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In This Issue...
Wine has been the dominant beverage these past few weeks here at just-drinks. This is something we make no apology for, however, as the sector seems to be hogging the headlines around the world at the moment. Last week’s announcement by the European Commission that it was looking to reform the continent’s wine sector was the latest development, and one that made the front pages of papers around the continent. While many spectators have carried themselves with an air of ‘schadenfreude’ when it comes to Europe’s wine woes, the collective sigh of relief around the continent that something is finally being done has been deafening. “This is a great opportunity to put the EU wine sector back at the top where it belongs,” the EU’s Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel said last week. “We must not waste it.” This, if anything, shows how on a knife-edge Europe’s wine companies are right now. For more on the EC’s communication, visit: http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?ID=86871 In the soft drinks sector, comments from Coke’s chief executive last week about the future for CSDs were either optimistic or pie-in-the-sky, depending on your position. That Neville Isdell believes carbonates still have a wealth of untapped potential to hand is to be applauded or scoffed at. That Coke is also reportedly on the hunt for non-carbonated drinks companies in Europe, however, suggests that Isdell isn’t pinning all his hopes on his flagship brand. For more on Isdell’s comments, visit: http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=86866 For more on Coke’s non-CSD hopes, visit: http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=86821 Until next time... Olly Wehring, Managing Editor Web: www.just-drinks.com
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Last chance for wine industry as EU sets out stall [MEM] The announcement yesterday (22 June) that the European Commission is opening dialogue on reforming the continent’s wine sector may be a desperate measure for desperate times, but it’s clear to all that something – anything – must be done. Related Stories Latest jobs
This report covers the market for alcoholic drinks in China from 2000 to 2005 and provides forecasts for the period 2006 to 2012. Over the period 2000 to 2005, volume sales of alcoholic drinks in China rose by 20.6%. In volume terms, China is now the world’s largest market for beer and is also the biggest producer of beer in the whole Asia Pacific region. This report highlights the market size and trends of the domestic market and covers beer, wine and spirits for both the domestic market and production and foreign trade.
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