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Features in the March 2012 issue

Beverage Focus - Juice

Juice Outlook
Fruit and vegetable juice continue to offer significant opportunities for value growth, reports Kay Tamillow.

The Taste of Nature
The ideal label should be as clean as possible, and evoke naturalness with claims such as ‘without artificial flavours or colours’, according to Siensient Flavors.

Orange Juice Analysis
The latest developments in °Brix measurement can provide opportunities for controlling cost and managing risks, writes Kevin Chapman.

Supply Chain Logistics
With volumes increasing, there are a few supply chain trends which manufacturers and retailers should be aware of, writes Jane Gorrick.

Event Preview

Anuga
All aspects of beverage production will be on view at Europe’s leading event for food and beverage technology, which takes place in Cologne at the end of this month.

News

Upbeat results and npd

NICHOLS Plc, whose brand brand portfolio includes Vimto, sold in over 65 countries, and Levi Roots, Sunkist and Panda which a…
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Strong performance in France

BRITVIC has reported that, in the first quarter, revenue increased by 2.5% driven by growth in Great Britain, France and Aust…
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SABMiller and Castel re-align

TWO of Africa’s biggest beverage producers – SABMiller and the Castel Group – have made organisational chan…
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Swaziland bother for Coke

THE Coca-Cola Company has become an unwilling player in Swaziland’s simmering social discontent. Critics – some o…
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Al Ain Dairy set to double production

HAVING celebrated its 30th anniversary with the introduction of several new product lines, including the date and cardamom mi…
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Big revenue boost for bottler

PEPSI bottler Dubai Refreshments Company, which holds the brand franchise for Dubai and the northern emirates of the UAE, rec…
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