MarketWatch: Drinks - October 2008

Content

• Catalyst
• Summary
• Industry Update
  • News In Brief
• New Products Review
  • Sniffing Around For New Wine Possibilities
  • Fruit & Fruit Flavored Drinks: Top Flavors In New Products
  • New Drinks Launches By Category, May - July 2008: Going Sour On Milk Products
  • Product Claims: New Drinks Launches, May - July 2008
• Feature Analysis
  • Superquinn: Owners Want Out
• Industry Comment
  • Inbev: Announces Disappointing Uk Sales And Profits
  • Coke Zero: Aligning With James Bond
  • Coca-Cola: Acquisition Of Chinese Juice Company Announced
  • Innocent Drinks: Moving Into Vegetables Could Be Far From Smooth
  • Guinness: Going Back To Its Roots With New Gbp400m Base
• News
  • Headlines
  • Amway Global To Launch Mobile Brand Experiences
  • Lifeway Foods Reports Lower Q2 Net Income
  • Willamette Valley Vineyards Reports Drop In Q2 Earnings
  • Brown-Forman Appoints Grower Relations Representative Of Luxury Brands
  • Castle Brands Q1 Net Loss Decreases
  • Skypeople Fruit Juice's Q2 Net Income Increases
  • Nascent Foodservice Q2 Net Loss Widens
  • Brown-Forman Appoints Cindy Johnson To Grower Relations Team
  • Quilmes Reports Increased H1 Net Income
  • China Yingxia's Q2 Net Income Increases
  • Ambev Q2 Net Income Down
  • Jones Soda Appoints New Cfo
  • Mcdonald's Launches New Specialty Coffees In Central Ohio
  • Marshall Receives Approval To Distribute Socko Energy Product To Smith's Stores
  • Penfund Announces $18 Million Investment In Timothy's
  • Mom's Bans Sale Of Imported Bottled Water
  • Reed's Q2 Net Loss Narrows
  • Corby Distilleries Annual Net Earnings Decrease
  • Nascent Foodservice Appoints New Independent Director
  • Layfield Energy Teams Up With Innovative Beverage To Distribute Mamajuana
  • Starbucks, Pepsico And Unilever Partner To Grow Tazo Tea Rtd Business
  • Growers Direct Coffee Appoints New President And Ceo
  • Nuvim And Innovative Technologies Sign Loi To Merge
  • Coca-Cola Amatil Looks At Acquisitions Worth $800 Million
  • Designer Whey Hires New Svp Of Sales
  • Davidstea To Open New Store In Toronto
  • Pepsi Bottling And Dr Pepper Snapple To Expand Crush Brand Distribution
  • Attitude Drinks And Nutraceutical Discoveries To Create New Dairy Beverage
  • Martek's Dha And Ara Blend Now Available In Wimm-Bill-Dann Infant Products
  • Mesa Beverage To Distribute Purple Drink To Northern Californian Retailers
  • Hat Trick Beverages To Acquire Vendmax
  • Coca-Cola Opens New Plant In Mongolia
  • Almarai Signs Deal To Acquire 75% Of Jordanian Food And Beverage Firm
  • Bionic-Tonic Energy Drink Ready For Distribution
  • Dr Pepper Snapple Takes Minority Stake In Big Red
  • Glanbia To Acquire Optimum Nutrition For $315 Million
  • Indian Fmcg Firms To Launch New Products Despite Inflation
  • Starbucks Introduces New Coffees Collection
  • Chiquita Creates Joint Venture With Haitong Food
  • Strauss Q2 Group Sales Up 8%
  • Carlsberg Names New Head Of French Operations
  • Yocream's Q3 Net Income Up
  • Diamond Estates Wines & Spirits Acquires De Sousa Wine Cellars
  • Heineken's H1 Net Profit Up
  • Clearly Canadian Beverages Signs Bottling Deal With Cott
  • Wendy's Offers Nestle Nesquik Milk And Squeezerz Yogurt
  • Diageo's 2008 Net Sales Increase
  • Green Mountain Coffee Unveils New Packaging For 10- And 12-Ounce Coffees
  • Clearly Canadian Q2 Revenues Down 15%
  • Crayons Launches All-Natural Sports Drinks For Children
  • Caribou Coffee Implements Successfactors's Succession Management Software
  • Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods Q2 Sales Up 26%
  • Brown-Forman's Q1 Net Income Down
  • Fortune Brands And Pernod Ricard Terminate Distribution Agreement
  • Jamba Reports Loss In Q2
  • Apb Names New General Manager For Cambodia Brewery
  • C&C Group Expects Decreased H1 Revenue
  • Isbre Holding Announces Placement In Kroger Supermarkets
  • Heineken Names New Regional President Of Americas
  • Starbucks Offers Special Coffees For Ramadan
  • Benecol Launches New Flavor
  • Brick Brewing To Partner With Latis Imports
  • Reed's Announces Enhanced Partnership With Quality Food Centers
  • Coca-Cola Offers To Purchase Huiyuan Juice For $2.4 Billion
  • Fortune Brands's Unit Enters Into Distribution Alliance With Edrington Group
  • Inbev Likely To Sell Korean Operations
  • Stolichnaya Awards Marketing And Branding Account To Ogilvy New York
  • Sabmiller Launches Dreher Premium Lager In South Africa
  • Brick Brewing Settles Lawsuit With The Beer Store
  • Nutripure Beverages Acquire Jayger International
  • Healthwise Gourmet Coffees Launches New Line Of Low Acid Coffees
  • Eldorado Artesian Springs Retains Organic Food Brokers To Open New Markets
  • Fuze Beverage Expands Healthy Tea Line With Black & Green Tea
  • Green Mountain Coffee Launches Revv Coffee At Exxonmobil Locations
  • Roxberry Juice To Expand Operations
  • Yarraman Winery To Acquire Asia Distribution Solutions
  • Hat Trick Beverages Receives Proposal To Merge With Italian Company
  • The Pepsi Bottling Group Confirms Q3 Earnings Guidance
  • Hall Of Fame Beverages Launches Atomic Dogg Energy Shot
  • Apple Rush's Subsidiary Adds Pepsi Products To Its Distribution Lineup
  • Ssp Opens Flavours Food Retail Brand At New Delhi's Igi Airport
  • Heineken Usa Acquires Importation Rights For Newcastle Brown Ale
  • Ub Drinks Launches New Dannoff Vodka
  • Brunton Vineyards Receives Order From Caribbean Traders
  • Celestial Seasonings Introduces Two New Green Teas
  • Nestle Launches Ingestible Beauty Supplement Product
  • Pom Wonderful Introduces New Energy Drink
  • Skinny Nutritional Signs Distribution Agreement With Lt Verrastro
  • Starbucks To Open New Stores In Indonesia, Says Executive
  • Sterling Vineyards Announces Launch Of Organically Grown Wines
  • Wizzard Media Signs Advertising Deal With Coca-Cola's Powerade
  • Wincanton Secures Logistics Contract From Inbev In France
  • Brick Brewing's Q2 Net Earnings Down
  • Terlato Partners With Franceschi Family To Market New Super-Tuscan Mazzoni
  • Yakult's Dairy Beverage Now Available In Arizona Market
  • Caribou Coffee Hires New Cfo
  • Brunton Vineyards Engages Spartan Securities As Investment Banking Advisor
  • Diageo To Launch New Scotch Whisky
  • Tpg Capital Acquires Stake In Strauss Coffee For $293 Million
  • Bebida Beverage Introduces Piranha Spring Water
  • Suntory Eyes 15% Stake In United Spirits
  • Welch's Launches Two New Smoothie Varieties
  • Coffee Holding's Q3 Net Income Up
  • Nui Names Coo Of Food And Beverage Operations
  • Diageo Ireland To Acquire Greenfield Site In Leixlip
  • National Beverage's Q1 Sales Marginally Up
  • Starbucks And Kraft Foods To Sell Coffee In Swiss Coop Stores
  • Barr To Relaunch Taut Sports Drink Brand
  • Sabmiller Makes Management Changes
  • Eldorado's Spring Water Now Available In Two Kroger Chains
  • Sutter Home Introduces New Blended Wine
• Company Spotlight: Pepsico
  • Pepsico And Pepsi Bottling Acquire Majority Stake In Lebedyansky
  • Business Background
  • Swot Analysis
  • Strengths
  • Weaknesses
  • Opportunities
  • Threats
• Appendix
  • Further Reading
  • Index
• About Marketwatches
  • Editors
  • Ask The Analyst
  • Datamonitor Consulting
  • Disclaimer
• List Of Tables
  • Table 1: Leading Global Drinks Launches By Category, May - July 2008, Plus Growth Compared To The Same Timescale The Year Before
  • Table 2: Top Claims In New Drinks Launches, May - July 2008, Compared To Same Period The Year Before
  • Table 3: Key Facts
  • Table 4: Swot Analysis
• List Of Figures
  • Figure 1: I-Wine - Wine Tasting Game - Red; Red & White; White
  • Figure 2: Kumbokju - Deep Ocean Water Soju
  • Figure 3: Chef's Coffee - Gourmet Ground Coffee; Gourmet Whole Bean Coffee
  • Figure 4: Marble Pop - Carbonated Drink - Blueberry; Green Apple; Original Flavor; Strawberry
  • Figure 5: Joker Vital Protect - Jus De Fruits Rouges - Lingonberry
  • Figure 6: Pop Soda - All Natural Hand-Crafted Vermont Micro Soda - Smashing Currant
  • Figure 7: Fruit & Fruit Flavored Drinks: Top Flavors In New Products