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The global sports nutrition market will grow to be worth an estimated US$37.7bn by 2019 helped by rising demand in developing countries, according to a new study.
Where next for the cider category? Two studies last week threw up some intriguing questions about the opportunities and challenges the category faces in both the US and UK.
Emerging markets may be increasingly driving Diageo’s growth, but consumer demand for luxury spirits is universal, according to the firm’s CEO, Paul Walsh.
Diageo has signed a deal to acquire Turkey’s leading spirits producer, Mey Içki, in a US$2.1bn deal that will enhance the Smirnoff maker’s presence in emerging markets.
India has slipped down the SABMiller priority list of late as Africa, Latin America and China show greater potential.
Anheuser-Busch InBev has agreed a deal to sell its InBev USA business, the distributor for Labatt beer in the US, to private equity group KPS Capital Partners.
PepsiCo is set to focus on slow uptake of the ‘five-a-day’ recommendations in the UK, by launching a new range of smoothies in the country.
The Coca-Cola Co plans to launch a version of Diet Coke enhanced with vitamins and minerals this year.
Poland is resisting a European Commission proposal to allow vodka to be sold in the EU using non-traditional ingredients.
US wine exports, 95% from California, surged to US$794m in winery revenues in 2004, a 28% jump over the previous year, according to preliminary figures released by the US Department of Commerce.
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