Beverage Industry News on 18 September 2012

Today's beverage industry news 18 September 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. Spanish food and dairy products company Grupo Frías reports a 24.41% sales increase in FY 2011 to €63.97m with net profit surging 64.5% to €1.3m Chilean brewer Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU) acquires 100% of the holding companies that own Uruguayan bottled water brand Nativa and CSD brand Nix for an undisclosed sum According to reports, French dairy co-operative Sodiaal partners with Chinese infant formula producer Synutra for the construction of a milk-drying and lactoserum facility in France worth €100m Beverage company Central European Distribution Corporation (CEDC) appoints Roustam Tariko as Interim President Nestlé and Cola-Cola joint venture, Beverage Partners Worldwide, launches caffeine-free Nestea in Portugal Deceived on calories? - see new blog by Zenith Chairman Richard Hall on www.bevblog.net Vichy Catalan to host plant tour at 9th Global Bottled Water Congress in Barcelona on 8-10 October. Go to www.zenithinternational.com/events 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 Deceived on calories ? - Read more Can recycling sets US pace - Read more 35 acquisitions in August - Read more Payments by calories instead of cash - Read more Such change in US market - Read more Latest market reports and upcoming events from Zenith West Europe Coolers Report, Issued July 2012 - Read more Opportunity for Lactose Free Dairy, Issued July 2012 - Read more UK Bottled Water Report, Issued April 2012 - Read more Global Energy Drinks Report, Issued February 2012 - Read more East Europe Water Coolers Report, Issued October 2011 - Read more 9th Global Bottled Water Congress, 8-10 October 2012, Barcelona, Spain - Read more UK Bottled Water Industry Conference, 7 November 2012, London - Read more If you wish to unsubscribe from this subscription series please click here.