A new Canadean report finds that eight out of ten consumers who drink alcohol out of their homes rarely or never try new alcoholic drinks. This is concerning as substantial investment is made in developing and marketing new products. ...
Tags: Alcoholic Drinks, Agriculture
British wine supplier Copestick Murray has agreed to distribute Hegarty Chamans' wines across the UK and and Ireland. A distribution agreement to this effect was signed between Copestick Murray and Hegarty Chamans, reports The Drinks ...
Tags: wine supplier, Agriculture
German wine seller Hawesko's CEO Alexander Margaritoff has resigned and is set to divest his 30% stake in the company to Detlev Meyer. With around 29.5% share in Hawesko, Meyer had offered Hawesko shareholders €40 per share, ...
Tags: wines, champagnes, alcoholic drinks, Agriculture
Global soft drinks volumes expanded just over three percent in 2014, while value sales grew by more than six percent to reach US $867.4 billion dollars, according to market research organisation Euromonitor. While the US remains the ...
Tags: tea, coffee, sports, bottled water, Agriculture
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched an open consultation on the draft scientific opinion on the safety of caffeine that was presented recently to EFSA. The provisional findings of the Draft Scientific Opinion on the ...
Tags: energy drink, public health, Agriculture
The packaging of 500ml cans of Skol Super, a 9% ABV beer produced by Carlsberg UK, have been found to encourage immoderate consumption after a ruling by the Independent Complaints Panel. The ICP considered the product following a ...
British beverage can maker Rexam, along with Envases Universales de Mexico (EUM), has acquired Envases Del Istmo (Endelis), a single line beverage can plant in Colón, Panama. The acquisition complements Rexam's existing Central ...
Tags: soft drinks, beer, energy drinks, Agriculture
Caffeine linked to increased soft drink consumption, but industry says Deakin study is ‘flawed’ A study that links caffeine with increased consumption of soft drinks is ‘flawed’, according to the body representing ...
Australian scientists have disputed soft drink manufacturers' claim that the use of caffeine in soft drinks improves taste, and called for tigther control on its usage. This comes after a study conducted by researchers from Deakin ...
Tags: Soft Drinks, high energy foods, Agriculture
Dairy Australia has made a submission to Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), urging the regulator to allow milk products in Australia and New Zealand to carry health claims for replenishment of the body following intense or ...
Tags: Dairy Products, Agriculture
January 12, 2015 Sophie Langley Alcohol policy national scorecard rankings released for governments across Australia The majority of Australian jurisdictions scored “well below” a pass grade in alcohol policy in an annual ...
Dutch brewer Heineken has announced plans to build a multi-beverage facility in Timor-Leste, which will see an investment of up to $45m in the south-east Asian country. The company and East Timor government have signed an agreement to ...
Tags: beer, soft drinks, water, Agriculture
Keurig Green Mountain, a producer of specialty coffee, coffee makers, teas, and other beverages with its innovative brewing technology, and Dr Pepper Snapple Group announced today that the companies will develop a selection of Dr Pepper ...
Tags: Cold System, beverage system, Agriculture
Drinks and pubs business Liberation Group has acquired Butcombe Brewery in the UK for an undisclosed amount. The combined company will now have 94 pubs, bars and eateries, two breweries with the capacity to brew over 30,000 barrels of ...
Tags: beer, cider, Agriculture
France-based fruit and vegetable juice producer Jus de Fruits d'Alsace (JFA) is investing €15m ($17.9m) in a new PET bottling line at its production plant at Sarre-Union. With the new line that will become operational in April 2015, ...
Tags: PET bottling line, vegetable juice producer, Agriculture