Tag: soft drinks
Campari divests its last soft drinks brands to concentrate on spirits
Italian drinks group Campari has agreed to sell its Lemonsoda business to Royal Unibrew A/S, the Denmark-based manufacturer of beer, soft drinks, waters, ciders,...
Sales of Coca-Cola in smaller cans grew by ‘double digits’ last...
Sales of Coca-Cola products sold in ‘mini’ cans in North America have grew by ‘double digits’ last year, and despite increasingly challenging retail conditions...
Refresco to buy Cott’s ‘traditional drinks’ business for $1.25bn
As part of a strategy to move towards drinks categories with top-line growth, a more diverse channel and customer base, higher margins, and stronger...
Independent Dutch drinks filler rejects private equity offer
Refresco, one of the leading independent soft drink fillers in Europe, has turned down an acquisition proposal from a French private equity group.
The board...
American Beverage Association chief executive Neely honoured
Chief executive of the American Beverage Association (ABA) Susan Neely has been named as trade association 'CEO of the Year' by CEO Update as...
Cott becomes a “more high-margin cash generator”
US-based drinks producer Cott Corporation, which last year acquired the Eden Springs water business in North America and S&D Coffee and Tea in Switzerland,...
Strong performance for Dr Pepper Snapple as it completes Bai buy
US-based soft-drinks manufacturer Dr Pepper Snapple, which has completed the acquisition of the Bai anti-oxidant drinks brand for US$1.7 billion, has reported a strong...
More US cities vote for taxes on sugary soft drinks
Fears have heightened in the North American soft drinks industry that taxes on sugary drinks could be imposed at state or even federal level...
Private label soft drinks under threat from brands
Volumes of private label soft drinks have returned to growth in West Europe after two years of decline but still underperform against branded products,...