Soft drink value and volume sales in the licensed trade last year were just over a third of 2019 figures, while foodservice soft drinks sales fell by more than a third.
Nestlé has introduced Wunda, a new pea-based 'milk', while Swedish pea 'milk' brand Sproud has been launched into northern England supermarket chain Booths.
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) is to support the expansion of a local solar farm near its Wakefield soft drinks factory as part of a wider €250m investment in renewable energy.
Britvic has announced the acquisition of Plenish, the plant-based 'milks', cold-pressed juices and shots company, bolstering its presence in the plant-based segment.
Salcombe Brewery has weathered the pandemic, has almost completed a £1m site and is poised to roll out a new canned pilsner this summer, head brewer Sam Beaman tells Food Manufacture.
Two brewing heavyweights have been appointed to the helm of Curious Brewery, which private equity outfit Risk Capital Partners (RCP) agreed to acquire from English wine firm Chapel Down in February.
Healthy crisps, meat alternatives and a bevy of sweet treats and desserts all feature in this round-up of new product developments from food and drink manufacturers.
Corinthian Brands joint managing directors John Hibberd and Paul Burton have led a management buyout (MBO) of parent company St Helier Beverage Company, with help from an eight-figure funding package from finance lender ThinCats.
Cider sales have continued to grow despite the closure of pubs during the latest lockdown, with crafted and premium brands leading the charge, according to a new report from Westons Cider.
Drinks firm Square Root, which makes non-alcoholic cocktails, sodas and tonics has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of Nick McKay as its new commercial director.
Guillaume Chesneau, managing director at Nespresso UK and ROI, has outlined key 2020 consumer trends and how these would influence food and drink production and sales growth in 2021.
Kingsland Drinks has appointed former Pernod Ricard UK managing director Denis O’Flynn as a non-executive director on the board of Kingsland Drinks Group.
Coffee giant Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) claims its Banbury coffee factory needs to change to remain competitive, as a strike ballot looms over the company’s plans for hundreds of workers there.
From plastic reduction in processed meat packaging, to the world’s first Aluminium Stewardship Initiative certified beverage cans, we run down some of the latest developments in food and drink packaging from around the world.
