Still drinks showed remarkable growth in the UK last year, with a
number of smaller brands in particular performing well. The
healthier image that many of these products have is driving a the
trend away from carbonates and juice,...
Improved volumes and a policy of cost management helped Coca-Cola
HBC improve its profits in the first quarter despite the impact of
currency devaluations, poor weather and a later Easter period.
UK-based drinks group Qibla Cola has launched a number of new
products this week. The group claims to offer Muslims an
alternative to US-produced soft drinks.
Poor summer weather in 2002 kept growth in the Italian soft drinks
market to around half that seen in previous years. But, according
to Canadean, the glitch is likely to be temporary, with plenty of
growth expected in the years to...
Arca Systems, which develops products and systems for materials
handling, has developed a new packaging system for soft drink
products together with The Coca-Cola Company.
Will Coca-Cola be able to reach is annual volume growth target of
5-6 per cent this year? First quarter growth was just 4 per cent,
as declining volumes in Japan and Germany, and lower-than-expected
increases in US sales took their...
PepsiCo is to launch a vanilla-flavoured version of its cola brand
later this summer, almost a year after Vanilla Coke hit US shelves.
And Coca-Cola is not to be outdone, with the launch of Sprite Ice,
a mint version of the lemon-lime...
Britvic, the UK's number two soft drink producer, is to launch a
new brand, Freekee Soda, next month which it claims offers a
'unique' drinking experience for British consumers - a combination
of milk and fruit juice,...
Coca-Cola and its Belgian bottler, CCEB, have agreed to acquire the
natural mineral water business of Belgium's Chaudfontaine -
although they will not buy the company's other drinks brands. A
clear sign of Coke's intention...
Carbonate sales might be fizzing, but a new report from beverage
analysts Canadean shows that the growth in sales of still drinks is
even greater - and that the rate of growth is likely to continue to
gather pace for the next few...
Hot on the heels of Pepsi-Cola's announcement that it is to update
the labelling of its entire Pepsi range, Coca-Cola has this week
unveiled a new package design for its Diet Coke soft drink.
None of the leading players on the world carbonates market can
afford to take their eyes off the ball in the face of increasing
competition, says a new report by beverage industry analysts
Canadean.
Polish soft drinks and mineral water producer Hoop has acquired its
counterpart Woda Grodziska, a move which it says will enable it to
step up its plans for expanding to the German market for the first
time.
Coca-Cola and Disney have joined forces to launch a new soft drink
for young children in the Spanish market. The drink, which is
fortified with vitamins, features characters from Disney cartoons
and has already been successfully launched...
Five months after its initial launch, and just as the diet version
hits the shelves in the US, Vanilla Coke is to be launched in
Europe. Sweden will be the first country on this side of the
Atlantic to get the drink, followed by the...
Beverage giant Coca-Cola is considering building new bottling
plants in several locations in some of China's poorer inland
provinces, a company executive announced.
Coca-Cola Hellenic HBC, the world's second largest Coke bottler
with operations in 26 countries, has reported strong growth in
sales and profits for the first half of the year.
Soft drink giant Coca-Cola, facing a stiff challenge from archrival
PepsiCo in the crucial North American market, on Monday unveiled a
new vanilla-flavoured version of its flagship Coke brand, reports
Reuters.
