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Samuel Johnson once said: "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." What does that say about Diageo, Anheuser-Busch InBev and The Coca-Cola Co?

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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.

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Today, Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) reported its first-half results for 2015, revealing a slight increase in profits and sales. Here, just-drinks takes a closer look at the Sydney-based company's performance in the six-month period, by region and sector.

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Having recently returned from Australia, Ray Rowlands of Drinksinfo Ltd, takes a look at some of the recent soft drinks developments he encountered Down Under and draws the conclusion that, rather than being an isolated backwater, Australia is actually at the cutting edge of innovation.

Spirits firm Beam is now under the control of Japan's Suntory Holdings after a US$16bn takeover earlier this year. So how will this new marriage work in some key global markets? just-drinks' deputy editor, James Wilmore, caught up with Beam Suntory's Asia-Pacific & South America president, Nick Fink, to find out.

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Showing volume growth in an essentially flat market is an achievement but Australian brewing combine Lion Nathan sees the premiumisation of its product mix as the key to growth. Andrew Reeves, managing director of Lion Nathan Australia, spoke with just-drinks about the premiumisation trend, the impact of a new competitor and Lion’s interest in the RTD sector.

Molson Coors has announced a multi-year marketing partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA) in Australia. 

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The managing director of Coca-Cola Amatil's Australian Beverages unit is to leave the role.

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Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has announced the retirement in May of three directors, along with the previously-announced retirement of chairman David Gonski.

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Coca-Cola Amatil has reported a slight lift in full-year sales, although a one-off impairment charge pulled on the bottom line in 2016.

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Coca-Cola Amatil has launched a summer marketing campaign for bottled water brand Mount Franklin.

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Molson Coors has handed Australian distribution for its newly-acquired Miller beer brands to Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA).

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Coca-Cola Amatil's Fijian rum brands have launched in Australia as the company looks to capitalise on the country's thirst for the spirit. 

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Beam Suntory's Australian unit is to launch a ready-to-drink Jim Beam highball that had been initially developed for the Japanese market.

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Coca-Cola Amatil is to use smaller pack sizes across all soft drinks categories after success for the 25cl trademark Coke cans.

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Here's a round-up of this week's top stories in the global soft drinks & bottled water categories. We also have similar round-ups for beer & cider and spirits & wine.

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The Australian bottler for The Coca-Cola Co has hinted at the future direction of the company's sugar-reduction plan, saying the technology used to make Coke Life will be applied to other sparkling and still beverages.

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Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has said its cost-cutting plan is ahead of schedule after the company returned its Australian soft drinks business to full-year growth.

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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.

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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.

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Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) is to build a US$63m “mega-distribution centre” in Indonesia as it ups soft drinks investment in the country despite a recent slowdown.

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The head of Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has praised her company's latest craft beer launch but warned the category in Australia remains “underdeveloped”.

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Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has steadied the ship with first-half sales and profits growth as it pumped marketing investment into its struggling Australian market.

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Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has signed a new ten-year deal with Beam Suntory that sees CCA handle the spirits group's Japanese whiskies sales, marketing and distribution in Australia.