Nestlé Waters North America has been accused of selling nothing
more than simple tap water under its Poland Spring brand and
marketing it as natural spring water - an allegation strongly
denied by the company.
Coca-Cola has refuted a number of allegations of fraud made by a
disgruntled former employee, but has admitted that it doctored the
figures from a trial of its Frozen Coke product at one Burger King
outlet in 2000.
The need for good quality water from a trusted source is driving
bottled water sales in the Asia and Middle East regions, according
to a new report from Zenith International.
The Asia Bottled Water Association (ABWA) has rescheduled its trade
fair following the World Health Organisation's decision to grant
clearance for travel to Shanghai.
Tullibardine Distillery, closed in 1994, is to open again this year
as part of an ambitious scheme which also includes the creation of
a major retail centre. The new owners have ambitious plans to drive
sales of the Tullibardine brand,...
Metro, Germany's largest food retailer, is the latest to stop
selling beer in small cans and bottles in a bid to avoid the high
cost of implementing a new recycling scheme for such products. Beer
sales in Germany are likely to...
Can it be true? Are the British - the nation of tea-lovers - really
turning down a cup of tea in favour of alternative beverages?
According to a new report from market analysts Datamonitor, the
appeal could be waning.
Soft drinks consumption in Poland has grown almost exponentially in
the last 10 years, but despite this, growth shows no signs of
slowing as retail networks improve and more new products are
launched.
Turkey and Denmark respectively top the global tea and coffee
consumption leagues, according to a new report from Datamonitor,
while the world's most traditional tea-drinking nation, Britain, is
dropping slowly down the list.
Still drinks showed remarkable growth in the UK last year, with a
number of smaller brands in particular performing well. The
healthier image that many of these products have is driving a the
trend away from carbonates and juice,...
Cargill Citro Pure has formed a supplier agreement with the Florida
Grapefruit Marketing Association (FGMA) and Indian River Grapefruit
Marketers (IRGM).
Pechiney has announced that Pechiney Capsules, its subsidiary
specialising in closures and overcapping for wine, champagne,
liquors and spirits, has acquired the Chilean company Enocap.
Danish ingredients giant Danisco has launched two new flavour
concepts for the Specialty Coffee Association of America's (SCAA)
annual conference in April this year.
ChampionLyte says it will up production of its sugar-free energy
drink due to growing demand. There are also plans for four new
flavors of the sports drink.
Tough trading conditions and the impact of several significant
acquisitions continue to take their toll on results at UK-based
confectionery and beverage group Cadbury Schweppes.
The Beverage Group has been appointed by Bottle Green Drinks
Company to distribute the company's line of Bottle Green Fruit
Sodas and Presse fruit drinks.
Brewers are frequently looking to extend their product ranges via
sub-brands and flavour variants, but Scottish Courage in the UK has
taken this one step further with the launch of a Newcastle Brown
Ale ice cream. A bold move, but...
Lower tourist numbers and a poor summer meant that Spanish beer
volumes were down last year compared to 2001. But price rises
linked to the introduction of the euro and increased consumption of
speciality imported beers helped push...
The thorny issue of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy
does not only affect the EU's farmers, it is also of vital
importance to the food and drink industry supplied by them. Which
is why the CIAA, which represents food...
Alpro has introduced a chocolate flavour of its alternative milk
drink in the UK market. The chocolate variety is said to be the
first fresh dairy-free chocolate drink to be launched in the UK.
French starch ingredients company Cerestar Food & Pharma
Specialties Europe, a business unit of US agri-giant Cargill, has
added a new spray-dried n-OSA starch to its C*EmCap product range.
New sensory research commissioned by speciality ingredients
manufacturer Nutrinova has shown that the sweetening system used in
hot tea and coffee can influence the overall taste profile of the
drink.
Danish ingredients company Danisco will expand its flavour creation
centres in the Netherlands and Belgium as part of the restructuring
of its flavour research and development facilities.
Soluble fibre, the rising star of the ingredients world, has
traditionally been found and consumed in solid foods such as
cereals, vegetables and fruits. A new generation of soluble fibres
- formulated by a number of ingredients...
Spanish sales of Scotch whisky, liqueurs, gin and brandy all
declined last year as younger consumers turned away from strong
alcoholic drinks with an unfashionable image. Only rum managed to
register a slight increase, according to...
'Healthiness-to-go' appears to be the order of the day on Europe's
supermarket shelves as Mintel's Global New Product Database reveals
a number of new functional drinks launched in the last month.
Sparking milk-based drink Crazy Cow soda has been launched in the
US. Manufacturer The Sparkling Milk Company believes that this is
the first shelf-stable milk-based product to hit the supermarkets.
The first so-called skincare beverage is to launch in New York this
summer, to rehydrate skin in the warm weather. It contains oxygen,
purified water and a blend of zinc and vitamins E and C.
The International Coffee Organisation and World Bank ended their
round table last week with a call to rich countries to share the
burden of the present coffee crisis.
The strength of the US dollar last year meant that exports of
Californian wine declined 7 per cent in volume terms during 2002.
But value sales were up 1 per cent for the year, with sales to the
biggest market, the UK, up 12 per cent.
Tagatose developer Spherix says that global drinks manufacturer
PepsiCo is exploring the use of the sweetener in several products,
including beverages.
The three pillars of Interbrew's expansion strategy - investing in
strong local brands, growing its core Stella Artois beer and buying
up regional brewers - have given the Belgian firm a strong and
distinctive identity on the...
Ball Packaging Europe has won one gold and one bronze award for two
product innovations in this year's Can of the Year Award packaging
competition, which took place in Singapore recently.
Sidel will showcase a PET blowing system at the forthcoming NPE in
Chicago, US that is said to be the fastest machinery of its kind -
beating two previous records.
Nestlé is investing $120 million (€120.8m) in the Russian coffee
industry. The firm is planning to build a full-cycle factory in the
Krasnodar region to produce its Nescafe brand coffee.
Coca-Cola has confirmed rumours in the US trade press that it is to
launch a flavoured milk drink later this summer in a bid to gain a
foothold in the fast-growing nutritional beverage market. But
Choglit, its joint venture brand...
