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Britvic gains Flying Horse, Juxx and Amazoo in Brazil: alongside the previously announced acquisition of Extra Power. Pic: Britvic

Britvic acquires four brands in Brazil

By Rachel Arthur

UK soft drink company Britvic has completed the acquisition of the Extra Power energy drink brand from GlobalBev; also acquiring three additional soft drinks brands – energy brand Flying Horse, juice brand Juxx and acai smoothie brand Amazoo.

Pic: From gourmet snacks to cosmetics, packaging machines for the ecommerce market will be in high demand. getty/3alexd

Robots, e-commerce and sustainability drive packaging machine design

By Rachel Arthur

US packaging machinery shipments in 2022 continued on 2021’s rapid growth trajectory. While economic uncertainty is now starting to hit the market, machines designed around sustainable packaging and those that cater for the boom in e-commerce will continue...

 Q&A with ZOA ahead of pre-workout powder launch

Q&A: ZOA talks growth and evolution ahead of pre-workout powder launch

By Asia Sherman

ZOA, the company founded in 2021 by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and business partners Dany Garcia, Dave Rienzi and John Shulman, is adding ZOA+ Powder to its portfolio of energy and pre-workout drinks to help ZOA Warriors like themselves supercharge their...

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Britvic signs solar power agreement

By Rachel Arthur

UK soft drink business Britvic has partnered with solar energy provider Atrato Onsite Energy on a 10-year Purchase Power Agreement (PPA).

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Diageo invests in aluminium recycling consortium

By Rachel Arthur

Diageo has provided funding to establish the British Aluminium Consortium for Advanced Alloys (BACALL), a collective of industry experts aiming to create a circular economy for aluminium in the UK.

Celsius hits $1bn brand status with PepsiCo's help

Celsius hits $1bn brand status with PepsiCo's help

By Ryan Daily

Better-for-you energy drink brand Celsius leverages its PepsiCo partnership to reach $1bn in sales while exploring how to bring consumers into the category with unique flavors, CEO John Fieldly shared during the Goldman Sachs Global Staples Forum this...

Representatives of PepsiCo and IDA Ireland at the site. Pic: IDA Ireland

PepsiCo boosts manufacturing and R&D at Irish facility

By Rachel Arthur

PepsiCo is nearing completion of a €127m ($138m) investment at its Little Island manufacturing facility, which will create additional manufacturing capacity and further investment in its R&D campus.

CCEP has strengthened its partnership with CuRe Technology to accelerate its progress towards 0% virgin PET

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CCEP makes further investment in eliminating virgin plastics

By Gwen Ridler

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has strengthened its commitment to eliminating virgin plastics in its bottles with an investment in scaling up technology to convert hard to recycle polyester into high quality recycled PET (rPET).

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Oakland soda tax reduces sugary drink purchases

By Rachel Arthur

Residents in Oakland, California have bought fewer sugary beverages since a local soda tax went into effect, says a study from UC San Francisco. The study also found savings in health care costs and compared them to other public health policies.

Zurvita blends brain health, energy benefits with instant coffee drink

Zurvita blends brain health, energy benefits with instant coffee drink

By Ryan Daily

Plant-based company Zurvita is blending the energy-boosting properties of coffee with functional brain health benefits in its latest instant coffee Zurge, as the brand looks to expand its presence in both these categories, Ideneth Vega, SVP of strategy,...

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