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News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry22-Feb-2024
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 Interactive packaging: 5 ways to use QR codes for maximum effect
There's a limit how much information you can fit on a beverage bottle or can. QR codes are allowing brands to go far beyond the pack by offering a realm of information - and also a lot of fun - online.... See more
Nestlé continues coffee growth in FY2023
Powered by global brands Nescafé, Nespresso, and Starbucks, Nestlé posted high single-digit growth for its coffee division in FY2023.... Read more
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Redefining beverage indulgence with jelly coconut cubes
With the indulgence category evolving and expanding, there is a notable shift towards a focus on beverages.... Read more
Coca-Cola HBC to acquire Irish vending services business
Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland has reached an agreement to acquire BDS Vending Solutions: gaining a fleet of around 2,000 vending machines.... Read more
PepsiCo builds out an ‘ecosystem of solutions,’ doubles down on positive choices
PepsiCo is expanding beyond snacks and beverages by going after more meal occasions and dayparts while continuing towards its nutrient goals outlined in its pep+ agenda, CEO Ramone Laguarta said at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York conference this week.... Read more
Australia’s Savvy Beverage calls for greater honesty and transparency about ingredients content among functional beverage firms
Aussie brand Savvy Beverage has called out what it believes is the prevalence of highly priced functional beverages that contain inadequate beneficial ingredients, imploring greater honesty and transparency among companies to advance the emerging category.... Read more
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California winery launches aluminum wine bottles: ‘We’re answering the call-to-action to rethink glass bottles’
California’s Bogle Family Wine Collection has launched its first-of-its-kind 750ml aluminum wine bottles. The winery believes the format can first and foremost offer a more environmentally friendly solution: as well as open up new consumption occasions and reinvigorate the category.... Read more
Gin ‘fingerprinting’ could help futureproof the category
A new technique that takes a chemical fingerprint of gin in seconds could hold 'huge potential' for the industry: allowing producers to create better and more consistent gins; enable regulators to detect fraudulent products; and even help create a stronger definition of what a gin is.... Read more
Madri Excepcional boosts Molson Coors’ premium push
Molson Coors has big plans for Madri Excepcional: a Spanish-style lager that’s growing fast in the UK and will now launch in North America. Meanwhile, the company is updating the Blue Moon brand to help it reach its potential; as well as debuting further flavor innovations outside of beer.... Read more
GLOBAL INDUSTRY NEWS
dsm-firmenich to separate animal nutrition arm in light of ‘unprecedented’ vitamin prices
dsm-firmenich plans to separate out the animal nutrition arm of its firm in an aim to reduce exposure to vitamin price volatility and focus on nutrition, health, and beauty.... Read more
‘Plant-based downturn isn’t halting innovation’: Beneo talks 2024 alt protein strategy
The ingredients supplier outlines its two-pronged alternative protein strategy, which it is betting on to reignite demand for plant-based meat.... Read more
Wonky apple crisps are enjoying their time in the limelight: How Gusto Snacks’ passion to fight food waste is fast-tracking its growth
Conceived in an orchard and launched in the throes of the pandemic, the fast-growing startup is reverberating with both the business world and the consumer’s imagination: winning awards, securing funding and broadening its footprint in the UK. There’s nothing stopping the Italian-Ghanaian founders, who have now set their sights on the $167bn EU snack market.... Read more
 Milkadamia’s Artisan plant-based milks launch in refrigerated set, show ‘less is more’
Plant-based milk brand milkadamia moves into the refrigerated set and proves “less is more” with the debut of its organic Artisan macadamia milk and blends line that skips the fillers and gums common in many non-dairy beverages and responds to a growing demand for more homemade-like options.... Watch now
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