Drink

Market still buoyant for energy and sport drinks, says analyst

Market still buoyant for energy and sport drinks, says analyst

By Guy Montague-Jones

Energy and sports drinks are the still the market leaders but there has been a growth in the nostaliga and retro drink segment due to consumers hankering after comfort in the credit crisis, claims a Leatherhead market analyst ahead of BeverageDaily.com's...

Coke follows Pepsi into coconut water

Coke follows Pepsi into coconut water

By Guy Montague-Jones

Coca-Cola has invested in coconut water company Zico only a couple of weeks after Pepsi-Co acquired Amacoco, a Brazilian maker of coconut drinks.

Cadbury buys US bottler

Cadbury buys US bottler

By Ahmed ElAmin

As part of a plan to sell its drinks business, Cadbury Schweppes
today said it has acquired the Southeast-Atlantic Beverage Corp.
(Seabev), the second largest independent bottler in the US.

Diageo mulls Guinness move

Diageo mulls Guinness move

By Neil Merrett

The future for Guinness's historic Dublin-based production site
seems as unclear this week as the popular beverage
itself, after Diageo announced that it was reviewing the
effectiveness of its production network in Ireland.