New development in bottled water industry
October 22, 2010: F1 teams India formula: no outside food, only bottled water. Almost all F1 teams have also asked their members to drink only bottled water. "Don't drink tap water, only bottled water for drinking", "Don't use ice in drinks" are some of the common instructions.
October 20, 2011: Juvenex Inc. announces the introduction of KarmaLife Coconut Water, the first line of Indian Coconut Water available to US consumers. Unique to the category, KarmaLife uses only Coconut Water from India. Indian Coconut Water have the best taste among coconut waters given the indigenous soil and growing conditions.
October 2, 2011: Red Lion has come up with a new campaign for mineral water brand Bisleri that features a new thought 'Stay Protected'. The baseline remains 'The sweet taste of purity'. Ramesh Chauhan, chairman, Bisleri International, explained, "'The sweet taste of purity' is still there as a baseline, being the product attribute.
Bottled water company SCPF sets up microbreweries in West Bengal
August 25 , 2011: Shivsu Canada Pure Fillers Pvt.Ltd. (SCPF) a bottle water, soft drink and juice maker, announced that it is setting up "microbreweries and brew pubs" in West Bengal . “We expect 5 Microbreweries and 5 Brew pubs to be opened in the next 6 months through prospective investors,” said an official spokesperson
here on Saturday. According to latest data, India’s demand for beer is growing at the rate of 25 to 30% per annum.
PepsiCo sales growing twice as fast as Coca-Cola
August 10, 2011: In the Rs 11,000-crore soft drinks market, where volume growth is significantly lower than two years back in any case, PepsiCo reported 17% volume growth during April-June while Coca-Cola grew 8%. This is the biggest gap in growth between the two cola rivals in the past 3-4 years when they were growing neck-to-neck.
Eureka Forbes to enter packaged drinking water market
MUMBAI: July 15, 2011: Water purification appliances-maker Eureka Forbes is making a foray into the packaged water segment and will roll out the bottled water product on a pan-India basis by next year, a top company official
said.The company will sell the product under the brand name 'AquaSure', in 20-litre and one-litre bottles, but has not divulged the prices.
Bisleri looking to enter Middle East countries
NEW DELHI, June 30, 2011: Bottled water major Bisleri International said it is looking at entering Middle East countries as part of its strategy to expand its overseas presence.As part of the plan, the company said it will consider setting up more manufacturing facilities outside India.
Egypt, India plan $160 mln PET plant in Ain Sokhna
June 21, 2011: A joint Indian-Egyptian venture will see the construction of a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plant in Ain Sokhna at a cost of $160 million, officials said. The factory’s production capacity will reach 1,200 metric tons per day producing about 420,000 metric tons of PET plastic chips per year. These plastic products will include bottles, food containers, bottled water, bottled drinks, shampoos and cosmetics.
Railways hikes capacity of Rail Neer plant at Khagau
June 8, 2011: The Rail Neer (mineral water) plant at Khagaul has proved to be a good revenue earner for the railways. The railways has increased its production capacity to one lakh bottles daily to cope with the growing
demand in other zones.
Soft-drink major hikes prices on rise in VAT
Mumbai, May 23, 2011: Soft-drink major Coca-Cola has hiked prices by up to five per cent in at least two major markets such as Maharashtra and Delhi. This is the second price increase being done by the company in the last
two months. In April, the firm that sells Thums Up, Sprite, Fanta and Maaza, had hiked prices of its aerated beverages by up to nine per cent due to surging packaging and transportation costs.
After the price hike, a 1.25-litre bottle of Thums Up is now available for Rs 39, up from Rs 37. Prices of 200 ml bottles of Sprite, Maaza and Limca are up by Rs 1 from Rs 9. The company has also increased prices of its two-litre bottles of Sprite and Thums Up to Rs 63 from Rs 60.
The Indian subsidiary of the US cola giant blames increase in the value added tax (VAT) levied by state governments of Maharashtra and Delhi for the price hikes. The state value-added tax (VAT) has increased to 20 per
cent from 12.5 per cent earlier, said senior Coca-Cola India officials.
Report prepared by Crisil
For the total soft drink (carbonated beverages and juices) market, the report prepared by Crisil estimates it at over 285 million crates (about 20 billion units) a year. The market is highly seasonal in nature with consumption varying from 25 million crates per month during peak season to 15 million during off-season. The market is predominantly urban with 25 per cent contribution from rural areas. Coca Cola and Pepsi dominate the Indian soft drinks market. Mineral water market in India is a 65 million crates industry. On an average, the monthly consumption is estimated at 4.9 million crates, which increases to 5.2 million during peak season.
Brands Rebranded
To share the largest pie this summer 2011, major companies have rebranded their range of beverages products. For instance, PepsiCo has removed its once famous Fido Dido mascot and appointed Bollywood actor Sharman Joshi as its brand ambassador for its 7Up cold drink, whereas the competitor Coca Cola has removed its tag line "Sedhi Baat No Bakwas" with "University of Freshology" for its Sprite brand.
Growing use of packaged mineral water set to boost sales
The growing use of packaged mineral water for cooking and washing is set to boost sales in the branded water segment this summer 2011. Bisleri, Tata's Himalayan, Pepsi's Aquafina and UB Group's Kingfisher are some of the brands vying for the top slot in the packaged drinking water space, where prices range from Rs 20 to Rs 120 for a 20-litre can.
Railways to set up own bottling plant
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) are planning to set up their own bottled water plant in Ambarnath a news on February 20, 2011. The site where the plant is expected to come up is called GIP (Great Indian Peninsula) railway tank in the MIDC area. ‘Rail Neer’ is the brand name under which the railways sell purified bottled water across the country.
Tata’s Loses Dispute Over ‘Himalayan’ Brand on 17th February 2011
The Tata Group has lost its attempt to gain exclusive rights over the word ‘Himalayan’, after its Mount Everest bottled water brand lost out to Bisleri International. India’s Intellectual Property Appellate Board has ruled that registering the word 'Himalayan' does not give exclusive rights to any company to use the term as a trademark for its products.
Report Warns Energy Drinks Can Be Dangerous for Kids
Popular energy drinks made with caffeine can be dangerous for children and teens, according to a report in the journal Pediatrics on February 14, 2011, which says young people shouldn't consume the beverages. The report found that kids with diabetes, mood disorders and heart, kidney or liver diseases could suffer from heart palpitations, seizures, cardiac arrest or death from consuming the drinks, Bloomberg reported.
SC quashes action against Pepsi over pesticide content on Nov. 19
The Supreme Court on November 19, 2010 quashed the prosecution of soft drink giant PepsiCo by the Kerala government over the pesticide content found in its bottles picked at random from the market. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Altamash Kabir set aside the criminal proceedings, mainly accepting the argument of the company that there was no law or standard governing pesticide adulteration in cold drinks. The company had argued that it was following universally accepted norms with regard to pesticide residue in food articles.
Coca-Cola Company looking ahead for water
Coca-Cola uses 309 billion liters of water annually to produce its beverages. That's about what Atlanta uses in
five months, according to the city's Department of Watershed Management. In 2008, the company said, Coca-Cola used 2.43 liters of water to produce an average one-liter beverage. One liter goes into the beverage itself, and 1.43 liters are used for manufacturing processes such as rinsing, cleaning and cooling. The company says its global system of about 1,000 bottling plants is on track to improve water efficiency by 20 percent between 2004 and 2012.
India to Serve as Hub for Imported Alaskan Water
S2C Global Systems, based in San Antonio, Texas, has announced plans to export 12 billion gallons of water per year from the Blue Lake Reservoir in Sitka, Alaska, to a new, yet-to-be-built water hub on the west coast of India
The first shipment to the new hub in India — whose location remains undisclosed for security reasons — is at least 18 months away, Rod Bartlett, president and CEO of S2C Global, told India-West October 15, 2010.
The water hub will be built in the next six months, while custom-built water-transport tankers, costing about $75 million, will be built over the next 18 months. Existing oil tankers cannot be used because of potential contamination from leftover oil residues, he explained. The water will be packaged at the hub, and then distributed in India as well as several GCC – Gulf Cooperation Council – countries, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq and UAE.
TN Govt urged to take over the sale of bottled water
The Tamilnadu Water Supply And Drainage Board (TWAD) Workers Federation on May 15, 2010 suggested the State government take over the sale of bottled drinking water and make it available at Rs. 2 a litre. The State government which was generating a huge income from sale of Indian made Foreign liquor (IMFL) through TASMAC outlets should think of making available good drinking water to people, Federation General Secretary said.
The government could earn revenue of Rs 5,000 crore even if it sold water at Rs. 2 a litre, he said adding that multi-national and private companies selling packaged drinking water were earning crores of rupees as profit whereas actual cost of purifying water was less than five paise per litre.
Go Green
In December 2010 at the Copenhagen Climate talks, organizers wanted to go as green as possible and so they did not provide delegates bottled water and instead offered Copenhagen tap water in corn starch cups.
Formation of Indian Beverage Association (IBA)
In July 2010 rivals Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have come together along with other beverages makers and bottlers to form the Indian Beverage Association (IBA), which will be the industry’s single point of interaction with the government and help companies comply with food safety guidelines and other regulations.
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October 22, 2010: F1 teams India formula: no outside food, only bottled water. Almost all F1 teams have also asked their members to drink only bottled water. "Don't drink tap water, only bottled water for drinking", "Don't use ice in drinks" are some of the common instructions.
October 20, 2011: Juvenex Inc. announces the introduction of KarmaLife Coconut Water, the first line of Indian Coconut Water available to US consumers. Unique to the category, KarmaLife uses only Coconut Water from India. Indian Coconut Water have the best taste among coconut waters given the indigenous soil and growing conditions.
October 2, 2011: Red Lion has come up with a new campaign for mineral water brand Bisleri that features a new thought 'Stay Protected'. The baseline remains 'The sweet taste of purity'. Ramesh Chauhan, chairman, Bisleri International, explained, "'The sweet taste of purity' is still there as a baseline, being the product attribute.
Bottled water company SCPF sets up microbreweries in West Bengal
August 25 , 2011: Shivsu Canada Pure Fillers Pvt.Ltd. (SCPF) a bottle water, soft drink and juice maker, announced that it is setting up "microbreweries and brew pubs" in West Bengal . “We expect 5 Microbreweries and 5 Brew pubs to be opened in the next 6 months through prospective investors,” said an official spokesperson
here on Saturday. According to latest data, India’s demand for beer is growing at the rate of 25 to 30% per annum.
PepsiCo sales growing twice as fast as Coca-Cola
August 10, 2011: In the Rs 11,000-crore soft drinks market, where volume growth is significantly lower than two years back in any case, PepsiCo reported 17% volume growth during April-June while Coca-Cola grew 8%. This is the biggest gap in growth between the two cola rivals in the past 3-4 years when they were growing neck-to-neck.
Eureka Forbes to enter packaged drinking water market
MUMBAI: July 15, 2011: Water purification appliances-maker Eureka Forbes is making a foray into the packaged water segment and will roll out the bottled water product on a pan-India basis by next year, a top company official
said.The company will sell the product under the brand name 'AquaSure', in 20-litre and one-litre bottles, but has not divulged the prices.
Bisleri looking to enter Middle East countries
NEW DELHI, June 30, 2011: Bottled water major Bisleri International said it is looking at entering Middle East countries as part of its strategy to expand its overseas presence.As part of the plan, the company said it will consider setting up more manufacturing facilities outside India.
Egypt, India plan $160 mln PET plant in Ain Sokhna
June 21, 2011: A joint Indian-Egyptian venture will see the construction of a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plant in Ain Sokhna at a cost of $160 million, officials said. The factory’s production capacity will reach 1,200 metric tons per day producing about 420,000 metric tons of PET plastic chips per year. These plastic products will include bottles, food containers, bottled water, bottled drinks, shampoos and cosmetics.
Railways hikes capacity of Rail Neer plant at Khagau
June 8, 2011: The Rail Neer (mineral water) plant at Khagaul has proved to be a good revenue earner for the railways. The railways has increased its production capacity to one lakh bottles daily to cope with the growing
demand in other zones.
Soft-drink major hikes prices on rise in VAT
Mumbai, May 23, 2011: Soft-drink major Coca-Cola has hiked prices by up to five per cent in at least two major markets such as Maharashtra and Delhi. This is the second price increase being done by the company in the last
two months. In April, the firm that sells Thums Up, Sprite, Fanta and Maaza, had hiked prices of its aerated beverages by up to nine per cent due to surging packaging and transportation costs.
After the price hike, a 1.25-litre bottle of Thums Up is now available for Rs 39, up from Rs 37. Prices of 200 ml bottles of Sprite, Maaza and Limca are up by Rs 1 from Rs 9. The company has also increased prices of its two-litre bottles of Sprite and Thums Up to Rs 63 from Rs 60.
The Indian subsidiary of the US cola giant blames increase in the value added tax (VAT) levied by state governments of Maharashtra and Delhi for the price hikes. The state value-added tax (VAT) has increased to 20 per
cent from 12.5 per cent earlier, said senior Coca-Cola India officials.
Report prepared by Crisil
For the total soft drink (carbonated beverages and juices) market, the report prepared by Crisil estimates it at over 285 million crates (about 20 billion units) a year. The market is highly seasonal in nature with consumption varying from 25 million crates per month during peak season to 15 million during off-season. The market is predominantly urban with 25 per cent contribution from rural areas. Coca Cola and Pepsi dominate the Indian soft drinks market. Mineral water market in India is a 65 million crates industry. On an average, the monthly consumption is estimated at 4.9 million crates, which increases to 5.2 million during peak season.
Brands Rebranded
To share the largest pie this summer 2011, major companies have rebranded their range of beverages products. For instance, PepsiCo has removed its once famous Fido Dido mascot and appointed Bollywood actor Sharman Joshi as its brand ambassador for its 7Up cold drink, whereas the competitor Coca Cola has removed its tag line "Sedhi Baat No Bakwas" with "University of Freshology" for its Sprite brand.
Growing use of packaged mineral water set to boost sales
The growing use of packaged mineral water for cooking and washing is set to boost sales in the branded water segment this summer 2011. Bisleri, Tata's Himalayan, Pepsi's Aquafina and UB Group's Kingfisher are some of the brands vying for the top slot in the packaged drinking water space, where prices range from Rs 20 to Rs 120 for a 20-litre can.
Railways to set up own bottling plant
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) are planning to set up their own bottled water plant in Ambarnath a news on February 20, 2011. The site where the plant is expected to come up is called GIP (Great Indian Peninsula) railway tank in the MIDC area. ‘Rail Neer’ is the brand name under which the railways sell purified bottled water across the country.
Tata’s Loses Dispute Over ‘Himalayan’ Brand on 17th February 2011
The Tata Group has lost its attempt to gain exclusive rights over the word ‘Himalayan’, after its Mount Everest bottled water brand lost out to Bisleri International. India’s Intellectual Property Appellate Board has ruled that registering the word 'Himalayan' does not give exclusive rights to any company to use the term as a trademark for its products.
Report Warns Energy Drinks Can Be Dangerous for Kids
Popular energy drinks made with caffeine can be dangerous for children and teens, according to a report in the journal Pediatrics on February 14, 2011, which says young people shouldn't consume the beverages. The report found that kids with diabetes, mood disorders and heart, kidney or liver diseases could suffer from heart palpitations, seizures, cardiac arrest or death from consuming the drinks, Bloomberg reported.
SC quashes action against Pepsi over pesticide content on Nov. 19
The Supreme Court on November 19, 2010 quashed the prosecution of soft drink giant PepsiCo by the Kerala government over the pesticide content found in its bottles picked at random from the market. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Altamash Kabir set aside the criminal proceedings, mainly accepting the argument of the company that there was no law or standard governing pesticide adulteration in cold drinks. The company had argued that it was following universally accepted norms with regard to pesticide residue in food articles.
Coca-Cola Company looking ahead for water
Coca-Cola uses 309 billion liters of water annually to produce its beverages. That's about what Atlanta uses in
five months, according to the city's Department of Watershed Management. In 2008, the company said, Coca-Cola used 2.43 liters of water to produce an average one-liter beverage. One liter goes into the beverage itself, and 1.43 liters are used for manufacturing processes such as rinsing, cleaning and cooling. The company says its global system of about 1,000 bottling plants is on track to improve water efficiency by 20 percent between 2004 and 2012.
India to Serve as Hub for Imported Alaskan Water
S2C Global Systems, based in San Antonio, Texas, has announced plans to export 12 billion gallons of water per year from the Blue Lake Reservoir in Sitka, Alaska, to a new, yet-to-be-built water hub on the west coast of India
The first shipment to the new hub in India — whose location remains undisclosed for security reasons — is at least 18 months away, Rod Bartlett, president and CEO of S2C Global, told India-West October 15, 2010.
The water hub will be built in the next six months, while custom-built water-transport tankers, costing about $75 million, will be built over the next 18 months. Existing oil tankers cannot be used because of potential contamination from leftover oil residues, he explained. The water will be packaged at the hub, and then distributed in India as well as several GCC – Gulf Cooperation Council – countries, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq and UAE.
TN Govt urged to take over the sale of bottled water
The Tamilnadu Water Supply And Drainage Board (TWAD) Workers Federation on May 15, 2010 suggested the State government take over the sale of bottled drinking water and make it available at Rs. 2 a litre. The State government which was generating a huge income from sale of Indian made Foreign liquor (IMFL) through TASMAC outlets should think of making available good drinking water to people, Federation General Secretary said.
The government could earn revenue of Rs 5,000 crore even if it sold water at Rs. 2 a litre, he said adding that multi-national and private companies selling packaged drinking water were earning crores of rupees as profit whereas actual cost of purifying water was less than five paise per litre.
Go Green
In December 2010 at the Copenhagen Climate talks, organizers wanted to go as green as possible and so they did not provide delegates bottled water and instead offered Copenhagen tap water in corn starch cups.
Formation of Indian Beverage Association (IBA)
In July 2010 rivals Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have come together along with other beverages makers and bottlers to form the Indian Beverage Association (IBA), which will be the industry’s single point of interaction with the government and help companies comply with food safety guidelines and other regulations.
Juices maker Dabur, packaging company Tetra Pak, bottling companies Pearl Drinks and Bengal Beverages, energy drink maker Red Bull, and drip and sprinklers..{ Read More }...
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