All news articles for September 2021

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Global surge in organic vineyard surface area

By Rachel Arthur

Nearly half a million hectares worldwide are today dedicated to organic vines: with most of this in Europe but with organic vineyards gaining ground across other continents.

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AG Barr reports strong first half performance

By Rachel Arthur

UK soft drinks manufacturer AG Barr is seeing markets return to normal: and expects to see full year profit performance come in slightly ahead of 2019/20 pre-COVID levels.

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PMMI on predictive maintenance

By Jim Cornall

Predictive maintenance has become more than just a catchword for the packaging and processing industry, growing to an impactful necessity for consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, according to the Packaging and Predictive Maintenance white paper produced...

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What do consumers think about food additives? Survey

By Flora Southey

Results of a new survey in Germany suggest many consumers are concerned about possible health effects associated with food additives, while at the same time expressing a lack of knowledge about such ingredients.

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CO2 crisis highlighted ‘need for more localised food systems’

By Oliver Morrison

The UK was facing warnings of food shortages, and even the prospect of a cancelled Christmas, after CF Industries, which supplies most of the CO2 used in the county’s food production, stopped work at two of its fertiliser factories because of gas prices.

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Diageo to create Shanghai R&D center

By Rachel Arthur

Diageo will build a research and development center in Shanghai to strengthen its innovations for the Chinese market.

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Full Sail IP Partners acquires Odwalla brand from Coca-Cola

By Elaine Watson

Full Sail IP Partners, a Warburg Pincus-backed investment firm set up to acquire brands, has bought the Odwalla juice and smoothie brand from Coca-Cola - which discontinued it last year - for an undisclosed sum.

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Beneo talks small changes that add up to big environmental impact

By Katy Askew

Natural ingredient supplier Beneo is transforming a settling pond into a wildlife haven in partnership with environmental organisations Natagora and Natagriwal. This is just one example of how ‘small changes… eventually add up to significant environmental...

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People on the move: September 2021

By Rachel Arthur

As industry stalwarts step down from top roles, new faces are ready to make their mark. We take a look at some of the people taking on new jobs in the beverage industry this month.