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Beverages – Trade & Market Updates
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India to become world’s largest scotch whisky market after UK trade deal – SWA
India-UK CETA to cut Scotch prices 9–10% and spark jobs, tourism and two-way distillery investment.
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Ghana loses US$600M yearly on imported fruit juices
Nation urged to replace sugar-heavy imports with natural juices to save forex, curb obesity, and create 60,000 jobs.
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Starbucks to reset India market strategy as Tata makes capital support conditional on smaller, localised coffeehouse format
Joint venture partner Tata withholds capital until Starbucks shifts to leaner, India-specific model focused on profitability.
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Lotte Chilsung discontinues KEG draft beer to shift focus to cans, bottles, and functional brews
Lotte Chilsung axes two 20ℓ draft beer lines, reallocates capacity, and ramps investment in non-alcoholic and functional beer segments.
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Morocco launches Pan-African coffee hub at Tanger Med
New African Coffee Hub aims to send consolidated, origin-certified African beans directly from Tanger Med to global markets.