By Stuart Ward, Head of Sales Capabilities, Coca-Cola HBC
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company developed its own 'Sales Academy' in 2021: which provides continuous learning opportunities for employees. Stuart Ward, Head of Sales Capabilities, explains why it's a game changer for the company.
UK soft drinks business Britvic is joining forces with University of Cambridge-backed company Xampla to develop tech to protect its vitamin fortified drinks.
The UK Government is preparing to introduce a deposit return scheme, which it describes as a ‘key part’ of producer responsibility proposals that aim to boost the circular economy and recycling rates. According to packaging supplier Tetra Pak, this approach...
ZenWTR bottled water company and celebrity darling is the first beverage brand in the world to receive Plastic Negative Certification from the Plastic Credit Exchange.
AG Barr has bounced back from the pandemic to post sales ahead of last year in a trading update, with Barr Soft Drinks and Funkin both performing strongly.
The Spare Food Co. is rescuing watery whey from the yogurt production process and infusing it into effervescent elixirs in the hopes of fixing a broken food system and reversing climate change.
The gut health brand, perhaps best known for its two-in-one capsules containing probiotics that float inside plant-based omega oil (Ahiflower), has now entered the functional beverage category with the launch of Inner Immune.
A collection of alcohol alternative brands have created the Adult Non-Alcoholic Beverage Association (ANBA) in the US: noting ‘one of the largest cultural shifts in decades’ as American consumers become increasingly interested in mindful drinking. The...
The new restrictions that are set to come into place on foods that are high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) in the UK will drive ‘meaningful disruption’ for food makers and retailers with high levels of exposure to these categories, according to analysts...
By Annie Dumitrescu, Head of Digital Commerce, Coca-Cola HBC
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company is accelerating its Digital Commerce capability to further drive customer connection. Annie Dumitrescu, head of digital commerce at CCHBC, explains how in this guest article.
Beverage brands’ messaging has evolved throughout the course of the pandemic: shaping how they build relationships with consumers and build long term connections.
Results of a Spanish study appear to corroborate a link between artificial sweeteners and impaired metabolism and oxidative stress, which can exacerbate cognitive decline (CD).
PepsiCo has expanded its green tech accelerator programme in partnership with the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) to reach sustainable design innovators across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Drawing on two new studies of Seattle’s soda tax, researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago say such taxes have a large, sustained impact on reducing volume and grams of sugar sold.
UK soft drink producer A.G. Barr has taken an initial 60% equity stake in porridge and plant-based milk business Moma Foods Limited; with an agreed path to full ownership over the next three years.
Suntory Group has created a prototype PET bottle made from 100% plant-based materials: which will be initially used with Orangina in Europe and mineral water Suntory Tennensui in Japan.
Global ingredient and service solution company Glanbia Nutritionals is investing €1.4m ($1.6m) to upgrade its Research and Development facility in Kilkenny, Ireland, and is expecting to open its doors for operation in Q3 of 2022.
German supplier of fragrances, flavors, food, nutrition and cosmetic ingredients, Symrise, has opened an innovation lab co-located at Colworth Science Park in the UK.
London-based CBD drinks startup ThreeDots has announced a partnership with the athlete led media organisation 4CAST to see its products enter international markets.
Could Mexico’s traditional fermented beverages offer inspiration for healthy beverages today? Researchers are calling for the recovery and conservation of ancient fermented drinks, which could offer an 'outstanding reservoir' of genetic resources...
Subtle, nuanced flavors have taken center stage in recent years: but this is set to change in 2022 with a shift to bigger and bolder profiles, according to beverage development company Flavorman.
After less than a year on the market, Veryvell -- a sparkling CBD beverage brand launched by a joint venture (Truss) between Molson Coors and Canada-based cannabis and CBD supplier HEXO Corp -- is steadily expanding to new markets, gaining positive consumer...
Brightseed – a San Francisco-based firm using artificial intelligence (AI) to probe the ‘dark matter of nutrition’ – has teamed up with Ocean Spray to analyze the phytochemical structure of cranberries at a granular level, and has already identified compounds...
A study in Japan has shown how alkaline ionised water can increase the pH level of enamel surface after consumption of acidic beverages, suggesting its practical use in preventing dental erosion.
Public health messages on sugar-sweetened fruit drinks for children convinced a significant percentage of parents to avoid these drinks, according to a study from researchers at the University of Washington and the University of Pennsylvania.
By Mike Buckland, marketing controller, Highland Spring Group
The whole beverage industry is being shaped by a shift towards healthier products - but what does that mean for kids’ drinks? Mike Buckland of Highland Spring Group, parent company of UK bottled water brand Highland Spring, looks at the trends carving...
Sixty per cent of packaged non-alcoholic beverages (NABs) sold on the Singapore market contain high amounts of sugar and would be assigned under Grade C or D in the soon-to-be-implemented Nutri-Grade system.
Pumpkin spice, caramel and chocolate are the top autumnal beverage flavors in Europe, according to Kerry: but its research also reveals some new twists to traditional fall favorites.
A diet rich in fermented foods such as kimchi, cottage cheese, and kefir can enhance the diversity of gut microbes and reduce molecur signs of inflammation, say researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine.
The UK Food Standards Agency Chief Scientist Robin May says urgent progress is needed on a unified eco-labelling system so that the food system can be set on a path to sustainability.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a US consumer advocacy organization, is urging the country’s top food retailers and sugary drink manufacturers to remove sugar-laden drinks from impulse buy locations in stores.
The global taste and nutrition company Kerry has revealed a new whitepaper with Europe-wide data detailing the opportunity in functional beverages with cognitive health benefits.
Most sugary drink taxes have a ‘fatal flaw’, suggest US researchers: they’re only effective at reducing purchases if price tags at stores tell consumers they’re paying the tax.
The French supplier says its acquisition of Swiss-based locust bean gum specialist UNIPEKTIN Ingredients will allow it to push into new markets and applications.
A New Zealand clean label sparkling water brand that uses just two ingredients has expanded distribution to neighbouring Australia as it looks to boost sales.
A Singapore start-up is aiming to build on the traditional heritage of jamu, a herbal drink from Indonesia, with a range of new products, including one for diabetics.
Researchers are calling on the beverage industry to close loopholes that allow limited advertising of sweetened beverages to children after discovering sales of children’s beverages with added sugar and non-nutritive sweeteners continue to outpace those...
Industry experts discuss the key trends informing new product development in the kids’ food category, and gaze into their crystal balls to offer future insights…
The Coca-Cola Company, Changchun Meihe Science & Technology and UPM have announced the first planned commercialization of new tech to create plant-based monoethylene glycol (bMEG): which can replace traditional oil-based MEG in PET bottles.
Soft drinks flavors with a ‘shock factor’ – for example unique, unusual, and limited time only flavors – are creating a buzz among a younger generation fuelled by FOMO (fear of missing out).
Consumption of full-calorie beverages declined in 2020 as consumers continued to move towards low and zero sugar beverages, according to new figures published today.
The global beverage market is “controlled mainly by behemoths who generate most of their profits from products that are not necessarily healthy for people or the planet,” says coconut water maker Vita Coco, which says it is uniquely placed to tap into...