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☆ Why Scotland’s ‘ghost’ whisky distilleries are coming back to life
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Angus Mackinnon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Courtesy Port Ellen DistilleryAcross the courtyard, the new still room resembles a vast industrial greenhouse with four shiny new copper stills as its exotic plants. “It is important that we recreate that classic Port Ellen character that people love, but we also want to be doing things we’ve not done before,” says McDonald. Courtesy Port Ellen DistilleryA glimpse into that past comes in the musky surroundings of warehouse number two with a dram drawn straight from a cask filled in 1979. Port Ellen is hoping to attract upscale whisky fans to sample a by-appointment-only Atlas of Smoke Experience. “At the moment, Port Ellen is expensive because it is so old and so rare.

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☆ BodyArmor thinks eliminating this one ingredient will help it topple Gatorade
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Coca Cola-owned BodyArmor is unleashing its newest beverage as part of its years-long effort to overthrow Pepsi’s Gatorade from its position as the top-selling sports drink brand. Rolling out to retailers this month is BodyArmor Zero Sugar, a sugar-free version of its popular flavored sports drink, taking aim at Gatorade’s G Zero beverages. “We know that there is a consumer that looks specifically for zero sugar, and until now, BodyArmor didn’t have a product to play with there.”BodyArmor Zero Sugar comes in four flavors, including fruit punch, lemon lime, orange and cherry lime. BODYARMOR Sports DrinkSweating from competitionBodyAmor has been gaining on the dominance Gatorade has held for about six decades but still lags far behind. Research firm Euromonitor reports that Gatorade commanded 63.5% of US sports drink marketshare in 2023, compared to BodyArmor’s 12% and 14.3% for its sister brand Powerade.

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Some warehousing operations as well as distribution, logistics and refrigeration businesses no longer fit into Femsa's strategy and may be sold, Fonseca said. Femsa's shares have surged more than 40% this year after shedding 4.8% in 2022. Femsa, which last year acquired Swiss kiosk operator Valora for $1.15 billion, plans to concentrate on its retail, bottling and financial technology (fintech) operations. Femsa is capitalizing on the ubiquity of its Oxxo stores by promoting fintech services in them, such as digital accounts and debit cards, Fonseca said. Femsa's scale has allowed it to automate some processes, and it is looking for ways to cut energy costs, he said.

Persons: Daniel Becerril, Juan Fonseca, Fonseca, Femsa, Valentine Hilaire, Christian Plumb, Rod Nickel Organizations: Coca, Coke, REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, Heineken, Reuters, Televisa, Alfa, Thomson Locations: Coca Cola, Monterrey, Mexico, MEXICO, U.S, Jetro, Swiss

☆ Inside Poland Spring’s Hidden Attack on Water Rules It Didn’t Like
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Hiroko Tabuchi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

The BlueTriton bottling plant in Poland Spring, Maine, this month. Water Clashes NationwideBlueTriton finds itself pitted against local water boards, environmentalists and other groups across the country. Aquifers Water bottling facility BlueTriton facility Aquifers Water bottling facility BlueTriton facility Aquifers Water bottling facility BlueTriton facility Water bottling facility Aquifers BlueTriton facility Water bottling facility Aquifers BlueTriton facility Water bottling facility Aquifers BlueTriton facility Sources: U.S. Geological Survey; Continental U.S. aquifer map data from GebreEgziabher, Jasechko and Perrone, Nature Communications (2022) Mira Rojanasakul/The New York TimesIn California, BlueTriton has publicly criticized and vowed to fight a cease-and-desist order issued by the state’s water board to stop diverting millions of gallons of water from a spring in San Bernardino County. Poland Spring water was first packaged as a local elixir in the mid-1800s. The original Poland Spring water source.

Persons: BlueTriton, ”, Elizabeth M, Frazier, haven’t, Christopher Kessler, Bottlers, Ms, Frazier didn’t, Anthony Moffa, Mark Lawrence, Lawrence, Mira Rojanasakul, State Legislature’s, Margaret M, “, John Mullaney, Roger Crouse, Cheryl Dieter, Metropoulos, Nestlé, John McGowan, Natalie DiPentino, DiPentino, Poland Spring, BlueTriton’s Organizations: The New York Times, Times, Democratic, Energy, Utilities, Technology, Maine State House, ”, Industries, University of Maine School of Law ., Democrat, Water, . Geological Survey, Continental, Nature Communications, New York Times, State, Poland, U.S, Geological, Water Science, Industry, Maine Water Utilities Association, United States Geological Survey, Rock Capital Partners, Metropoulos, Moody’s Investors Service Locations: Maine, Poland, Poland Spring , Maine, South Portland, Michigan, Colorado, Augusta, In Colorado, Arkansas, United States, Continental U.S, GebreEgziabher, California, San Bernardino County, In Michigan, Lincoln, Lincoln , Maine, New York, BlueTriton’s Poland, Chaffee County , Colorado

☆ This energy drink stock can rally more than 20% and overtake Red Bull in the U.S., HSBC says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Monster Beverage could be the frontrunner of the global energy drink market, according to HSBC. "We forecast revenue growth for Monster in the US ahead of industry growth, achieved through more targeted marketing and brands." Revenue during this time period from the LatAm and EMEA energy beverage markets should triple from their current levels, he said. "We see room for better occasion-brand package-price-channel segmentation in LatAm, which is where Monster's LatAm bottlers are first in class," the analyst said. According to the note, the energy beverage market is worth over $20 billion in the U.S. and over $70 billion worldwide, and has been among the fastest-growing beverage categories for the past 10 years.

Persons: Carlos Laboy, Laboy, —, Michael Bloom Organizations: Beverage, HSBC, U.S, Bang Energy, America isn't, North America . Revenue, Coke, EMEA, Cola Company Locations: U.S, Canada, America, Europe, East, Africa, North America

☆ Coca-Cola bottler bulks up challenged empire
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MILAN, Aug 2 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The world’s largest maker of Coca-Cola bottles is growing bigger. Pouncing on Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, which Coca-Cola (KO.N) itself is selling, is a no-brainer. The $267 billion U.S. drink maker run by James Quincey is offloading its bottling manufacturing around the world to concentrate on its ubiquitous products. At just over 1 times 2022 sales, the price tag looks cheap compared to CCEP’s own nearly 2 times multiple. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: James Quincey, CCEP, Damian Gammell, Lisa Jucca, Aston Martin, Neil Unmack, Oliver Taslic Organizations: MILAN, Reuters, Cola Europacific Partners, Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Cola Beverages Philippines, Twitter, Thomson Locations: Philippines, Japan, India

☆ Coca-Cola Trials Turning Hard-to-Recycle Plastic Into Bottles
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Dieter Holger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +4 min

Coca-Cola is trialing technology in Europe that turns hard-to-recycle plastic into new bottles, as part of its effort to meet its sustainability goals. “We simply do not have the necessary levels [of recycled plastic],” said Joe Franses, vice president of sustainability at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners. Packaging represents around 40% of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ carbon footprint, largely because of its use of oil-based virgin plastic. It aims to stop using oil to produce plastic bottles by 2030. He hopes recycled plastic supplied by CuRe’s method to be on par or not significantly more expensive than current recycled plastic, which can be 50% more costly than plastic made from oil.

☆ Mexico's FEMSA Q1 revenues surge, driven by strong sales
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, April 28 (Reuters) - Mexico's FESMA , which controls one of the largest Coca-Cola bottlers and a string of convenience store chains, posted a 22% jump in its first-quarter revenue Friday to 180 billion pesos, driven by strong sales in its key businesses. Sales in the region were seen "widely outpacing the industry," Group CEO Daniel Rodriguez said in a statement. The company's fintech arm, Spin by Oxxo, saw growth of 1.1 million new users in the quarter, taking its total user base to 6.4 million, while total monthly transactions were up 22%. The company's subsidiary, Coca-Cola FEMSA, meanwhile reported a 35% bump in quarterly net income earlier this week following strong growth in Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala and Uruguay. ($1 = 18.0201 pesos by end-March)Reporting by Valentine Hilaire and Noe Torres; Writing by Kylie Madry; Editing by Isabel WoodfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Spain's drought devastates olive oil output, drives world prices up
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MADRID, March 24 (Reuters) - Drought in Spain, the world's largest olive oil producer, is likely to halve the country's output this year compared with the previous year, official estimates from the European Commission show, pushing prices up. Spanish exporters' association Asoliva estimates there will be at least 10% less olive oil available worldwide this year from the 3.1 million tonnes produced in the season ending in 2021. "Every day that goes by without rain, the forecasts get worse," Dcoop, Spain's largest olive oil producers' cooperative, told Reuters. In Spain, the price of bottles of olive oil rose by around 60% in 2022, according to industry groups and companies consulted. The price hikes have reduced sales volumes of olive oil in Spain by 8% in the year to February, according to a study by consulting firm Nielsen.

☆ Tonic maker Fevertree to raise prices as glass costs soar
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Radhika Anilkumar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Fevertree, which sells most of its upmarket mixers in glass bottles, warned in January its profits this year would be hit by an estimated 20 million pound ($25 million) increase in glass production costs. The London-based company, which supplies to about 85 countries, did not say by how much it would raise prices, nor give details of its U.S. production plans. Fevertree, founded in 2003, said it was working with glass suppliers to mitigate costs wherever possible. Coca-Cola HBC AG (CCH.L), one of Coca-Cola's many bottlers worldwide, said in February it would also increase prices to tackle rising costs. Fevertree reported a 37% fall in adjusted core profit to 39.7 million pounds for the year ended Dec. 31, in line with its guidance.

☆ EU antitrust regulators scrap investigation into Coca-Cola, bottlers
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Foo Yun Chee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BRUSSELS, Feb 28 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday scrapped an investigation into potential anti-competitive practices by The Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) and its bottlers, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and Coca-Cola Hellenic (CCHB.UL), citing insufficient ground for the case. It subsequently collected information from Coca-Cola and its bottlers, retailers and competitors. "Based on the evidence collected, the Commission has concluded that there is insufficient ground to further pursue the investigation," the EU competition enforcer said in a statement. "The closure of the investigation is not a finding that the conduct in question complies with EU competition rules," it said. (This story has been refiled to correct the company's name in the headline)Reporting by Foo Yun Chee, Editing by Louise HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Tesla, Dick's, Costco, Snowflake, Meta, Dish & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Mizuho reiterates Tesla as buy Mizuho said it's standing by its buy rating heading into the company's analyst day on March 1. Barclays reiterates Apple as equal weight Barclays said low growth in the App Store is the "new norm" for Apple. Morgan Stand reiterates Dick's as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by its overweight rating heading into Dick's earnings on March 7. Bank of America downgrades Dish to underperform from buy Bank of America said it sees inflationary pressure for the satellite TV company. Deutsche Bank reiterates Salesforce as buy Deutsche Bank said it's standing by shares of Salesforce heading into earnings on Wednesday.

☆ The soda market is flat, but not for Dr Pepper
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

And recently, Dr Pepper has been gaining ground on its competitors, even as the overall soda market goes flat. “One of the bright spots … has been Dr Pepper.”Founded in 1885 in Waco, Texas, Dr Pepper was the first in a wave of 19th-century upstart soda companies. Courtesy Keurig Dr PepperToday, Dr Pepper advertises itself as a treat, using a pint-sized mascot called Lil’ Sweet in its commercials. After Dr Pepper established itself as an alternative to mainstream colas, it launched on a path that ultimately made it part of the country’s third-largest soft drink maker, Keurig Dr Pepper. Dr Pepper hits the sceneDuring the wave of mega-mergers in the 1980s, Coca-Cola tried to scoop up Dr Pepper.

SummarySummary Companies Sees FY profit between 860 mln euros-900 mln eurosSees consumer demand suppression in Q4, 2023Shares rise 4%Nov 8 (Reuters) - Coca-Cola HBC AG (CCH.L) raised its full-year profit forecast on Tuesday, as the soft drinks bottler benefited from resilient demand and said price rises and promotions would protect profits. Inflation at multi-year highs has pinched household budgets and forced consumers to cut their spending, but Coca-Cola is among the packaged food makers enjoying steady demand. Chief Executive Zoran Bogdanovic said trading in the fourth quarter and 2023 "might get harder because of consumer demand suppression," but added the company planned to overcome it with pricing and promotional plans. Chief Executive Zoran Bogdanovic told Reuters its factories in Russia had reduced operations and it had cut jobs in double digits. HBC raised its expectations for comparable operating profit to between 860 million euros and 900 million euros ($860.43 million and $900.45 million) for 2022, compared with an earlier forecast of between 740 million euros and 820 million euros.

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