Britvic gains foothold in French soft drinks market
Britvic has gained a foothold in the €12.5bn French soft drinks market with a €237m deal to acquire soft drinks firm Fruité that will "serve as a platform for growth across Western Europe".
Archives for May 17, 2010
Carlsberg stocks run dry in Denmark in worst strike since 1985
Stocks of Carlsberg beer are running dry in Denmark as an illegal strike among workers at its main facility in the country intensifies.
Cranberry concentrate prices hit new lows
Beverage manufacturers are enjoying historic lows in the price of cranberry concentrate after two successive bumper harvests, according to Ocean Spray.
Study quantifies benefits of recycled PET and HDPE
A study has been published with the support of leading US packaging trade groups that uses life cycle inventory (LCI) data to underline the sustainability benefits of incorporated recycled materials into PET and HDPE packs.