News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
In the last two years Spain, France and Italy's wine production has increased by over 8 million hectolitres each. In the face of a global glut, the French wine confederation is calling on the EU to fund a crisis distillation, reports Kim Hunter Gordon.
Dutch brewer Heineken is considering expanding its presence in China with the acquisition of an additional stake in the Kingway Brewery, while Japan's Suntory has already stepped up its operations there with the acquisition of the Shanghai Donghai...
Food makers enjoying bearish prices for palm oil used extensively in food applications could see a rise as Malaysia, the world's number one producer, builds plans to reduce palm oil production, writes Lindsey Partos.
PET industry association Petcore has given its full endorsement to Plasmax, a SiOx-coated barrier from SIG Corpoplast, and ActiTUF, an in-resin barrier technology from M&G, for coloured bottle applications.
The increasingly popular instant tea beverage may be a source of harmful levels of fluoride, claim US scientists on findings from a very small study.
Fruit juice sales are soaring in the UK, driven by consumers' perception of the beverage as a healthier alternative to coffee and fizzy drinks, shows a new Mintel report.