Coca-Cola South Pacific has entered into the coconut water category with this week’s announcement of the Australian launch of Zico. Ramona Spiteri, Zico brand manager, says “We’re excited to launch ZIico and deliver Aussies with a premium coconut water which supports hydration through various electrolytes and provides consumers with a great source of potassium and […]
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Schweppes Australia has announced its Tullamarine manufacturing site will undergo a $17.4 million expansion, boosting productivity and creating 10 new highly skilled jobs. The plastic bottle manufacturing facility is expected to enhance capacity and capability as the new line introduces ‘stretch blow fill’ bottling technology. Schweppes Australia is part of the Asahi Beverages group which
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Red Bull has agreed to pay $US13 million ($A14.76 million) to settle a class action lawsuit over alleged false advertising of its energy drinks. A statement provided to C&I by Red Bull Australia notes that “Red Bull settled this lawsuit to avoid the unpredictability and exorbitant costs of litigating in the USA. Red Bull’s marketing
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Coles and Woolworths may have gained some dairy industry support for their $1 a litre private label milk, but major dairy processors such as Saputo (which operates Warrnambool Cheese & Butter), Bega, and Brownes are looking to increase dairy exports to Asia and gain higher prices and margins for value-added dairy products such as milk
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With IBISWorld predicting that sports drink sales are set for longer-term growth, public health group the Obesity Policy Coalition warned that proposed changes to food regulations could allow popular sports drinks with nearly as much sugar as soft drink to carry health claims, and mislead the public into thinking they were healthier choices than water.
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The under-50 age segment has doubled its consumption of iced tea and breakfast drinks, while the number of Australians 14+ consuming flavoured carbonated soft drinks continues to decline, according to Roy Morgan research in September. Whereas 11,347,000 people (or 71% of the population) drank at least one soft drink in any given four weeks in
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Drinks Beverages Logistics Pty Ltd, the company that imports and distributes the Bionade range of boutique soft drinks, applied for voluntary liquidation in Sydney last week. Bionade was touted as Australia’s only brewed soft drink which, in Europe, was claimed to have at one time been an acquisition target for Coca Cola. Managing Director, Karsten
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Frosty Boy Australia is set to launch a most unique beverage range, ‘The Art Of Blend’, in a bid to gain a bigger scoop of the $542 million beverage market in Australia. The range includes; Aromatic Spiced Chai, Creative Yoghurt Smoothie, Finest Belgian Chocolate, Exquisite White Chocolate, Premium Mocha Latte, Velvet Dairy Frappe Base and
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Signage outside NightOwl convenience, Cairns QLD (Photograph: James Wells) C&I WEEK recently reported a mixed retailer reaction to the imminent release of Coca-Cola South Pacific’s $2 Maximum Retail Price 250ml cans. Since then – after just over three weeks in the market – the cans are achieving a retailer uptake slightly ahead of Coca-Cola South
Channel Blur: Milk at the Bottle Shop – a glimpse of the future? (Photograph: Keith Berg) In historic Balmain, less than a kilometre away but well within earshot of the Rozelle Convenience Store explosion, a local wine shop has gone into the milk business. Sitting below Unity Hall, where the Australian Labor Party was founded
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