Monster Energy launches energy-soda Assault on UK CSD mainstream
Monster Energy has launched two new drinks in the UK market via Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), with soda-energy blend Monster Assault seemingly pitched at more mainstream CSD drinkers.
Archives for July 21, 2014
Monster Energy 'truly sorry' for teen’s heart attack injury but denies responsibility
Monster Beverage Corporation has moved to quell investor disquiet as a jury trial starts to decide if it is liable for injury suffered by a teen whose mother claims its drinks caused his heart attack.
Firm wins Nova water bottle deal in Saudi Arabia
Sidel grows its customer services in high ‘at risk countries’
Sidel has partnered with Health Water Bottling (HWB) in Saudi Arabia to install two of its next generation Matrix PET lines, which will start operations in February 2015.
‘Coke's Mini Can Can!’ Muhtar Kent salutes small package 'romance'
The Coca-Cola Company CEO Muhtar Kent says the ‘romance of the smaller package’ is critical to building more romance around brands such as Coke in the US.
Walmart cranberry pomegranate juice is mostly grape & apple juice, says lawsuit
Walmart sued over juice labels; echoes of POM Wonderful v Coke?
Six weeks after the Supreme Court gave POM Wonderful the green light to sue Coca-Cola over its juice labels, Walmart has been targeted in a consumer class action lawsuit making near-identical allegations.
Ardagh in £5m sorting and separation recycling deal
Ardagh has signed a 15-year agreement with Reuse in the UK to increase glass recycling.
JBT FoodTech completes Stork ICS acquisition
JBT FoodTech has completed the acquisition of Stork ICS’s hydrostatic sterilizer technology.
Strong Scottish food & drink brands will instil referendum confidence, says Scot food minister
Retail sales of Scottish food and drink brands in the UK rose by £513m from 2007 – figures the Scottish government says will deliver clout in the upcoming independence referendum.
Bella! EC backs beauty health claims; must be judged case-by-case
Beauty claims are permissible under the EU nutrition and health claim regulation (NHCR) a European Commission committee has said in what an analyst says is a “first blessing” the EC may have taken from Italy’s stance on the matter.