Why have orange juice prices soared?

Drought, disease pressure and hurricanes have all been cited for volatile orange prices.

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Nestlé is investing in its coffee business in Brazil as it looks to capitalise on growing demand for more “premium” products, including cold coffee.

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UK-based beverage business Global Brands Limited has released a 0.0% variant of its ready-to-drink brand VK.

VK Blue 0.0% contains 32mg of caffeine per 100ml, a level the company said was “similar to standard energy drinks”.

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Global wine consumption has gradually declined since 2007, with recent drops led by falling interest in China, according to International Organisation of Vine and Wine’s annual report on the global wine trade in 2023.

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UK mixer company Fever-Tree has launched a pink Rosé Spritz in collaboration with French wine producer Maison Mirabeau.

Fever-Tree Mixers said this was the first time it had collaborated on a product with another brand.

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Accolade Wines and Pernod Ricard have refused to be drawn on fresh reports in Australia the two companies are in talks over the French giant’s local wine assets.

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Farmer Brothers is a US coffee roaster, wholesaler and foodservice distributor of coffee and tea, with coffee comprising half its sales.

Just Drinks sat down with Matthew Swenson, VP of coffee operations, to discuss how it will streamline the business.

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Reining in the punks: What BrewDog’s new CEO means for the UK brewer

Just Drinks looks at James Watt’s legacy and what incoming CEO James Arrow could bring to the table.

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Could “forever chemicals” court case be nail in coffin for viral drinks brand Prime?

Experts are divided on Prime’s longevity as its founders face a court case in the US.

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Jackson Family Wines enters Bourbon

Aged for five years, Stonestreet Kentucky Straight Bourbon is 47% abv. In its first run, 131 barrels were produced.

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How durable are #sustainability claims made for aluminium packaging?

The use of aluminium bottles is taking off but brands that fail to come clean on their use of recycled content face being grounded by greenwashing.

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In data: US spirits market slumps again in March

Nearly every spirit category tracked by NABCA declined in value and volume in March compared to last year.

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Coca-Cola FEMSA has temporarily shut one of its production sites in Brazil following severe floods in the local area.

The closure of the site in Porto Alegre comes after the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul experienced extreme rainfall.

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The Diageo-backed spirits incubator Pronghorn has closed a “strategic investment” in Japanese whisky maker Shinju Spirits.

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Society of Independent Brewers and Associates reported yesterday that production volumes in UK have risen to pre-pandemic levels.

Andy Slee, chief executive of SIBA, sat down with Just Drinks to discuss reasons for optimism in the UK beer scene.

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German coffee group Melitta has acquired a majority stake in the South African roaster Caturra for an undisclosed amount.

Caturra roastery is based in Cape Town and its products are available in retail and hospitality channels.

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Do personalised nutrition apps have the potential to influence our buying choices on a large enough scale to impact grocers and manufacturers?

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Reining in the punks: What new BrewDog CEO means for the UK brewer

Just Drinks looks at James Watt’s legacy and what incoming CEO James Arrow could bring to the table.

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US wine company Jackson Family Wines has entered the spirits sector with the release of Stonestreet Kentucky Straight Bourbon.

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Hazed and confused: Just Drinks latest magazine issue out now.

This month: North America’s craft beer falls flat, the slow rise of non-alc RTDs, Farmer Brothers on targeting coffee consumers, and a supplement on ESG.

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