http://www.just-drinks.com/companies/sprite_id271Latest Sprite industry news - from just-drinks.com© 2013 All content copyright just-drinks.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Tue, 21 May 2013 04:49:24 GMTTue, 21 May 2013 04:49:24 GMTjust-drinks.com - RSS feedjust-drinks.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20The Coca-Cola Co reported disappointing first-quarter numbers yesterday (16 April). Here, just-drinks takes a look at how each region has performed for the soft drinks giant. http://www.just-drinks.com/analysis/focus-the-coca-cola-cos-q1-performance-by-region_id110110.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=spriteWed, 17 Apr 2013 13:50:00 GMTJust over six months ago, PepsiCo garnered quite a few headlines when it launched Pepsi Next in Australia. What caught the industry's eye was that this marked the first time that the company had used stevia in the reduced-sugar brand. Ray Rowlands of Drinksinfo Ltd takes a closer look at the variant and asks: What's next?http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-soft-drinks-water-where-next-for-pepsi-next_id110024.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=spriteTue, 09 Apr 2013 15:24:00 GMTAfter months of campaigning, the US beverage industry and New York City business owners finally got what they wanted yesterday (11 March), when a judge at New York State's Supreme Court threw out the proposed ban on large sugary drinks.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-is-new-yorks-soda-ban-ruling-a-pyrrhic-victory-for-industry_id109784.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=spriteTue, 12 Mar 2013 16:44:00 GMTCoca-Cola has confirmed it is relaunching its Sprite brand in the UK as a new low-calorie product using the sweetener stevia. http://www.just-drinks.com/news/coca-cola-to-launch-stevia-version-of-sprite_id109717.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=spriteWed, 06 Mar 2013 16:57:00 GMTThe Coca-Cola Co reported healthy full-year numbers earlier today (12 February). Here just-drinks takes a look at how each region is performing for the soft drinks giant:http://www.just-drinks.com/analysis/focus-the-coca-cola-cos-fy-performance-by-region_id109481.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=spriteWed, 13 Feb 2013 11:45:00 GMTThe Coca-Cola Co has posted increases across the board for last year, with Europe providing the only major sticking point in the year.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/coca-cola-co-hails-solid-2012-as-fy-sales-profits-grow_id109472.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=spriteTue, 12 Feb 2013 13:11:00 GMTCoca-Cola Co Thai bottler ThaiNamthip has formed a JV with a Laos construction company and will open a bottling and distribution plant in the Laotian capital.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/thainamthip-signs-jv-to-open-coca-cola-co-bottling-plant-in-laos-report_id108894.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=spriteFri, 30 Nov 2012 10:59:00 GMTThis month, Ray Rowlands of independent beverage research company Drinksinfo investigates the recent outrage caused by the intended opening of the Indian retail market to foreign investors, and compares the impact that a similar development has had on the country's soft drinks market.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-soft-drinks-water-india-and-multi-nationalism_id108449.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=spriteTue, 16 Oct 2012 12:12:00 GMTPepsiCo has released a stevia-sweetened Pepsi Next in Australia, the first time the company has used the natural sweetener in the reduced-sugar brand.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/pepsico-releases-stevia-sweetened-pepsi-next_id108282.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=spriteFri, 28 Sep 2012 10:02:00 GMTHeineken USA has appointed a new VP of marketing for portfolio brands to help lead the company's fresh push for Strongbow in the country.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/heineken-appoints-new-marketing-vp-to-boost-strongbow_id108164.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=spriteMon, 17 Sep 2012 14:16:00 GMTRay Rowlands of Drinksinfo says progress is surprisingly slow in the soft drinks market's flavour mix, as cola and orange continue to dominate http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-soft-drinks-water-cola-and-orange-still-dominate-the-flavour-mix_id107634.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=spriteThu, 19 Jul 2012 10:14:00 GMTPepsiCo's Pepsi Next Cherry Vanilla and Paradise Mangohttp://www.just-drinks.com/news/pepsicos-pepsi-next-cherry-vanilla-and-paradise-mango_id107625.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=spriteWed, 18 Jul 2012 14:05:00 GMTThe Coca-Cola Co will invest an extra US$3bn in India over the next eight years, the company announced today (26 June).http://www.just-drinks.com/news/coca-cola-co-raises-investment-to-us5bn_id107416.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=spriteTue, 26 Jun 2012 11:20:00 GMTThe Coca-Cola Co is testing mid-calorie versions of Sprite and Fanta in a handful of US stores, the soft-drinks giant has said.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/coca-cola-co-to-trial-mid-calorie-fanta-sprite-reports_id107086.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=spriteWed, 16 May 2012 15:00:00 GMTEarlier this week, Harris Interactive released its annual study of brand health for beverages in the US.http://www.just-drinks.com/analysis/just-the-facts-the-2012-harris-poll-equitrend_id106902.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=spriteWed, 25 Apr 2012 12:22:00 GMTDunkin' Brands Group has struck an exclusive supply deal with The Coca-Cola Co to supply its restaurants after an agreement with PepsiCo was ended "amicably".http://www.just-drinks.com/news/dunkin-brands-strikes-deal-with-coca-cola-co-after-ending-pepsico-tie-up_id106733.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=spriteTue, 03 Apr 2012 09:46:00 GMTThe Coca-Cola Co has opened its biggest bottling plant in China, its 42nd in the country.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/coca-cola-co-opens-biggest-china-bottling-plant_id106717.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=spriteThu, 29 Mar 2012 16:12:00 GMTThe Coca-Cola Co has said it will withdraw its 30cl soft drinks cans in the United Arab Emirates after they were found to violate consumer protection law.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/coca-cola-co-withdraws-30cl-cans-on-law-violation_id106395.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=spriteWed, 22 Feb 2012 16:56:00 GMTCoca-Cola Amatil is looking to spend around AUD300m ($321.69m) in Indonesia over the next two years, according to reports.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/coca-cola-amatil-plans-indonesia-investment-report_id106375.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=spriteTue, 21 Feb 2012 14:38:00 GMTThe Coca-Cola Co is to open its first bottling plant in Bangladesh to meet growing demand for CSDs in the country, according to reports.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/coca-cola-co-to-set-up-bangladesh-plant-report_id105910.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=spriteTue, 03 Jan 2012 15:03:00 GMT