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Comment - Soft Drinks & Water - Invest in PR - and Cricket - to Unlock Indian Promise
18 June 2013
The path for international soft drinks companies in India has been littered with potholes. But, as a relative calm sets in, Richard Corbett assesses the opportunities and suggests how to hit the big time in the country.
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18 June 2013
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SOUTH KOREA: Energy drinks sales slump on health fears - report
18 June 2013
Energy drinks in South Korea have suffered a sharp slowdown in convenience stores because of health concerns, according to a local report.
UK: Heartland Food Products widens Go Splash launch
17 June 2013
Heartland Food Products Group has expanded the roll out of its Go Splash water enhancer to the UK.
Comment - Chasing the Drinks Sugar Rush Has its Perils
14 June 2013
With the trend for sweet flavours sweeping most drinks categories, it seems an obvious path for producers to follow. But with obesity now a major public health concern, will this rush for short-term gain lead to long-term pain? Just-drinks' deputy editor James Wilmore sounds the alarm.
just For Subscribers - The week in drinks
14 June 2013
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14 June 2013
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UK: Britvic launches new Tango TV ads
14 June 2013
Britvic has launched a summer TV campaign for its Tango brand in the UK.
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14 June 2013
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Comment - Britvic Needs a Merger, not a Gamble
13 June 2013
What a difference four months makes for Britvic chairman Gerald Corbett.
In the Spotlight - Rémy Cointreau and Cognac's slowdown
13 June 2013
What China giveth, China also taketh away, was the lesson for Rémy Cointreau in its full-year results this week.
UK: Cott Beverage unveils new Emerge energy drink push
13 June 2013
Cott Beverages has announced details of the "biggest-ever" marketing push for its energy drink brand Emerge.
EUROPE: Coca-Cola Enterprises awaits weather upturn as Q2 dampened
12 June 2013
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has warned that bad weather in Europe over the next six weeks could sink its full-year forecasts.
UK: PepsiCo rolls-out Amp Energy
12 June 2013
PepsiCo is to launch Mountain Dew energy drinks extension Amp Energy in the UK through its Britvic distribution network.
UK: BSDA rejects calls for school drinks machine ban
12 June 2013
Moves to encourage councils to ban soft drinks vending machines in UK schools will not help tackle the obesity issue, a trade group has argued.
Analysis - Britvic merger green light reaction "perplexing"
11 June 2013
A lukewarm response from Britvic over the green light for its AG Barr merger has been branded "perplexing", while others claim the chance of a deal has reduced.
US: Coca-Cola Enterprises warns over Q2 as "unexpected" factors bite
11 June 2013
Coca-Cola Enterprises has warned that factors affecting its performance this year have been "unexpectedly persistent" and are hampering its second quarter.
Product Launch - US: The Coca-Cola Co's Powerade Zero Drops
11 June 2013
The Coca-Cola Co has launched another liquid flavour enhancer to follow last September's Dasani Drops, this time in the sports drink category.
UK: Britvic, AG Barr merger gets "provisional" clearance
11 June 2013
The UK's Competition Commission has given "provisional" clearance to the merger of AG Barr and Britvic, saying it does expect the tie-up to lessen competition.
AUS: School bans energy drinks - report
10 June 2013
A school in Australia has banned its pupils from consuming energy drinks, according to reports.
just For Subscribers - The week in drinks
7 June 2013
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7 June 2013
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Comment - Soft Drinks - European market bruised by recession, but upbeat
6 June 2013
Ray Rowlands of Drinksinfo looks at the European soft drinks landscape as the region continues to suffer the aftershock of global recession.
ISRAEL/US: PepsiCo rubbishes SodaStream takeover report
6 June 2013
PepsiCo has said a media report claiming it plans to buy SodaStream for US$2bn is “completely and totally untrue”.
ISRAEL/US: SodaStream tight-lipped on PepsiCo rumours
6 June 2013
SodaStream has declined to comment on a report PepsiCo is in talks to buy the Israeli company for US$2bn.
Analysis - Britvic cost cuts won't derail AG Barr merger
5 June 2013
Britvic's sidelined merger with AG Barr is likely to go ahead despite a new cost-savings plan from Britvic that suggests it could go it alone, an analyst has said.
just On Call - Monster to avoid South Korea price war with Red Bull
4 June 2013
Monster Beverage Corp's CEO has said Red Bull's “aggressive” price cuts in South Korea won't drag his firm into a turf war, and warned its rival's discounts can't last.
US: ABA takes aim at New York's "misleading" obesity ads
4 June 2013
The American Beverage Association (ABA) has accused New York City's authorities of misleading the public after it launched a new campaign warning against high sugar levels in fruit juices, energy drinks, sweet teas and sports drinks.
MYANMAR: Coca-Cola Co kicks-off production
4 June 2013
The Coca-Cola Company has started bottling its products in Myanmar for the first time in more than 60 years.
Product Launch - US: Arizona Beverages' Soda Shaq Cream Soda
4 June 2013
Arizona Beverages has teamed up with former basketball player Shaquille O'Neal, turned TV pundit, to launch a range of cream sodas.
