Beverages
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Coca-Cola European Partners commits to switch to electric vehicles in effort to combat climate change
UK – British multinational bottling company Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has joined The Climate Group’s EV100 initiative, which brings together companies committed to accelerating the…
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US Spirit suppliers record 7.7% rise in sales despite double whammy of pandemic and tariffs
US – Supplier sales of spirits rose 7.7% in 2020 despite of the Covid-19 pandemic and new tariffs imposed by the European Union on US…
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Alcohol industry players vehemently oppose raising minimum alcohol packaging to 750ml
KENYA – The amendment Bill that seeks to peg the minimum allowable packaging for alcoholic drinks in Kenya to be 750 millilitres, sponsored by Wundanyi…
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South African government hearkens to alcohol industry’s call on lifting sale ban
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s alcohol industry can finally breath a sigh of relief following President Cyril Ramaphosa announcing the lifting of alcohol sale ban…
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Israeli startup Better Juice partners food processing tech giant GEA to scale up sugar reduction technology
ISRAEL – Better Juice, an Israeli Sugar-reduction food-tech start-up, is partnering with global food processing technology gaint GEA to scale up its technology In a…