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Features In The August 2009 Issue

Sports Drinks

Closing The Gap
Richard Corbett takes a look at the global market for sports drinks which is being outpaced by the growth of energy drinks.

Releasing Potential
As the functional benefits of low-glycemic sweetener, Palitinose have been confirmed by recent studies, Dr Stephan Hausmanns considers its application in sports drinks.

Protein And Flavour
Synergy and Carbery combine their expertise in creative flavours and sports nutrition to offer unique and inspiring solutions for beverages.

Colours

Consumer Trends
Beverage designers increasingly use natural alternatives in preference to synthetic food colours. Silvia Frankenne introduces GNT’s ‘clean label’ colours, derived from nature.

Australasia

All Change
Richard Haffner reports on the Australasian beverage market which has recently experienced a few changes, often featuring Japanese beverage companies.

Glass Packaging

Nature And Health
Over a quarter of all soft drinks are packaged in glass and some of the newer categories, such as functional drinks and smoothies, are particularly attuned to it benefits, writes Matthias Warneke.

No Soft Touch
Kenneth Porter discusses the importance of getting warehousing and logistics management right.

Time To Invest
A period of economic slowdown might be the perfect time to consider new warehouse systems, writes Alex Mills.

On The Move
A round-up of recent developments in warehousing and materials handling.

News

Bisleri plans expansion

BISLERI International Private Limited, India´s largest selling mineral water company, has announced plans to establish …
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Bottled water bans in Australia

IT hasn’t been a good (southern hemisphere) winter for bottled water in Australia. The New South Wales Government told …
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Hot fill for energy shot

AMCOR PET Packaging has created what is said to be an industry first with the introduction of a new 2.5 ounce hot fill PET co…
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Pepsi goes green in China

PLEDGING its commitment both to the burgeoning Chinese market and to environmentally sustainable production systems, PepsiCo …
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Russian investment

TOGETHER with its partner The Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG), PepsiCo plans to invest US$1billion in Russia over three years. The…
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