Tetra Pak announces that 75% of its cartons on sale in the UK and Ireland, around 1.5 billion units, will become Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified in the next year.
In the US, the New York State government will be able to implement its 5 cent bottle deposit tax on bottled water, after an injunction against the bill was lifted.
Unilever decides to phase out the Smart Choices logo on its food and beverage products as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeks to standardise nutrition labels.
PepsiCo releases its 2008 Corporate Citizenship Report detailing the company’s progress in managing economic, environmental and social challenges.
French dairy group Bongrain posts a 9.1% fall in net sales to E2.4bn for the first nine months of 2009, reflecting lower cheese consumption and demand for industrial products.
Cadbury plc said it plans to publish its formal response to a $16.3 billion hostile takeover offer from Kraft Foods Inc. on December 14.
AG Barr announces the closure of its Mansfield site in early 2011, with the loss of approximately 100 jobs, with an £8-10m investment in its Cumbernauld site to expand capacity.
According to reports, PepsiCo is to launch new line of Gatorade variants named Prime, Perform and Refresh, with each formulation targeted at athletes for the various stages of a workout.
Arla Foods UK announces plans to construct the world’s largest 1bn litre liquid milk processing facility, due to open in 2012.
Dairy Crest sees a 1% decline in H1 2009 revenue to £803.7m, but pre-tax profit up 20% to £34.0m.
UK drinks firm Nichols appoints Tim Croston as its new Group Finance Director, effective from 1 January 2010.
Robert Wiseman Dairies reports an 11.3% rise in H1 2009 sales volumes to 851.3m litres and revenue up 7% to £423.9m.
Packaging company Rexam announces that current Group Director Plastic Packaging, Graham Chipcase, will succeed Leslie Van de Walle as Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 January 2010.
Coca-Cola Company announces a global rebranding initiative for all of its juice and juice drink brands, to unite the portfolio under a ‘single, iconic brand identity’.
Irish food group Greencore sells its bottled water business, Greencore Water, to Highland Spring for £17.5m, to be completed by 30 April 2010.
Heineken unveils two low-carbon biomass plants to run on wood chips at two breweries in the UK, reducing their joint carbon emissions by 30,000 tonnes.
According to the Times, Nestlé is the latest contender in the battle for control of Cadbury PLC, which has also attracted Kraft Foods Inc., Hershey Co. and Ferrero SpA.
AG Barr posts a 21.4% increase in Q3 2009 revenue with like for like sales up 10.8%, with the Rubicon brand continuing to perform well.
Danone Waters appoints current Commercial Director of Danone Dairy UK, Adam Grant, as Managing Director, effective 1 January 2010.
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) signs up to be a third tier sponsor of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
