This week in soft drinks & bottled water, featuring Vitaminwater, PepsiCo and Frankie's Olde Soft Drinks

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

• Coca-Cola Co settles Vitaminwater health row

The Coca-Cola Co is to alter the labeling of its Vitaminwater brand in the US, in order to settle a lawsuit over health claims.

• Coca-Cola Singapore Beverages to close Singapore bottling plant, invest US$100m

Coca-Cola Singapore Beverages (CCSB) is to wind down its manufacturing operations at its bottling plant in Tuas, with full closure planned for February. 

• PepsiCo raises guidance as YTD NA beverages lift continues

PepsiCo has upped its full-year EPS forecast, after reporting a lift in both group and North America Beverages sales in the first nine months of its fiscal year.

• Clover acquires Frankie's Olde Soft Drinks

Food and beverage group Clover has acquired 'retro' South African drinks brand Frankie’s Olde Soft Drinks for an undisclosed sum.

• Japan's drinks companies and the global soft drinks race - Comment

This month, Ray Rowlands follows the progress of the latest Japanese company to look beyond its domestic market: DyDo Drinco has high hopes for its entry into Turkey.

• What does the Trans-Pacific Partnership mean for the drinks industry? - Focus

Drinks industry associations have welcomed the conclusion of negotiations for a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement on Monday that will reduce barriers to trade between 12 Asia-Pacific countries. The Europeans, however, have concerns.

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