Austrian beer maker Ottakringer Brauerei AG and mineral water producer Vöslauer AG are to merge. The two companies have been part of the same holding company, but will now formally merge in a deal to be closed at a special shareholders’ meeting... Read more
Symrise AG held its ground well in the first half of 2009 despite a persistently difficult market environment. In a declining total market, the group achieved stable sales. Read more
Kirin Holdings Co has announced record group sales in the first half of the current business year thanks to strong sales of low-priced 'third category', beer-like products, and revised upwards its profit projection for the whole year. Read more
The inaugural Hong Kong International Tea Fair is to be held from 13-15 August to highlight varieties of tea and the cultural practices associated with tea drinking. Beverage Innovation managing editor, Claire Phoenix, has been invited as modera... Read more
Spanish multinational biotechnology corporation Natraceutical Group and French multinational speciality ingredients company Naturex have agreed to merge their ingredients businesses. Read more
Unilever – maker of Lipton tea and Ben & Jerry's ice cream – said profit fell 17% in the second quarter as its margins were eroded by the economic downturn. Read more
Coca-Cola Hellenic has announced that Q2 net profit rose 7% year on year even though the recession has hit demand for soft drinks in key markets Read more
Netherlands-based Watercompany, part of the PHS Waterlogic group, has teamed up with Earth Water to help some of the world’s poorest people. Read more
Australian dairy processor Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory has regained most of the milk it lost in an exodus of dairy farmers earlier this year, according to a report in Aussie farmonline newspaper Stock and Land. Read more
According to NBI Juiceworks, the numbers tell the story when it comes to the new Sun Shower Super Blends flavour organic iced coffee. In consumer taste tests, over ninety-two percent said they liked it “extremely” or “very much” while ninety per... Read more
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