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Warm weather boosts European beverage sales - figures

2016-06-28 19:15:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

New research has suggested that warmer than average weather across Europe helped curtail continuing downward consumption trends for drinks in the first three months of 2016.

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Breakthru Beverage Group takes full control in Arizona after Glazer's buy

2016-06-22 12:40:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

Breakthru Beverage Group, the US wholesaler created through a merger by Charmer Sunbelt and Wirtz Beverage, has bought rival Glazer's 50% share in Alliance Beverage Distributing Co.

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Philadelphia soda tax "against the law" - American Beverage Association

2016-06-17 14:05:35| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

The trade organisation for soft drinks producers in the US has claimed Philadelphia's newly-approved tax on sweetened drinks is unlawful.

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"Our mistake was we tried to be a functional beverage firm" - Interview, Kevin Klock, CEO of Talking Rain - Part II

2016-06-16 15:38:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

Talking Rain hit the big time in with the success of Sparkling Ice. Growth for the sparkling flavoured water brand started in 2010, but Talking Rain had been around for more than two decades before then. In the second part of his just-drinks interview, CEO Kevin Klock talks about the lessons his company learned before its overnight success and how they informed his views on functional beverages. He also reveals which NBA superstar he invited to meet staff and the problems of competing for talent in an area dominated by global tech firms.

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