News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
Laurent-Perrier Champagne has released a new version of its Grand Siecle La Cuvee wine in the US, at the same time reducing the price to around €80 a bottle in a bid to attract greater numbers of consumers to high quality wines.
Irish brewer Beamish & Crawford is to invest €7 million to replace its bottling facility which supplies the Irish market.
Purchases and new production facilities have so far marked the healthy growth of Dutch life science company DSM in 2002. This week the company announced further acquisitions with the purchase of the food coatings activities of Vaessen Schoemaker,...
Dark Dog, the European energy drink brand with a growing following, has been snapped up by the US group XStream, a new entrant into the beverage market but with big plans for the future.
Danone and its Japanese distributor Mitsubishi join forces with Kirin to boost sales of the Evian mineral water brand, a deal which should also boost sales Kirin's Alkali Ion brand.
Pilsner Urquell, the flagship Czech beer of the SABMiller group, is to be produced in Poland under licence - a clever move to ensure greater penetration for the brand or the first step on the slippery slope to turning it into a bland, mass produced beer?