Cadbury Schweppes plc, the beverage and confectionary company, on Tuesday reported a 65% drop in 2007 annual profit from the year earlier, when the company had a large one-time gain from selling some of its businesses. Read more
Today’s women lead very busy lives, making it difficult to follow a proper diet and eat healthy. Designer Whey is preparing to combat this trend with the release of its Protein.2Go supplement packs. Read more
Indonesia’s pop singer and budding entrepreneur Mawi has failed to derail court case proceedings by drinks manufacturer Yassa against his mineral water company, Mawi World. Read more
The brand owner and trade distributor of Aqua Dosa has signed a professional distribution agreement for the high-strength version of the sanitisation solution. Read more
Some UK politicians have accused bottled water of a massive environmental impact, condemning huge amounts that travel thousands of miles. Read more
The founder of a US educational toy store chain has developed a product for children that makes use of plastic bottles. Read more
The Coca-Cola Company has acquired a substantial stake in the fast-growing US producer of organic ready to drink teas, Honest Tea, confirming industry speculation reported in the last issue of Beverage Innovation. Read more
UK vending machine manufacturer Westomatic has teamed up with 3M Water Filtration Products to offer the compact ScaleGard Pro 165BN Read more
Stonyfield Farm has renamed 2-a-Day, its high-calcium yogurt, YoCalcium. The company claims the yogurt contains more than twice the calcium of other leading yogurts, plus vitamin D and inulin to boost calcium absorption. Read more
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has threatened to seize milk plants owned by Switzerland’s Nestlé and Italy’s Parmalat if they muscle state producers out of the market. Read more
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