CMA sets 18 December deadline for initial review as it considers whether deal could reduce competitionThe UK’s competition watchdog has launched a formal investigation into the £3.3bn takeover of the UK soft drinks maker Britvic by the Danish brewer Ca…
Die Null is part of efforts to cut antisocial behaviour in city seen as global centre of beer drinkingMunich, home of Germany’s world-renowned Oktoberfest beer festival, will on Thursday open its first alcohol-free Biergarten (beer garden) in a nod to …
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As Europe gears up to vote in the EU election, we look at what the last crop of MEPs did for you.
A cozy family-run Palestinian restaurant in Saint Gilles which aims at educating about Gaza’s culture through food.
School must-have is setting pressured parents back £30 but could help keep kids off sugary drinksFrom loom bands to fidget spinners, playground crazes are usually cheap and cheerful, but the latest must-have is an expensive drinks bottle that comes wit…
The tech company fields teams of disinformation-hunters, computer scientists and policy officials in a bid to stop artificial intelligence from gatecrashing the 2024 global election cycle.
Brussels is going after excessive packaging in a bid to slash waste.
The European soft drinks sector’s Manifesto for the upcoming 2024-2029 EU political term is grounded in our ambition to promote balanced diets, drive environmental sustainability across our supply chain and uphold our position as a globally competitive…
Ambitious new sodium goal, with additional goal for diverse ingredients.
Beverage testing confirms the soft drinks haven’t been tampered with en masse.
In the pursuit of a more sustainable future, we, the European natural mineral waters and soft drinks industries are enhancing our packaging material efficiency, investing in lightweighting solutions and recyclability, and setting up efficient collectio…
Without a packaging legislation that is supportive of reuse, refill and recycling as complementary solutions, industry faces major difficulties in meeting its circularity obligations, and the future of currently-effective recycling systems could be seriously compromised.
The EU is set to move towards a circular economy for beverage packaging. In just a couple of weeks, Members of the Environment Committee in the European Parliament will vote on their amendments to the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)….
