Published: Aug 10, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Monster Beverage Corporation admits its Q2 brand launch in Japan has hit problems, but said the nation’s distributors and retailers were far less tolerant of shipping damages and leakages than in the US.

Published: Aug 10, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

PepsiCo has signed an agreement with Diamond Star to distribute its beverage brands in Burma, granting the latter exclusive rights to sell and distribute the Pepsi Cola, 7-Up and Miranda brands in the country.

Published: Aug 10, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Despite strong world growth for key spirit Aperol, Gruppo Campari said its H1 results were hit by a trade dispute with a large German retailer that saw its bitter orange-based spirit brand and Campari completely delisted.

Published: Aug 10, 2012

The Coca-Cola Co. is expanding its Fuze line of beverages with a new collection of teas and juice drinks.

Published: Aug 10, 2012

The Hillshire Brands Co., the former Sara Lee Corp., said adjusted operating segment income totaled $396 million in the year ended June 30, down 4 percent from $414 million in fiscal 2011.

Published: Aug 09, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Heineken faces the potential prospect of a bidding war to seize control of Asia Pacific Breweries (APB), after a company linked to rival ThaiBev trumped the Dutch brewer's S$50 per share bid in a shock move for a smaller stake yesterday.

Published: Aug 09, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

PepsiCo has reportedly reached an out of court settlement in a lawsuit filed in 2009 by a US man who alleged he found a mouse in a can of Mountain Dew.

Published: Aug 09, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

The American Beverage Association (ABA) has lashed out at the British Medical Journal (BMJ) for a critical article series on sports drinks, and said the journal showed bias in overlooking 'widely accepted' research thereon.

Published: Aug 09, 2012

Australian major supermarket group Woolworths is expanding its insurance range of products for marketing to its customers.

Published: Aug 09, 2012

Australian cultured butters are emerging as new boutique products in gourmet foods.

Published: Aug 09, 2012

The global market for soft drinks is now worth $469 billion, with consumers spending more than ever on bottled refreshment, according to research released by market research company RTS Research in July 2012.

Published: Aug 08, 2012 By: Rick Pendrous

Britvic is embarking on the second phase of a group-wide total productive maintenance (TPM) programme. It involves transferring ownership of continuous improvement (CI) to the operational teams at individual plants.

Published: Aug 08, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Del Monte has launched a Naturally Light low calorie range in the UK using stevia as a sweetener, containing only half the sugar and calories of standard fruit juice and juice drinks.

Published: Aug 08, 2012 By: Nathan Gray

High consumption of iced tea drinks could be linked to the formation of kidney stones – especially in those who are at high risk of the painful disorder – warns one researcher.

Published: Aug 08, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Bolivian officials have swiftly moved to play down reported remarks by the nation’s flamboyant foreign minister that the government would kick Coca-Cola out of the country by the end of the year.

Published: Aug 08, 2012

Sean Reid has been named chief customer officer of The Hillshire Brands Co., effective Aug. 20.

Published: Aug 08, 2012

While retaining strong credit ratings, the credit outlook of Archer Daniels Midland Co. has been revised to negative by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services.

Published: Aug 08, 2012

Income for Caribou Coffee Co. was down 38% during the second quarter, in part due to a tax benefit during the previous-year period.

Published: Aug 07, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Bolivian officials have swiftly moved to play down reported remarks by the nation’s flamboyant foreign minister that the government would kick Coca-Cola out of the country by the end of the year.

Published: Aug 07, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

Lifestyle-related issues is pushing Indians to drink more non-carbonated beverages –a market set to grow by 35% annually according to a new report.