News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
Ball, the US-based global food packaging provider, has reported third quarter earnings of $50 million (€51.2m) on sales of $1.039 billion, compared to $35.7 million on sales of $1 billion in the same period a year ago.
An investment approaching €1.6 million has just been completed at Berryman's glass treatment plant in West Yorkshire, UK, which the company claims has created the largest colour enhancement facility in the country.
In the UK, Rockware Glass has created a sleek new bottle shape and contemporary presentation to give the Thatchers Single Variety Cider range fresh impact in the cider market.
Siku, which means 'ice' in Greenlandic, is the brand name of a range of drinks - a beer, a vodka and a bottled water - made using water from the Qualerit glacial ice field in Greenland.
Ocean Spray, the US co-operative group best known for its cranberry juices, has launched a new grapefruit juice which it claims can give drinkers an energy boost and meet all their vitamin C requirements.
The success of J&B Twist and Smirnoff Ice in Spain has convinced Diageo that RTD products are the way forward in a market where it has been steadily losing sales in recent years.