FTC approves final order settling Ardagh Saint-Gobain acquisition
The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) has made a final order to approve Ardagh’s proposed acquisition of Saint-Gobain after the company sold off six glass plants and related assets.
Archives for June 18, 2014
‘Don’t discount Scotch whisky – Innovate!’ Rabobank fires Aussie wine warning
Rabobank today served up Australian wine as an object lesson for the Scotch whisky industry’s need to innovate in areas such as flavour rather than discount, to guard its prestige in times of oversupply.
Coca-Cola Life is ‘game changer’ for sugar reduction, says policy expert
The launch of stevia-sugar sweetened Coca-Cola Life into the UK signals a new era in sugar reduction, as it suggests stevia will soon be big in soft drinks, and may open up the use of sweeteners in foods, according to Professor Jack Winkler, former...
Coke poised to pounce on Monster Energy? Analyst suggests suitors wary of ‘legal overhang’
Potential buyers of Monster Energy including Coke and Anheuser-Busch may be ‘waiting on the sidelines’ until the firm’s potential liabilities on outstanding legal issues have been settled.
Europeans ‘not that interested’ in protein drinks, Mintel analyst warns
Arla Foods Ingredients says women wrongly believe high protein products risk making them fat or overly muscly, as Mintel warns Europeans simply aren’t that interested in protein drinks.