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PepsiCo happy with Lipton iced tea JV despite Unilever sale talk
The possible divestment by Unilever of its stake in an iced tea joint-venture will not have "substantive" ramifications, according to JV partner PepsiCo.
Who is using TikTok and how can drinks brands take advantage? - consumer trends
This month, Lucy Britner takes a closer look at the burgeoning social media platform, TikTok.
Van Boxmeer leaves behind a more worldly Heineken as CEO dances out the door - comment
When Anheuser-Busch InBev CFO Felipe Dutra announced last week was was stepping down, his replacement - another Brazilian man - did little to reflect today's widening global beer market.
Brands' use of social media must change - just-drinks FUTURES
Successful social-media marketing strategies will need to be more visual, video-orientated and more authentic, according to the latest report from just-drinks' FUTURES service.
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Beverage Industry Insights
Why rum should ignore its past to win today
In this month's outing, just-drinks' dark spirits commentator, Neil Ridley, tells us how it took a trip to the most unlikely of locations to...
Heineken’s footprint leaves big shoes to fill
This week featured what analysts have dubbed a "big 24 hours" for the world’s second-largest brewer....
Van Boxmeer leaves behind a more worldly Heineken
When Anheuser-Busch InBev CFO Felipe Dutra announced last week was was stepping down, his replacement - another Brazilian man - did little...
How will the coronavirus impact beverages?
In 2003, I was living in Taipei at the height of the SARS panic. The city was a sea of facemasks and hand sanitiser. Taipei's crowded public...
Will Australia's bushfires bring on wine burn-out?
This year started with Australia dominating the news headlines. Chris Losh considers what the country's bushfire crisis has done - and will...
Why is Anheuser-Busch InBev losing its CFO?
Anheuser-Busch InBev is a global brewer but its management is a sturdy coterie of Brazilian men who have been there since the start of the c...
How slowing H1 growth could shape Diageo's future - analysis 4 Feb 20
"The minute you react to short-term volatility, that's when businesses get into trouble" - just-drinks speaks to Diageo CEO Ivan Menezes
How can drinks firms connect with consumers on climate action? – Sustainability Spotlight 31 Jan 20
The New Year - and decade - have begun much as the last ones ended, with climate change making headline news and a 16-year-old Swedish schoolgirl delivering uncomfortable truths to an audience of elite grown-ups. This month, the alphas on the receiving end of Greta Thunberg's uncompromising words and unsettling, piercing stare were gathered for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.
Thought Leaders
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Beverage manufacturers are paying increasingly more attention to what is often dubbed “water-soluble” or “nano” technology and its potentia...
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Beverage companies do not always enjoy the luxury of having big, relevant data sets that tell them precisely what market...
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Staying competitive without digital is a myth and the design chain is becoming a key asset for CPG businesses!
Drinks Industry News
How did Beam Suntory perform in 2019? - data
Suntory Holdings has positioned China and India as target markets for Beam Suntory, following another year of mid-single-digit sales growth for the US-based spirits division.
Ongoing spirits tariffs "causing rough seas"
Olly Wehring | 17 Feb 20
The US Government has maintained the high tariffs on some European Union spirits imports, drawing the ire of trade associations on both sides of the Atlantic.
Campari Group Full-Year 2019 - preview
Olly Wehring | 17 Feb 20
On Tuesday, Campari Group will report its results from both the fourth quarter and the full year of 2019. For the first nine months of last year, the Milan-headquartered company reported a 7% increase in sales. Here's a look at the news that will likely shape the group's performance in the three months to the end of December.
Recent News - (Updated: 3:33pm 17 Feb 2020)
Britvic signs sustainability-linked finance deal
CCEP to tie sustainability to executive pay
Pernod Ricard braces for coronavirus hit
Bacardi ends North Asia Pacific president role
Big Drop Brewing Co rolls out pack redesign
Angostura recruits former Diageo exec as CEO
Beverage Industry Interviews
Brendan Buckley is the global marketing director for Pernod Ricard's Irish Distillers unit, owner of the Jameson whiskey brand. As Irish whiskey continues to grow in popularity outside of its core US market, just-drinks spoke to Buckley about raising the awareness of Irish Distillers' other brands. He also talked about the recent success of rival whiskey Proper No. 12, fronted by mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor, as well as moves to ramp up Jameson's e-commerce footprint.
Earlier this week, Diageo released half-year results that showed sales growth slowing to +4%. Following the announcement, just-drinks editor Olly Wehring sat down with group CEO Ivan Menezes to drill down into the numbers.
"Let me say right here, plastic in itself is not the issue" - Interview - Refresco CEO Hans Roelofs 31 Jan 20
just-drinks deputy editor Andy Morton spoke to Hans Roelofs, Refresco CEO for almost 13 years, about why we can expect more US M&A activity from the group. Roelofs also gives his inside take on the CCEP purchase and talks about plastic's position as a priority for the soft drinks industry.
Latest Industry Insights
What's coming up in white spirits in 2020?
Richard Woodard | 28 Jan 20
Rounding off our category previews for the year ahead is Richard Woodard, who runs his customarily expert eye over what we can expect to see...
What is the outlook for CBD in Europe? - Focus
Simon Creasey | 27 Jan 20
Recent comments from regulators in Europe have left some in the food and beverage industry worried about what's ahead for the region's nasce...
Forget the Cola Wars, here comes the Coffee War
Andy Morton | 24 Jan 20
About two years ago, on holiday in Sicily, I fell deeply in love with coffee. I'd never really drunk it before, but since that first tentati...
Beverage Hot Issues
Round-up - coronavirus outbreak 2020
The Wuhan coronavirus has caused deaths and forced stringent travel restrictions in China. Here is a round-up of just-drinks' coverage of the outbreak.
just-drinks predicts - 2020 forecasts for the global drinks industry
just-drinks' bank of category commentators takes a look at what will shape the beer, soft drinks, spirits and wine categories in the year ahead.
At the end of another lively year for the global drinks industry, we look back at the most-popular comment pieces, analyses, interviews and news stories on just-drinks in 2019.
just-drinks speaks to Montanya Distillers CEO Karen Hoskin
In October, the co-founder & CEO of Montanya Distillers was in London for the city's annual Rum Week and Rumfest. Karen Hoskin found time to meet with just-drinks to tell the story of Constellation Brand's stake purchase in July.
Drinks Market Research
Top Growth Opportunities: Wine in Singapore
Top Growth Opportunities: Wine in Singapore
Top Growth Opportunities for Wine in Singapore provides recommended actions and detailed analysis of how to target the best growth opportunities for Wine producers and retailers. Readers can understand what categories, channels, companies, and consumers will drive the success of Wine markets in Singapore through GlobalData’s detailed and robust data, expert insight, and case studies... Read more
Published: December 2019 - ($2995.00)
Quarterly Beverage Tracker Third Quarter 2019: United Kingdom
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