Round-Up with Russell – The Week in Soft Drinks
It has been the talk of the soft drinks industry in the US for some time, but the tax debate…
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The Global New Product Database
Health drinks, beverages with "cosmeceutical" properties and milk-based products dominate the Mintel Global New Product Database this month, once again…
COMMENT: Russian beer hibernation
Scottish & Newcastle, the UK's largest brewer, has unveiled low growth in sales of its best-selling Baltika beer in Russia.…
JAPAN: Asahi shipments up on warm weather
The Japanese brewer Asahi Breweries said today that its beer shipments in September climbed 11% on year to 17.37 million…
RESEARCH: Indonesian soft drinks remain buoyant
The Indonesian soft drinks market, which has already increased volume sales more than three times in the last decade, will…
COMMENT: Diageo gin to get new fizz
Gordon's Edge, an attempt to compete for younger drinkers' attention, has been withdrawn following poor sales. Now Diageo is concentrating…
PORTUGAL: S&N gets EU go-ahead for acquisitions
The UK brewer, Scottish & Newcastle (S&N), has been given clearance by EU regulators for its acquisitions of the remaining…
COMMENT: Diageo looses its edge
The withdrawal of Gordon's Edge so soon after its release is indicative of the problems involved in getting ready-to-drink cocktails…