MarketWatch Drinks - April 2011

Introduction

The Drinks MarketWatch contains the latest news, analysis and opinion, covering all the month's major issues including new products and innovations, mergers and acquisitions, and marketing and regulatory issues. It covers the period from February 15 - March 14 2011

Features and benefits

• Enhance your understanding of trends in the drinks industry by accessing the latest news and insight.
• Drive product ideation by studying the latest drinks industry innovations from around the world.
• Track competitor activity via the latest news on mergers, acquisitions, partnerships and company expansions.

Highlights

Aiming to encapsulate the experience of smoking in a bottle, a new tobacco-based beverage heads this month's summary of the most recent innovative launches from the drinks industry. In other news, a novel extract has made its debut in Russia, while in the Philippines the coconut fruit has inspired unusual packaging.

Your key questions answered

• What have been the key developments and trends in the drinks industry in February and March 2011?
• What are the major new product and packaging developments in this sector that I need to be aware of?

Table of contents

DATAMONITOR VIEW
Catalyst
Summary
INDUSTRY UPDATE
News in brief
NEW PRODUCT REVIEW
New drinks review: soft drink helps smokers get their fix
Juices, February 2010 to January 2011: top flavors in new products in South and Central America
New drinks launches by category, November 2010 to January 2011: vodka big in North America
Product claims: new drinks launches in Asia Pacific, November 2010 to January 2011
INDUSTRY COMMENT
Heinz: giving its ketchup bottles a green makeover
Whitbread: acquisition of Coffee Nation paves the way for Costa Express outlets
Kraft: new water enhancer represents a promising approach to innovation
FEATURE ANALYSIS
PepsiCo taps into culture of thinness with new skinny can design
Enticing consumers towards the premium end of the beer market will be vital for Anheuser-Busch InBev
Coke Zero's new ad campaign must be supported by product development
NEWS
Headlines
Tata Coffee signs MoU with Starbucks for potential alliance
Coca-Cola Enterprises Q4 net income increases, provides 2011 outlook
Emma Pearl introduces new wines
Castle Brands Q3 net loss widens
Starbucks enters into distribution agreement with Courtesy Products
Yayi International reports Q3 net loss
Plzensky Prazdroj to invest CZK150 million in new PET bottling line
Inventure Foods to expand Jamba All Natural Smoothies
Jack Daniel's Tennessee releases new ready-to-drink beverages
Knob Creek introduces single barrel bourbon
SkyPeople launches new fruit beverages brand
Peet's Coffee & Tea Q4 profit decreases
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Q4 net income decreases
Coca-Cola FEMSA Q4 profit rises
Horizon introduces organic Fat-Free Milk Plus DHA Omega-3
Pelican Brands to launch Agoston wine brand in US
GMCR and Dunkin' Donuts enter into distribution agreement
Reed's enters into distribution agreement with Savannah Distributing
Caribou Coffee Q4 profit surges
Tim Hortons Q4 net income surges
Sainsbury's launches new limited edition Fairtrade coffee
Hansen Natural Q4 net income down
JBT FoodTech wins new juice processing project from Aujan
Kohana Coffee introduces cold brew coffee concentrate in Whole Foods Markets
China Resources Snow establishes new facility in Gaogang
Hansen Natural Q4 net income decreases
New Perfection Beverage launches SANS Natural Diet Soda
Eternal releases new energy supplement
Samuel Adams launches new line of beers
Mars Drinks announces availability of Alterra Coffee
Skinny Nutritional announces availability of Skinny Water in Pacific Northwest
Cecchetti Wine launches Backhouse wines
Encore Brands begins shipping and sales of Ecstasy Liqueur in California
SodaStream Q4 net income down
Howe Sound Brewing launches new beer in Ales for Change series
Ambev Q4 profit surges
Silk launches Silk Pure Coconut
China New Borun Q4 net income increases
Cott Q4 net income increases
ABInBev Q4 profit decreases
Kokanee launches Mountain Can Series
SodaStream launches new line of flavors to join Sparkling Naturals products
Fresh & Easy introduces 27 new California wines
FRS to launch new Healthy Protein and Healthy Energy formulas
GNC introduces XYIENCE products in Canada
Zevia launches five new soda flavors
Kore Nutrition establishes new Asian headquarters
GoodBelly introduces three new probiotic juice drinks
Coca-Cola Bottling Q4 net income increases
SodaStream unveils eco-friendly Bio Bottle
Jamba Juice to sell Nestle Jamba All-Natural Energy Drinks in US
Sambazon adds two new products to functional line of beverages
Cheesecake Factory introduces five new Skinny-Style Cocktails
Jones Soda Q4 net loss narrows
Starbucks and GMCR announces distribution agreement
Skinny Nutritional to launch zero-calorie water at Five Below store locations
Jamba Q4 loss widens
COMPANY SPOTLIGHT: FONTERRA CO-OPERATIVE GROUP LTD
Fonterra CEO to step down
Business description
SWOT analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
APPENDIX
Further reading
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