Beverages
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Britvic expands Rugby factory’s canning line, posts 11.2% rise in revenue
UK – British soft drinks producer, Britvic, has officially opened the new canning line that is part of a £26.9million (US$ 27.41m) investment in the…
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PepsiCo snaps up 20% stake in Romanian bottled-water business Aqua Carpatica
ROMANIA – Food and beverage giant, PepsiCo, has entered into a strategic agreement with Carpathian Springs to acquire a 20% stake in Romanian bottled-water business…
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CCBA merges Century Bottling Company, Rwenzori Bottling Company to form Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda
UGANDA – Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) has consolidated its two Ugandan bottling subsidiaries, Century Bottling Company Limited (CBC) and Rwenzori Bottling Company Limited (RBC) to…
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Symington Family Estates expands to Portuguese sparkling wine sector
PORTUGAL – Symington Family Estates, a Portuguese wine company, and Port wine house has expanded to the Portuguese sparkling wine business through the acquisition of…
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Kirin Holdings to expand to health care space as beer business loses momentum
JAPAN – Kirin Holdings, Japan’s second-largest brewer, is eyeing the health care space in order to reduce its reliance on beer which may be forced…