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Sri Lanka's leading brewer to expand canning lines
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 May 21: Lion Brewery (Ceylon) Ltd, the largest beer producer in Sri Lanka, is planning to expand its canning lines after increasing its capacity last year, according to local reports.
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California canner to invest $23m on expansion
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 May 20: Pacific Coast Producers, already one of the largest players in California's multi-billion dollar food processing industry, is raising the stakes in its bid for a bigger share of the market. The Lodi-based fruit and vegetable canner is spending US$23 million on an expansion project.
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US craft brewers meet in Arizona for can fest
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 May 17: A selection of brews from the fast-growing US canned craft beer sector will be available to sample in Scottsdale, Arizona, tomorrow when the Ameri-Can Canned Craft Beer Festival begins.
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UK soft drinks volume down, but value up
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 May 16: Soft drinks sales volume in the UK fell by 2.5 percent last year, according to the latest results from the British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA).
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Cains Brewery closes in advance of redevelopment
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 May 14: Cains Brewery in the UK, which has been a leading supplier of canned beers for own-label supermarket brands, suspended its operations at the end of last week.
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Heineken sets up brewing JV in Myanmar
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 May 13: Dutch-based brewer Heineken is entering the Myanmar market in a joint-venture agreement with privately-owned Alliance Brewery Company Ltd (ABC).
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Perrier taps soup can icon for anniversary
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May 10: Perrier has marked its 150-year anniversary with a limited-edition range of cans and bottles with label designs inspired by artist Andy Warhol, whose ‘Pop Art’ work of the 1960s included an iconic representation of the Campbell’s Soup can.
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Premium brands help Bud brewer despite slip in Brazil
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 May 8: Despite a drop in beer volumes for the first quarter of 2013, the world's largest brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev – which is in the process of tendering for the $20bn half of Mexican brewer Modelo it doesn't already own – said its sales grew organically by 1.5 percent following better management and premiumisation of its brands.
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Heinz shareholders approve Buffett-led acquisition
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 May 7: Shareholders at food giant Heinz have approved the takeover bid by a consortium led by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway group and the investment fund 3G Capital.
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Spanish fish canners to launch premium range
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May 3: Seafood company Grupo Calvo has partnered with fish canning specialist Real Conservera to manufacture and market a line of premium products using molluscs and fish sourced from Galicia in Spain.
The two Spanish companies said that the new range of canned seafood would hit retail shelves by September this year, with canning taking place at Grupo Calvo’s Esteiro factory in the town of Muros.
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| Wednesday, May 01 | | · | Anheuser-Busch InBev plots expansion in Vietnam |
| Tuesday, April 30 | | · | Angola plant proposed by Portuguese drinks producer |
| Friday, April 26 | | · | Growth shows that Unilever is 'fit to win' |
| Thursday, April 25 | | · | Sierra Nevada Brewing wins two international awards |
| Wednesday, April 24 | | · | Denmark to scrap excise duty on soft drinks |
| · | Alan Clark accelerated to chief executive of SABMiller |
| · | Bumble Bee's million dollar commitment to marine life |
| Tuesday, April 23 | | · | Ohio expansion for mobile beer canning service |
| Monday, April 22 | | · | US craft brewer adds Krones canning line |
| Friday, April 19 | | · | Coke returns to its franchise roots in North America |
| · | Coca-Cola to invest in Dehradun bottling plant in India |
| Thursday, April 18 | | · | Second order for 'jumbo' Shaka retorts from Allpax |
| Wednesday, April 17 | | · | US carbonated soft drinks volume slips as value rises |
| Tuesday, April 16 | | · | Royal Crown taps into retro revival with pop art cans |
| Monday, April 15 | | · | Infant formula canner announces New Zealand investment |
| Thursday, April 11 | | · | Burger King boss Hees to head up Heinz |
| Wednesday, April 10 | | · | Drug found in horsemeat recall corned beef |
| · | Procap acquires Germany's Schoeller Cap Systems |
| Tuesday, April 09 | | · | Tetra Pak beats ''tough year'' to lift sales by 4.3% |
| Monday, April 08 | | · | Accident at Modelo brewery as deal is struck by A-B InBev |
| · | Sidel launches low-output version of ‘dry’ aseptic filler |
| Friday, April 05 | | · | Coca-Cola relaunches vanilla variant in UK |
| Thursday, April 04 | | · | UK brewer Fuller’s appoints new chief executive |
| · | Award-winning Cambodia beer being shipped to France |
| Tuesday, April 02 | | · | Music star joins soft drink brand Appletiser |
| Sunday, March 31 | | · | High efficiency water bottling plant opened in UK |
| Thursday, March 28 | | · | Irn-Bru filler grows as Britvic decision is awaited |
| Tuesday, March 26 | | · | SABMiller aims at 'premiumising' its beers in Latin America |
| Monday, March 25 | | · | First new bottle design for Pepsi in 16 years |
| · | Horse meat found in cans of corned beef |
| Friday, March 22 | | · | Budvar opens its first canning line in Czech Republic |
| Thursday, March 21 | | · | Coca-Cola closes Filipino facility |
| Wednesday, March 20 | | · | Red Gold wants to be the best, not the biggest |
| Tuesday, March 19 | | · | Ghana launch for cassava beer by SABMiller |
| Monday, March 18 | | · | Aseptic juice carton first for the UK |
| Friday, March 15 | | · | New beer bottling line opens at Carlsberg's 'Cube' |
| · | Pepsi returns to bottling drinks in Kenya |
| Thursday, March 14 | | · | Investment for Unilever's Lipton Tea plant in Virginia |
| · | Growth continues for leading US craft brewer Oskar Bkues |
| Wednesday, March 13 | | · | Craft beer so potent it needs small 'nip' cans |
| Tuesday, March 12 | | · | Canned tuna recall hits Chicken of the Sea and Bumble Bee |
| Monday, March 11 | | · | Profits halved at Baxters Food Group |
| Friday, March 08 | | · | Sweetener 'breakthrough' could revive cola sales in US |
| Thursday, March 07 | | · | Work starts on Namibia's latest brewery |
| Wednesday, March 06 | | · | Control of Chongqing Brewery by Carlsberg in sight |
| · | Changes at the top of SPC Ardmona in Australia |
| Tuesday, March 05 | | · | Non-Europe business lifts Bonduelle's sales |
| · | Natural coconut drink to be launched in slim cans |
| Monday, March 04 | | · | US canner Allens consolidates in Arkansas |
| Friday, March 01 | | · | Monster's energy drink growth beats the market again |
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