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Heineken is scrapping plastic packaging

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Heineken is phasing out plastic rings on millions of multipack cans and replacing them with cardboard. Heineken’s cardboard toppers will hit UK shop shelves in April next year. (photo: Heineken) Heineken has invested £22 million at its UK sites to replace the plastic rings that hold together cans of Foster’s, Heineken and Kronenbourg 1664, from April 2020. Instead of plastic rings, the beer sold in the UK will be held together with cardboard “toppers” strong enough to carry their weight. These toppers will then be introduced to Heineken’s wider portfolio, including...

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Heineken USA Betting on Simplicity, Innovation and Cans

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Dear Client:  “He hates these cans!” Steve Martin famously shouted in The Jerk.   Well, Heineken USA, historically a bottle-driven company, doesn’t hate cans anymore.  In fact, 2020 will be the year they drive a big push behind their can business, in which they under-index compared to the industry in general and their closest peer Constellation … Continue reading “Heineken USA Betting on Simplicity, Innovation and Cans” You are unauthorized to view this page. Read the full article

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Drinks company spends £1m on alcohol-free distilling plant at Robinson’s brewery

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A company in Manchester has spent £1 million building a de-alcoholisation kit to improve the quality of its 0% ABV beer and cider. Richard Clark, MD of Drynks Unlimited Drynks Unlimited, which makes 0.05% ABV beers and ciders, has completed a £1 million investment in a cool vacuum distillation (CVD) kit. The group says will help to improve the quality of its alcohol-free brews and make them taste “as good as full-strength beers and ciders.” There are currently only 20 CVD kits in operation around the world. Drynks Unlimited said this is the first distillation kit of its kind to...

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2019 Market Update | day 73

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Premium spirits to boost global consumption https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/ by Amy Hopkins 14th March, 2019  The soaring popularity of whisky, gin and flavoured spirits is forecasted to enable global spirits consumption to reach a value of US$366 billion in 2022, according to a new report from Vinexpo and IWSR. This marks a value increase of 14.9% between from 2017-2022, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.8% for the same period. Volume spirits consumption is estimated to hit 3.2 billion nine-litre cases, a 1.2% rise from 2017-2022, with a CAGR of 0.2%. The data has been...

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2019 Market Update | day 72

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Pernod Weighs Sale of Jacob’s Creek, Campo Viejo Wines https://www.bloomberg.com/ By Ruth David and Thomas Buckley March 13, 2019 Pernod Ricard SA is considering a sale of its wine division, which includes Australia’s Jacob’s Creek and Spain’s Campo Viejo labels, according to people familiar with the matter. The world’s second-largest distiller has held early discussions on a potential sale of the unit, which has sales of about $500 million, said the people. Deliberations are at a preliminary stage and Pernod may ultimately decide to retain the business,...

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2019 Market Update 70

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Anheuser-Busch Chasing Online Beer Sales As Grocery E-Commerce Picks Up Steam https://www.marketwatch.com/Tonya garciaMarch 12, 2019 As online grocery sales slowly creep higher, anheuser-busch inbev s.a. is wasting no time getting a foothold in the burgeoning e-commerce beer sector, which is only just starting to come to the attention of shoppers. Through ab inbev’s bud, -0.12% global growth and innovation group, zx ventures, it is working across north america to “elevate the beer category online,” which only made up less than 1% of the market in the u.s. in 2017. According...

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MillerCoors takes another swipe at Bud Light for its corn syrup Super Bowl ad?

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MillerCoors published Nielsen data showing Bud Light’s falling sales since the rival beer aired a Super Bowl ad attacking Miller Lite and Coors Light for using corn syrup in their products.MillerCoors had already hit back at Bud Light on Twitter and with a full-page New York Times ad. The ad further jeopardized a beer alliance after MillerCoors pulled out of a meeting scheduled for this month. MillerCoors took another swipe at Bud Light in a blog post that pointed to the rival beermakers’ falling sales since it aired its Super Bowl ad that called out Miller and Coors’ use...

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