Newhart

Independent craft tea brand 3 Mountains is betting on consumers’ interest in premium beverages and social change with its new Silverback Draft Tea, available in kegs and cans. It showcased the concept at last week’s Summer Fancy Food Show in New York...

Better Than Milk refreshes brand with beverage launch

By Beth Newhart

At the Summer Fancy Food show in New York City last week, plant-based powder brand Better Than Milk previewed its new line of shelf-stable, RTD beverages in five varieties, rolling out nationwide this fall.

What’s new in beverage at the Fancy Food Show?

What’s new in beverage at the Fancy Food Show?

By Beth Newhart

The Specialty Food Association’s (SFA) Summer Fancy Food Show took place in New York City last week. Some top specialty beverage categories in the US are tea, coffee, hot cocoa and plant-based milks, with overall specialty sales making up 16.1% of the...