Beverage Industry News on 3 December 2012

Today's beverage industry news 03 December 2012 Brought to you free from food and drink industry experts, Zenith International. For more information on Zenith's wide range of commercial and technical services, visit our website at www.zenithinternational.com. Nestlé completes acquisition of Pfizer Nutrition for US$11.85bn, resulting in around 4,500 Pfizer Nutrition employees joining Nestlé According to reports, Canadian dairy company Saputo and US-based Michael Foods are competing to acquire Morningstar dairy division of Dean Foods in a deal worth between US$1bn to US$1.5bn New Zealand dairy group Fonterra opens a new US$500m site in Darfield, aiming to produce 85,000 metric tons of instant and regular whole milk powder for export to South Asia, China and the Middle East India`s United Breweries` CFO Guido de Boer steps down at the end of 2012 and will be replaced by Henricus Petrus van Zon from 1 January 2013 In the UK, French dairy group Fromageries Bel rolls out a new TV advertising campaign for its Boursin brand across the Christmas 2012 season Know someone who would benefit from receiving this free daily news? Forward this email to them and they can sign up by clicking here. News, views and expert opinion Packaging you can eat - Read more Industry wish list for retailers - Read more 432 different eco-labels - Read more 98.3% Can recycling rate - Read more 44 acquisitions in October - Read more Latest market reports and upcoming events from Zenith East Europe Coolers Report, Issued September 2012 - Read more Global Aseptic Packaging Report, Issued July 2012 - Read more West Europe Coolers Report, Issued July 2012 - Read more Opportunity for Lactose Free Dairy, Issued July 2012 - Read more UK Bottled Water 2012 Report, Issued April 2012 - Read more 6th Beverages Middle East Congress (BevME), 11 December 2012, The Palace- The Old Town, Downtown Dubai - Read more 9th InnoBev Global Beverages Congress, 16 - 17 April 2013, Poland - Read more 7th Global Dairy Congress, 19 - 20 June 2013, Switzerland - Read more If you wish to unsubscribe from this subscription series please click here.