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Round-Up - The ICAP Digest - July 2014
Once a month, the International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP), which covers alcohol policies worldwide, looks at what's going on in-mar...
just The Preview - Anheuser-Busch InBev's H1 & Q2
Anheuser-Busch InBev reports its second-quarter and half-year results on Thursday. Here, just-drinks takes a look at the Leuven-headquartere...
just The Preview - Diageo's FY preliminaries
On Thursday, Diageo will report its preliminary full-year results. Here just-drinks takes a look at how the group has fared in its final qua...
Analysis - SABMiller's Australian issues continue
SABMiller is still having problems in Australia with beer....
Round-Up - NPD: Alcohol Beverage “Mash-Ups” Fuel Innovation 28 Jul 2014
This month, Tom Vierhile from Datamonitor considers the blending of drinks sectors in the NPD arena.
Research in Focus - Family Branding: Establishing Beverage Verticals for Parents and Children 25 Jul 2014
Consumer concerns over calorie and sugar content have undoubtedly been a major contributor to shifting consumer beverage choices, particularly in developed markets like the US, UK, and France.
Analysis - PepsiCo finds stability but Peltz factor lingers 24 Jul 2014
PepsiCo yesterday continued its financial year with another quarter of well-received results to follow April's estimate-beating Q1s.
just On Call - Dr Pepper Snapple Group to tackle diet declines 24 Jul 2014
Dr Pepper Snapple Group is to tackle declines in sales of diet Dr Pepper with a range of marketing programmes, its CEO has said.
Focus - Dr Pepper Snapple Group's Q2 Performance 24 Jul 2014
Dr Pepper Snapple Group today (24 July) posted a rise in second-quarter profits and sales. Here, just-drinks takes a closer look at the company's performance in the period:
Focus - SABMiller's Q1 Performance by Region 24 Jul 2014
Earlier today (24 July), SABMiller reported a 6% rise in first quarter sales. Here just-drinks takes a closer at the figures by region:
Focus - Britvic's Q3 & YTD Performance by Region 24 Jul 2014
Britvic today (24 July) posted a rise in sales and profits in its year-to-date results. Here just-drinks takes a closer look at the company's performance by region.
just On Call - PepsiCo to consider more re-franchising - CEO 23 Jul 2014
PepsiCo’s CEO has hinted the group is looking at re-franchising more of its operations globally after successful partnerships in Vietnam and Mexico.
Focus - PepsiCo H1 & Q2 performance 23 Jul 2014
Earlier today (23 July), PepsiCo reported its half-year and second-quarter results, with profits in the half-year rising by 3% on flat sales, and Q2 profits dipping by 2%.
Analysis - Coca-Cola Co fails investor confidence test 23 Jul 2014
Coca-Cola Co CEO Muhtar Kent said yesterday (22 July) that his company's first-half results proved “steady progress” in a turbulent industry.
just On Call - Brazil could have been worse - Coca-Cola Co CEO 23 Jul 2014
The head of Coca-Cola Co has defended his company's performance in Brazil after a major World Cup sponsorship investment failed to lift Q2 volumes.
Analysis - Imported ciders face tough task in US 22 Jul 2014
Cider appears to be continuing its breakthrough in the US, with domestic brands outperforming imports.
Focus - Coca-Cola Co's H1 & Q2 Performance by Region 22 Jul 2014
Earlier today (22 July), The Coca-Cola Co reported a drop in first-half profits and sales. Here, just-drinks takes a look at how each region has performed for the soft drinks giant:
Analysis - Cleaning China's seedier side brings balance to Remy Cointreau 22 Jul 2014
While China's on-trade is cleaning up its act, Remy Cointreau expects the clientele in the country's bars to resume its love affair with Cognac - hopefully sooner rather than later.
just Five Years Ago: Anheuser-Busch InBev sells Oriental Brewery 21 Jul 2014
Private-equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) was revealed in May to have had a bid for Treasury Wine Estates knocked back.
just The Preview - SABMiller's Q1 21 Jul 2014
On Thursday (24 July), SABMiller will give a trading update for its first quarter. The company also hosts its AGM on the same day. Here, just-drinks looks at how the UK-headquartered brewer and soft drinks firm has fared in the three months to the end of June.
A recent paper, which uses a very large dataset from subjects of European descent, uses a Mendelian randomisation analysis to estimate the effects of alcohol consumption on cardiovascular disease (CVD), using as the instrumental variable an uncommon allele affecting alcohol metabolism, the ADH1B rs1229984 variant.
just The Preview - PepsiCo's Q2 & H1 21 Jul 2014
PepsiCo will report its first-half results on Wednesday (23 July). Here just-drinks takes a look at the group's highs and lows in beverages for the three months to the end of June.
just The Preview - Coca-Cola Co's Q2 & H1 21 Jul 2014
The Coca-Cola Co will report its first-half results tomorrow (22 July). Here, just-drinks takes a look at the company's highs and lows in the three months to the end of June:
Analysis - A tobacco analogy soft drinks will want to embrace 18 Jul 2014
It was possibly the high-point of recent hostilities between the soft drinks industry and health groups - a spate of headlines calling out sugar as the new tobacco.
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