Industry Developments
United States
The latest figures from the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) confirm that positive momentum has returned to the sector. The industry organisation reports that...
2012-01-31Chile
Chile-based soft drink producer Coca-Cola Embonor has posted rising sales but falling profits for its latest financial year. In the 12 months to the end of December Embonor's volumes...
2012-01-30Brazil
Brazilian news website Agra-Net has reported that energy drinks producer Red Bull has received approval to build a new plant in the country. The facility is reported to cost BRL509mn...
2012-01-27United States
Beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI) has announced that its US president, Dave Peacock, is to stand down, with Luiz Edmond, the brewer's North America zone president, set to combine...
2012-01-24United States
In what could be a worrying development for the entire private label sector, US private label specialist TreeHouse Foods has been forced to issue a profit warning after registering...
2012-01-23Snack and soft drink major PepsiCo has announced a new strategic alliance with fruit juice firm Ocean Spray across Latin America. The move will mean that PepsiCo gains the rights to...
2012-01-19Brazil
BMI's food and drink Risk/Reward ratings assess a market's attractiveness to industry investors in comparison to its peers. The Reward part of the rating takes into account market size,...
2012-01-18Brazil
Brazil's largest retailer CBD has revealed that it spent less that it had planned on capital expansion in 2011. The firm had originally set an investment target of between BRL1.2bn...
2012-01-11
