Britvic and PepsiCo UK are kicking off summer early this year with the UK’s biggest live music giveaway. Pepsi’s new on-pack music promotion will give away thousands of festival tickets, as well as the chance for consumers to win £300. Read more
The Ardagh Group has manufactured the first Australian-made aluminium beverage bottles at its facility in Taree, New South Wales. The move extends the company’s aluminium portfolio, which originally included the manufacture of aerosols. Read more
Instant drink maker Rasna has launched a read ‘health and nutrition drink’ called Rasna Gulcose-D in India. Read more
Nestlé has signed a partnership agreement taking a 60% stake in the Chinese food company Yinlu Foods Group. Yinlu's Chairman, Mr Chen Qingyuan, will continue to lead the company in the new partnership. Read more
EBWA, the European Bottled Watercooler Association, has changed its name to ‘Watercoolers Europe’. Read more
3M is re-launching its filtration system designed to offer greater water flow rates and optimised performance. Read more
The American Beverage Association is continuing to roll out its ‘Clear on Calories’ advertising. This ‘Calorie information at your fingertips’ advertisement appeared on the front page of the Chicago Tribune on 13 April. Read more
If you have enough oranges, you can power an electric billboard. Read more
Eden Springs has become the first water cooler company in the UK to achieve CarbonNeutral company and product certification based on a life cycle assessment. Read more
The European Food Safety Authority has released another batch of article 13 general function health claims. Read more
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