Category: Beverage
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Mineral water processing is facing sharper regulatory scrutiny in France. Raids at Perrier-linked sites have put treatment controls, natural mineral water definitions, and bottled water compliance under renewed pressure.
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Tate & Lyle is widening its BioHarvest sweetener collaboration. The expanded programme covers multiple plant-based sweetener molecules, strengthening its technical route into sugar reduction as manufacturers seek taste, label, cost, and processing solutions beyond single-ingredient fixes.
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Ardagh has restructured glass packaging leadership across its regional markets. The changes strengthen direct regional accountability as food and drink producers manage cost, carbon, and supply resilience.
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Austria Juice has introduced a yeast fermentation process that reduces sugar and calories in 100% fruit juice by at least 30%, giving beverage manufacturers a route into reduced-sugar juice ahead of new EU category rules.
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Amcor has launched a 38mm carry handle for large PET beverage containers, targeting water and non-carbonated drinks in 5–10 litre formats as bulk purchasing, convenience, and packaging weight reduction continue to shape beverage pack design.
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Sunrise Beverages is scaling Days inside the alcohol-free beer category. The deal adds a 0.0% beer brand to a UK drinks portfolio already spanning imported beers and several British breweries.
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Diageo is expanding Irish brewing capacity around Guinness export demand. The Littleconnell investment adds lager, ale, Guinness, and Guinness 0.0 production capacity as global beer growth puts fresh pressure on brewing infrastructure.
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Nestlé’s robusta research targets coffee supply resilience under climate pressure. Six selected varieties increased yields in Côte d’Ivoire trials while improving cup quality and reducing typical robusta bitterness.
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Coca-Cola Consolidated is investing $35m in its Indianapolis manufacturing facility to add glass bottling capacity, making the site one of only three US Coca-Cola system glass bottling locations.
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The European Commission’s EUDR review brings soluble coffee and coffee extracts into scope, closing a compliance gap that could affect beverage manufacturers, coffee processors, and importers.