Tradeshow Insight: Food & Drink Expo 2018
This April, crowds once again descended on the NEC for the latest edition of the Food & Drink Expo, the UK’s premier event for the national food & drinks sector held biennially in Birmingham. Expecting to receive around 30,000 delegates across the three days of the event, the Food & Drink Expo saw some 1,500 exhibitors […]
Colombia: Coca-Cola FEMSA invests in new plant
Coca-Cola FEMSA, the world’s biggest Coca-Cola bottler by volume, has announced plans to invest $430 million in a new plant in Tocancipa, Colombia. The new facility, located in Coca-Cola FEMSA’s industrial facilities in Cundinamarca, is part of a network of seven plants that the bottler has throughout the country. The new facility will reportedly handle […]
UK: Nestle launches emoji-inspired water bottles
Consumer goods giant Nestle has unveiled the first set of a new range of limited edition bottles inspired by emojis for its Pure Life water range in the UK. Created “to inspire children to drink more water”, the new 33cl sized bottles come in four designs – Hahaha, Ooops, Raaar and Mwahh – where the […]
Spain: Idilia Foods launches non-dairy Cola Cao Shake
Idilia Foods, a Spanish firm with a broad portfolio of food and drinks products, is extending its Cola Cao milkshake range with two new varieties based on dairy alternative milks. Cola Cao milkshakes are produced via a joint venture between Idilia Foods and dairy firm Calidad Pascual, with the product line manufactured in Calidad Pascual’s […]
France: Isigny Sainte Mere invests €60 million in infant formula
Isigny Sainte Mere, a French dairy cooperative manufacturing products such as cream, butter and cheese, has announced a further investment in its infant formula capacity to meet demand from emerging markets. The Normandy-based dairy processor said it would be investing €60 million ($74 million) in the new facilities, which will see a fifth drying tower installed […]
‘Free from’ claims slip back in 2017 NPD
Insight by Gama Compass MANCHESTER – 11th April 2018: The percentage of food and drinks launches making ‘free from’ claims such as ‘no gluten’ and ‘no dairy’ declined slightly in 2017, the latest research from Gama has discovered. Gama found that, as a whole, the proportion of new food and drink products making ‘no gluten’ claims declined […]
India: Varun Beverages breaks ground on new plant
Varun Beverages, PepsiCo’s bottling partner in India, has announced that construction has started on a new production facility in the northern state of Punjab. Located in the city of Pathankot, the new greenfield plant will add in-house production capacity for Tropicana fruit juices, Quaker Oats milk drinks and Gatorade energy drinks, according to a report […]
USA: Dunn’s River Brands to acquire majority in Temple Turmeric
Dunn’s River Brands, a beverage portfolio management company, has announced the acquisition of a majority interest in Temple Turmeric for an undisclosed sum, according to a BevNet report. New-York based Temple Turmeric produces a range of ‘elixirs’, raw vinegars and ‘pure prana shots’ made from organic whole root turmeric juice. In a statement, Temple Turmeric […]
Michael Wunsch, Managing Director,
Barakat
Gama spoke to Michael Wunsch, Managing Director, Barakat. To what extent is the demand for “pure”, “raw”, “fresh” and “unprocessed” ingredients impacting the juices category in the UAE? “Barakat has witnessed a significant increase in volumes in retail for fresh juice consumption over the past years. Consumers are more aware of the importance of consuming […]
France: PepsiCo puts Tropicana site up for sale
Food and drinks giant PepsiCo has put its Tropicana facility in Hermes, France up for sale as a result of declining juice sales, according to French media reports. The 4,000 sq m site, which employs just under 100 staff, has reportedly seen juice volumes decrease from 80 million litres to 60 million litres within the […]