News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
Bacardi claims it has improved health and safety programs at its Jacksonville rum facility after it was fined $110,000 for a worker’s death but its group-wide manufacturing accident rate actually rose 10% in 2013.
Beam Inc. will build a 600,000 square foot distribution center near existing production facilities in Kentucky to improve supply chain efficiencies.
Ball Packaging says falling US demand for standard-sized 12oz drinks cans is linked to the performance of soft drinks and wonders if new natural sweeteners in 2014 can arrest the slide.