News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
PepsiCo is aiming strike back at Coca-Cola with it mid-calorie ‘NEXT’ cola launch at the end of March, after the latter’s Diet Coke brand pulled ahead of Pepsi-Cola in 2010, but the move carries risks, according to a Datamonitor analyst.
Ardagh has completed the acquisition of the Boxal Group and Szenna Pack from Exal Corp for €85m.
US food safety officials have turned away three more shipments of orange juice or concentrate after tests discovered carbendazim – taking the total number of refused or detained shipments to 27.
SIG Combibloc says that beverages packaged aseptically in cartons and UHT treated are especially well suited to markets such as China that present long-distance transportation challenges.