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Following the announcement that Kraft Foods and Heinz are to merge, Ray Rowlands looks at some other actual - and would-be - company unions and asks, who might be next?

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Consumer concerns over calorie and sugar content have undoubtedly been a major contributor to shifting consumer beverage choices, particularly in developed markets like the US, UK, and France.

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Ray Rowlands of Drinksinfo Ltd reports on the recent controversy surrounding the SodaStream Super Bowl advert in the US and asks, who really gained from its rejection by the media?

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Following recent reports that PepsiCo is planning to launch a premium water brand in the US, Ray Rowlands of Drinksinfo Ltd takes a look at what arch rival Coca-Cola Co is up to in the country’s bottled water market.

Highland Spring Group's namesake brand was confirmed this week as the top-selling bottled water brand in the UK. just-drinks talked to the group's CEO, Les Montgomery, yesterday (9 April) about the brand's long fight to the top and how it is survival of the fittest in the water industry.

Danone has launched a new advertising campaign across North America for its Evian water brand.

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The UK division of Groupe Danone has launched a limited-edition packaging for its Evian bottled water that targets consumers who are abstaining from alcohol for January. 

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Groupe Danone is to launch a GBP2m marketing campaign in the UK next year to support its Volvic Touch of Fruit Sparkling range.

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Groupe Danone has unveiled two limited-edition Evian bottles designed by US fashion designer Alexander Wang.

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China's devaluation of its currency could squeeze profit margins for Scotch producers and other country-of-origin drinks makers, an analyst has warned.

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Here's a look at what was happening on this day in…

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Danone Waters' North American unit has appointed a new marketing VP.

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Highland Spring Group has appointed a new finance director four months after overtaking Evian as the UK's top-selling bottled water brand.

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Groupe Danone has reported a solid rise in H1 sales in its bottled water division, as “vigorous growth” in Asia boosted the unit's performance.

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Groupe Danone has unveiled a label-free new design for its Evian bottled water brand in the US.

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The top ten stories published on just-drinks last week:

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Group Danone is supporting its latest Evian ad with a “babifier” app that promises to turn consumers into their "inner babies".

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Groupe Danone has reported a "solid" rise in Q1 sales in its bottled waters division with emerging markets continuing to boost the unit's performance.

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Highland Spring Group's “finger in all the channels” helped its namesake brand overtake Evian as the UK's top-selling bottled water last year, the company's CEO has said.

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UK bottled water volumes grew by 3.3% last year as the industry continued its recovery from the 2006 slump, new figures have revealed.

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Danone is to cut EUR200m (US$261m) in costs from its European operations in a bid to "win back its competitive edge" in the region after falling sales.

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The bottled water division of Groupe Danone has continued its strong performance in 2012, with a healthy rise in sales in the third quarter.

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Danone's bottled water unit has posted a healthy set of numbers for the first half of this year, despite robust comparatives in Q2 last year.

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UK bottled water sales grew by 2.1% last year, an annual survey has said.

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Danone Waters has recorded an increase in full-year sales, boosted by good growth in Western Europe and its top emerging markets.

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Danone Waters has reported an increase in third-quarter sales and confirmed its full-year growth targets.

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Danone has said that its water division is still a strategic part of the business, despite reports suggesting the company is looking to dispose of it.

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Danone is investing around EUR6m (US$8.6m) to build an innovation centre for bottled water on the site of its Evian bottling plant south-east France.