News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
Foster's look set to win its long battle to buy Australian winery Southcorp after grinding down board members' resistance to a deal that could spawn a formidable 'brand Australia' on the world wine market, reports Chris Mercer.
Coca-Cola will gain the right to sell Evian in the US after buying out Danone from their joint venture, while Czech brewer Budejovicky Budvar scores another victory in the Budweiser trademark war with Anheuser Busch, reports Chris Mercer.
BeverageDaily.com's sister site FoodNavigator.com has won website of the year in the 2005 Business Food and Drink Journalism awards.
Pressure on soy prices likely to continue with a new report revealing China is expected to reduce its principal soybean planting area, while increasing corn and rice planting in 2005.
Splenda's battle with the Sugar Association over its advertising campaign seems to be doing little to dissuade food and drink manufacturers and their consumers of its merits as Diet 7 Up becomes the latest product to be made from the sweetener.