The dairy industry is pushing for milk and milk-based beverages to be added to health claim labelling rules to combat a proposal to ease health claim labelling for electrolyte sports drinks (special purpose foods) such as Gatorade and Powerade. The move would allow milk drinks to be labelled and promoted in convenience stores for rehydration […]
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An alliance of industry associations are concerned over the high costs and threat to jobs of a New South Wales drinks container deposit scheme (CDS) that could impact on drink sales through convenience stores. The government invited industry players to participate in discussions over the introduction of a CDS. However, it is not known if
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Coinciding with the start of summer and in the lead up to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, Gatorade is rolling out a massive support program to fuel the future of Australian Cricket. Gatorade is an official partner of Cricket Australia and is the official sports drink of the Australian Cricket Team. Jenni Dill, marketing
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An interactive vending machine has been used by nudie to celebrate the launch of nudie & soda. The machine was used in a campaign to provide more than 50,000 product samples and to surprise Australians. Highlighting nudie & soda’s point of difference – it’s made with 50% real fruit (and bubbles) – people were invited
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Packaged fruit juice consumption in Australia is falling according to Roy Morgan Research. More than 1.5 million fewer Australians aged 14 years and over are drinking packaged fruit juice in an average week compared with 2010. The number of Australians drinking juice in an average week has fallen four years in a row, from 8.6
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A Galaxy Research survey conducted in October 2013, has revealed new trends around breakfast consumption in Australia. The research, conducted among a total national representative sample of 1001 Australians aged 18-64 years, as well as Newspoll Research survey conducted in March 2012 among a national representative sample of 1207 Australians aged 18 years and over,
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Setting the record straight in an unusual move, Coca-Cola South Pacific last Thursday confirmed the anticipated April 2015 launch of Coca-Cola Life into the Australian and New Zealand markets, ending a spate of speculation in consumer and trade press. With different formulations available in overseas markets, Coca-Cola Life had been variously reported as having between
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A service station in Mount Pritchard, New South Wales is refreshing their look and customer service in time for the busy summer holidays after winning one of 120 Small Business Grants worth $5,000 as part of the nation-wide American Express Shop Small campaign. Jamil El-Khoury, owner of Speedway Petroleum Meadows, said the grant could not
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Coca-Cola South Pacific is currently offering Aussies the chance to get their hands on Samsung GALAXY Tab 4s through an epic spring giveaway via an on-pack promotion for Mother. Since the campaign started in September, One Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (valued at $379) has been given away every hour between 8am – 8pm Sydney time
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Voters in Berkley California have backed a 1-cent-an-ounce tax on soft drinks (known as Measure D), making Berkeley the first US city to pass a law taxing sugary drinks. While the measure only needed a majority of “yes” votes to pass, it received support from over 75% of voters. Dr Vicki Alexander, Co-Chair of the
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Coca-Cola South Pacific has officially announced the launch of the #COLOURYOURSUMMER campaign (see C&I WEEK Issue 95). According to the Press Release, the launch of #COLOURYOURSUMMER follows the successful launch of the perfectly small 250ml can. To celebrate the campaign, the brand will transition these small cans into a limited edition range of vibrant cans
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The Coca-Cola Company third quarter and year to-date operating results announced this week provided some interesting insights into beverage trends. Among its performance highlights The Coca-Cola Company reported: Global volume growth of 1% in the third quarter and 2% year to date and gained volume and value share in non-alcoholic ready-to-drink (NARTD) beverages in the
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With some dairy suppliers signing on to supply Coles and Woolworths private label $1.00 milk, despite growing Asia export demand for milk products, Saputo International chief executive Lino Saputo Jnr has slammed Australia’s supermarket duopoly for selling milk cheaper than water. At a Rabobank leadership dinner in Sydney, Mr Saputo said that he found the
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