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How COVID has changed consumers' demands and soft drinks is adapting its innovation - comment
3 Nov 2020
From range rationalisation to investment in larger formats and work around direct-to-consumer, the pandemic has shifted the innovation focus for soft drinks companies. Lucy Britner delves further.

Beam Suntory signs Wimbledon tie-up for Sipsmith Gin
14 Sep 2020
Beam Suntory's Sipsmith brand has become the Wimbledon tennis tournament's first global gin partner.

Why mindful consumption will bring carbon counting to soft drinks labels - comment
5 Aug 2020
The first half of this year has seen many nascent trends accelerate, most notably in the areas of health & wellness and environmental consciousness. Category commentator Lucy Britner believes that, going forward, the soft drinks brand owners should prepare to share even more information with their consumers.

Danone joins net-zero emissions drive
22 Jul 2020
Danone is teaming up with eight other major corporations to share ways of cutting emissions, with an aim of all businesses achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
Danone unveils label-free Evian bottle in recycling drive
8 Jul 2020
Danone has launched a label-less Evian bottle that the group says will help streamline recycling efforts.

Coca-Cola European Partners, Danone, PepsiCo sign up to 'Loop' global recycling programme
25 Jan 2019
A raft of food and drinks companies have signed up to a global environmental initiative to combat the use of plastics in packaging.

17 Dec 2018
The past year has seen significant change in the soft drinks and water sectors, precipitated by that immutable force - necessity. A look back over the past 12 months reveals how environmental and health concerns are shaping company strategy, investment decisions and new product development.

Danone to drop Evian's babies in the US for next 'Live Young' campaign
9 Jul 2018
Danone has announced details of a new marketing activation in the US for Evian, with the mineral water brand's long-running baby-based campaign set to be retired.
Why Deposit Return Schemes are the ultimate option for soft drinks - Comment
24 May 2018
Our soft drinks commentator returns! This month, Richard Corbett considers the Deposit Return Scheme concept and flags why the soft drinks industry should welcome it with open arms.
Will Keurig Dr Pepper merger prompt change in sustainability strategy? – Sustainability Spotlight
1 Mar 2018
In his latest look at sustainability efforts across the drinks industry, sustainability expert Ben Cooper digs behind last month's headlines of the 'merger' of Keurig Green Mountain and Dr Pepper Snapple Group. What he discovers, from a sustainability perspective, makes for some challenging reading.

Will 2018 be the year we solve the plastic problem? – Sustainability Spotlight
13 Feb 2018
Earlier this month, just-drinks talked to Evian global brand director Patricia Oliva about the water brand's recent commitment to make all its bottles from recycled plastic by 2025. Here, sustainability editor Ben Cooper considers how Evian's move underlines the increased attention being focused on plastics recycling. Ben also flags up some other sustainability hotspots for the coming year.

Why drinks companies must attack plastics before consumers attack them - NPD trends
30 Jan 2018
It was fun while it lasted. The drinks industry's love affair with plastic has been a boon to the industry for decades, but solid waste and pollution issues are catching up with plastic.

Danone's Evian to go "circular" with 100% recycled plastic for bottles
18 Jan 2018
Danone has announced plans to move all the PET bottles used for its Evian brand to be made from recycled plastic by 2025.

Danone expands production at Evian site in France
14 Sep 2017
Danone has completed a capacity upgrade for Evian at the water brand’s production facility in the east of France.

Danone CEO targets new beverage trends with fresh launches - just-drinks Exclusive
6 Jul 2017
Danone is hoping to shake up the soft drinks market with a raft of new products that target emerging trends, CEO Emmanuel Faber has said.

Danone lines up Evian NA campaign, partners tennis pro Madison Keys
6 Mar 2017
Danone has launched a new advertising campaign across North America for its Evian water brand.

What does the future hold for bottled water? - Comment
9 Aug 2016
Bottled water looks set to overtake soda as the number one soft drink choice in the US. Here, Ray Rowlands examines how the global bottled water market has developed and how it will continue to evolve.
Groupe Danone launches mocktail Evian packaging
8 Jan 2016
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.

The bottled water sector in 2015 - just-drinks' Review of the Year, Part I
9 Dec 2015
As 2015 draws to a close, we are starting our review of the year in the global drinks industry. First up, Ben Cooper looks back at the last 12 months in the bottled water category.
Groupe Danone to sink GBP2m into Volvic Touch of Fruit Sparkling
27 Nov 2015
Groupe Danone is to launch a GBP2m marketing campaign in the UK next year to support its Volvic Touch of Fruit Sparkling range.
Groupe Danone to roll out Alexander Wang Evian bottles
9 Sep 2015
Groupe Danone has unveiled two limited-edition Evian bottles designed by US fashion designer Alexander Wang.

China devaluation may hamper beverage margins - analyst
12 Aug 2015
China's devaluation of its currency could squeeze profit margins for Scotch producers and other country-of-origin drinks makers, an analyst has warned.

Comment - Soft Drinks & Water - Can Ireland Realise its Potential?
12 Jun 2015
Ray Rowlands, of Drinksinfo Ltd, turns his attention to the oft-overlooked Irish soft drinks market and considers its potential, relative to its larger neighbour, the UK.

Comment - Soft Drinks & Water - Kraft, Heinz and the Merger Landscape
7 Apr 2015
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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16 Feb 2015
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Review of the Year 2014 - Part I: Bottled Water
4 Dec 2014
As the end of the year approaches, just-drinks is starting its review of the events that shaped the drinks industry in 2014. First up, Ben Cooper considers what the last 12 months have meant for the bottled water category.
Research in Focus - Family Branding: Establishing Beverage Verticals for Parents and Children
25 Jul 2014
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.
US: Danone Waters of America poaches Heineken executive
14 Mar 2014
Danone Waters' North American unit has appointed a new marketing VP.
Comment - Soft Drinks & Water - SodaStream Ban Highlights Sorry State of Affairs
4 Feb 2014
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?
Preview of the Year - 2014 - Part I: Bottled Water
17 Jan 2014
As we welcome in the New Year, we invite Euromonitor to cast its eye over what 2014 holds for the drinks industry. In the first part of this month's management briefing, the global market research and analysis provider looks at the bottled water category.
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