Avantium, a renewable chemicals company, and ALPLA Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH, one of the world's leading plastic converters, have announced their Joint Development Agreement for the development of PEF bottles. After The Coca-Cola Co. and ...
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Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 4/29/2013 7:59:08 AM Blue Ice Vodka, an American potato vodka produced at Distilled Resources Inc. in Rigby, ID, is the first spirit brand in the country to feature a ...
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Jiu is the Chinese word (or part of a compound word) referring to a drink or beverage containing ethanol. Jiu has in some cases been mistranslated into English as "wine", as this use of "wine" may imply not only a non-fortified beverage ...
Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, wine
Many Chinese alcoholic drinks are quite distinctive from those of other countries and foreign visitors coming across them for the first time may a little wary of them. However, once they have tasted a sample or two, they may well acquire a ...
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Sin Tax Reform 2012 has allowed alcoholic beverages and tobacco to become the highest consumer price index (CPI) products in Philippines, according to the report ‘February 2013 Regional Price Situationer’ by National Statistics ...
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Armenia Food Safety Service, a governing body of The Government of the Republic of Armenia, has lifted the ban imposed on imports of alcoholic beverages from the Czech Republic. Earlier in autumn 2012, Czech authorities associated ...
The Closure and Container Manufacturers Association (CCMA) will become part of the International Society of Beverage Technologists (ISBT), effective April 1, 2013. A group will be formed with representatives from both organizations to ...
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In broad strokes, health and wellness-related beverage products are seeing increased consumer penetration, while classic beverages-especially colas-are seeing consumer attrition. Specifically, functional ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages, ...
Grupo Yoli produces and distributes Coca-Cola, Yoli, Fanta, Del Valle, and other trademark beverages of The Coca-Cola Company mainly in the Mexican state of Guerrero. Grupo Yoli shareholders said: “Since our founding almost 100 ...
US-based, multi-brand alcoholic beverage company Phusion Projects has added a new flavor to its beverage line of Four Loko to meet consumers' continued demand for new products and innovative flavors. Four Loko Margarita is a flavored malt ...
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The Pantry has named B Clyde Preslar as SVP and chief financial officer. Preslar joints The Pantry from RetailAmerica, where he served as finance chief since 2008. Previously he held financial positions with Cott Corp and Lance. He will ...
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Desmet Ballestra has signed an agreement with a refinery in Ecuador to install oil refining and processing equipment developed by Cavitation Technologies (CTI). The NanoNeutralization equipment is expected to process 350 tons of soybean ...
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A new Nielsen Category Shopping Fundamentals study explores the U.S.consumer's mindset when it comes to purchasing alcoholic beverages.The study's findings,which span beverage categories and cover different demographics,can help drive ...
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Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has announced the acquisition of the PT San Miguel Indonesia Food and Beverages non-alcoholic beverage bottling assets in Jakarta, Indonesia in a deal worth A$45m (($47m). CCA's acquisition follows the decision of ...
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US wholesale retailer Costco has booked an increase in profit in the first quarter of the year. Earnings in the three months to 25 November amounted to US$416m, a 30% increase on the prior year period. Last year's net income was ...
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