Archives for January 16, 2004

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Coke launches lime variant

The last few years have seen a quickening in the pace of new product launches by the world's top two soft drinks companies, with new flavour or formula variants of the traditional Coca-Cola and Pepsi brands leading the way.

Cargill enters European flavour scene

Competition in European flavours heated up this week as Cargill, the largest private company in the US, signed on the dotted line for UK flavours group The Duckworth Group (TDG).

Estonia facing recycling dilemma

The Estonian Brewers' Association is concerned that a requirement to buy back empty beer cans for recycling could get out of hand once the country joins the EU in May. Trans-border purchases of beer, already very high, will increase substantially when...

Poor prospects for French dairy market

The chances of growth returning to the French dairy market in the medium term are extremely slim, according to a recent report from French market analysts Xerfi.