December 9, 2024 | Beverages

SHS Drinks expands portfolio with acquisition of Shandy Shack

This new partnership promises to step-change Shandy Shack’s already strong current growth, helping it to better reach the 40 per cent of adults seeking to moderate their alcohol consumption with…

December 9, 2024 | Beverages

Starbucks launches Green Planet biodegradable, plant-based straws in Japan 

The new straw is made from Green Planet, a plant-based biodegradable biopolymer Starbucks has introduced new biodegradable, plant-based straws to stores in Japan, another important action in support of the…

December 9, 2024 | Beverages

Coca-Cola doubles down on single-use plastic in wake of stalled plastic treaty negotiations

The company is now aiming to increase the utilisation of recycled plastic to between 30 per cent and 35 per cent globally by 2035 The Coca-Cola Company, a prominent member…

December 5, 2024 | Beverages

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf partners with Ekaagra Ostalaritza for expansion across India

This strategic partnership grants Ekaagra Ostalaritza Pvt Ltd exclusive rights to develop and expand The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf brand across India The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, a global…

December 5, 2024 | Awards

Japan’s sake brewing adds to UNESCO Cultural Heritage list

This marks Japan’s 23rd entry on the Intangible Cultural Heritage list and the first since 2022 An intergovernmental committee of UNESCO has decided to register traditional Japanese sake brewing as…

December 4, 2024 | Beverages

Singapore’s Bacha Coffee expands in Japan

This expansion aims to attract customers from around the globe Bacha Coffee, a premium coffee retailer based in Singapore, plans to enter the Japanese market next year, capitalising on the…

December 4, 2024 | Beverages

Carlsberg Group divests shares in Baltika Breweries

The Carlsberg Group will receive a cash consideration as well as Baltika Breweries’ shareholdings in Carlsberg Azerbaijan and Carlsberg Kazakhstan The Carlsberg Group has agreed to a sale of its…

December 3, 2024 | Beverages

TreeHouse Foods acquires Harris Tea

The acquisition includes Harris Tea’s manufacturing facilities in Moorestown, NJ and Marietta, GA TreeHouse Foods announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain subsidiaries that operate the…

December 3, 2024 | Beverages

Carlsberg completes acquisition of remaining shares in Carlsberg South Asia

The total purchase price for the acquired shareholdings in CSAPL and GBPL amounts to $ 744 million, of which approximately $ 50 million will be settled through a set-off Carlsberg…

December 3, 2024 | Beverages

EBRD supports expansion of Mongolia’s APU Dairy

As part of the project, APU Dairy will work to improve the climate change resilience of more than 1,700 local farmers who are supplying raw milk to the company The…