Giving the soft drink Juice Burst a fresh look was only one part of the rebranding exercise. A key issue was to incorporate the very latest smartphone technology – that and exploding fruit, discovers Philip Chadwick The brief ...
Tags: Juice Sector, Smart Technology, Packaging
I’m of an age where, wherever I go and whichever friends I see, the patter of tiny feet are never far away. If there are no little ones yet, there’s a very good chance that they will be on the way. And as a result, I often find ...
Tags: Josh Brooks, Soft Drinks, Packaging
Bull Falls Brewery in Wausau, Wisconsin, US, has entered into an agreement with Mid-Wisconsin Beverage for the distribution of its craft-brewed beers across central and northern Wisconsin. The distribution agreement comes on the heels of ...
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The redesign, which focuses on two lizards, comes as Britvic Soft Drinks is planning to launch the two-year-old brand in the UK market. The energy drink contains caffeine, guarana and ginseng and has been on trial in Norway since 2009. ...
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UK-based Purity Soft Drinks has unveiled its digitally interactive Blippar technology and new packaging, in a bid to give a makeover to its soft drink brand JUICEBURST. According to the company, the brand, valued at 30m, will see a new ...
Costa Rica dairy firm Dos Pinos has acquired the milk and juice business of SABMiller's Panama subsidiary. SABMiller announced the sale of the business by Cervecería Nacional to La Cooperativa de Productores de Leche Dos Pinos for ...
Tags: Milk Business, SABMiller, milk, juice business
Character Options has unveiled the Freezy Squeezy - a new handheld slushy maker - which hits UK shelves in May. Freezy Squeezy is already a hit in Australia where it sold out after launching there last year. A statement read: "Freezy ...
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Research in Motion announced Wednesday that credit card company Visa has approved RIM's Visa for use in mobile payments made with smartphones or tablets that use a Near Field Communication chip. The system, called Secure Element Manager ...
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An independent survey conducted by Asian Glass magazine, of 47 selected consumers from across the MENA region, has revealed glass packaging is the overwhelming first choice of consumers for preserving the quality, purity, and taste of ...
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Britvic’s merger with AG Barr has been delayed by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), which extended its timetable for a decision today (January 14). Britvic makes Tango, Robinsons, J2O and Fruit Shoot After shareholders voted to ...
The OFT is scrutinising the deal to see if it could result in a “substantial lessening of competition” in the UK drinks industry. The firms said in a joint statement: “[We] have been informed…that the OFT is ...
The government is using prime-time TV to raise awareness of the “hidden nasties” in everyday food. The Change4Life campaign aims to educate consumers about their food ITV aired the first advert in the Change4Life campaign ...
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Soft drinks firm Nichols has outperformed the market with total sales up by 9% to euro 108M for the year ended 31 December 2012, according to its pre-close trading statement. Vimto-maker Nichols has outperformed the market "This ...
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PureCircle, a producer of stevia ingredients, expects first-half sales to surge as food and beverage companies sign up for the natural sweetener. Net sales are expected to show an increase of 80% to US$27m in the six months to 31 ...
Tags: PureCircle, stevia ingredients, food, beverage, natural sweetener
The UK Department of Health has dismissed a call by the UK's leading opposition party for legal limits on salt, sugar and fat in foods aimed at children. A Department of Health spokesperson said today (7 January) that the government's ...
Tags: UK Department of Health, salt, sugar, fat, food safety