Here's a round-up of this week's highlights in the global soft drinks & bottled water category. We are also running similar round-ups for beer and spirits & wine.

This month, Ray Rowlands of Drinksinfo Ltd puts the spotlight on Indonesia and examines The Coa-Cola Co’s commitment, and that of its regional bottler CCA, to investing in this potentially bountiful Asian market.

Lucozade Ribena Suntory has launched a new Lucozade ad in the UK and Ireland as part of a GBP9m (US$13.7m) investment in the brand this year.

Britvic has added another flavour to its new limited-edition Midnight J20 range. Days after unveiling Midnight Amber, the UK soft drinks maker has announced Midnight Forest, a blend of orange and cherry fruit juices with chocolate flavouring.

Coconut water maker Vita Coco has appointed a former PepsiCo manager as global CFO.

The Coca-Cola Co has stepped up distribution of Surge soda, bringing it back to US stores for the first time since its relaunch.

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Arca Continental has acquired majority control of Corporacion Lindley, the sole Coca-Cola bottler in Peru, in the latest bottler consolidation move in the Coca-Cola system.

The Coca-Cola Co's new COO has said the company will need to make more stills acquisitions if it wants to hit its growth goals in the sub-category.