Coca-Cola’s parent board endorses local management decision to close concentrate plant in Drogheda, Ireland, with loss of 250-350 jobs. Britvic updates and renames its pressed and squeezed juice offerings to increase their appeal in UK on-trade channel.Deal between Coca-Cola...

California Raisins teamed up with the Bakers’ Benevolent Society to search for a budding artist in the baking industry to create the Society’s charity Christmas card. Entrants were invited to design a card, which incorporated a traditional baking theme.Farmhouse...

Greencare H20 has succeeded in winning a contract to supply mains-fed water coolers to property outsourcing leader Mapeley. The contract is for the provision of approximately 1500 mains-fed water coolers to sites within Mapeley’s property portfolio. By replacing bottled...

After 18 years in the vending industry, most recently, establishing and running the UK office of the rheavendors group in the UK, it has been announced that Richard Blevins is to retire at the end of 2007. handing over...

Consultant Services Group (CSG) Food and Beverage Services Division has beefed up its vending services team in West Yorkshire with the appointment of Doreen Lister.CSG has made no secret of its desire to expand its vending services and Doreen’s...

The October edition of VI included an advertorial from Yazoo (page 13) which stated that Yazoo is the only flavoured milk drink currently meeting proposed government guidelines.Derek Fern, National Accounts Manager of Multiple Marketing Ltd has pointed out that...

Specialist soft drinks manufacturer, Metro Drinks has returned from exhibiting at Anuga with a prestigious Anuga Taste 07 Award for its Herbert’s Iced Coffee. The company was one of only two British products to win the accolade, the other...

Caffè Culture has announced that it is to grow by a further 35% in 2008 following the huge success of the 2007 event, which saw over 175 exhibitors and 4,377 visitors in attendance, and its recent win of the...