dispatches from Food Vision, Cannes
Salty, sour, spicy, bitter: Will soft drinks ever go beyond sweet?
Will ‘sweet’ always be superior in the soft drink category? Or will consumers embrace the whole world of senses and suss out alternative tastes?
Archives for March 26, 2015
Australia
Sydney overtaking Melbourne as Australia’s coffee king capital
Melbourne might be famous for being the starting point for Australia’s coffee revolution a decade ago, it is now being challenged by Sydney to become the country’s most caffeine-crazed city.
Beverage Bites: News up to March 26, 2015
New CFO for Coca-Cola Amatil, how to succeed as a tequila don, and more beverage bites
Jose Cuervo’s ‘Don of Tequila’ competition; Diageo introduces nutritional labelling; and Martyn Roberts’ journey from Louis Vuitton to Coca-Cola: some of the nuggets of news in this week’s Beverage Bites feature.
Amcor acquires Nampak Flexibles for $22m
‘Flexibles industry is more fragmented than glass or metal packaging but there has been significant M&A activity’
Amcor has acquired Nampak Flexibles, in South Africa, for $22m.