Marketwatch: Drinks - December 2007

Published by: Datamonitor

Published: Nov. 29, 2007 - 34 Pages

Table of Contents

DATAMONITOR VIEW

CATALYST

SUMMARY

INDUSTRY UPDATE

News in Brief

NEW PRODUCTS REVIEW

Pure water reaches new spiritual heights

Bottled Water: top flavors in new products

New drinks launches by category, July-September: less than fruitful drink offerings

Product claims: new drinks launches, July-September

FEATURE ANALYSIS

Foster's: facing a drought in its wine business

INDUSTRY COMMENT

Gatorade: too much Tiger?

Group Danone: trademark dispute hinders sales

Coca-Cola: sealing its success

NEWS

Headlines

Caribou Coffee Q3 net sales up 9%

Coca-Cola and illycaffe to set up coffee joint venture

Codorniu Group acquires AV Imports and makes new appointments

SABMiller H1 lager volumes up 11%

C'watre International debuts C'tea

Coffee Pacifica appoints COO

Bacardi investing in Leblon Cachaca

Pepsi Bottling Ventures to acquire Vermont bottler

Skinny Water expands distribution network

Coca-Cola's Q3 EPS up

Nutritional Specialties launches Liquid D3

Brown-Forman hires general counsel

ShotPak signs letter of intent with Indian importer

Nestle Q3 sales up 9%

Starbucks partners with Akamai for delivery of digital music

KSS Retail to provide services to ABC Fine Wine and Spirits

Havoc reports surge in Q3 sales

Lassonde to acquire drinks assets from McCain Foods

Rexam to build beverage can plant in Denmark

Kirin may acquire Kyowa Hakko

Waters Winery to open new facility in Washington

ShotPak enters into import agreement in South Korea

Grupo Modelo Q3 sales up 24%

Patron Spirits acquires distribution rights for Ultimat vodka

Russell Breweries completes amalgamation with Fort Garry

Pernod Ricard to sell Canei Wine brand

Tsingtao targets overseas expansions

Carlsberg signs distribution deal with Budejovicky Budvar

Coca-Cola Amatil sells South Korean business

Vranken-Pommery Q3 revenues up

PepsiAmericas Q3 revenues up 11%

Coca-Cola Enterprises posts rise in Q3 profit

Anheuser-Busch reports strong Q3

Diageo and Sean Combs to partner on Ciroc-branded vodka

Asahi Breweries year-to-date income up 10%

Celsius Holdings Q3 revenues up

Cott Corporation reports weak Q3 results

DC Brands signs distribution deal with Chips

Who's Your Daddy appoints new regional sales chief

Signature Wines & Beverages upgrades technology

FEMSA earns higher revenue in Q3

Coca-Cola Bottling Company Q3 income up

Fortune Brands Q3 net income up 36%

Vina Concha y Toro posts 96% increase in Q3 profit

Coca-Cola Femsa records 6% rise in Q3 revenue

Kraft increases prices of coffee brands - report

Snapple to launch value-added juice drinks

Nascent Wine acquires Comercial Targa

Herbalife launches new protein shake

Zevia launches diet soda alternative

Naturally Iowa to launch new drinkable yogurt line

Pernod Ricard Q1 sales up

Purple Beverage appoints new strategic marketing advisor

RushNet to make Apple Rush public

Who's Your Daddy begins direct sales to retail chain store

Leading Brands teams up with TNT Marketing

CEDC Q3 sales up 28%

Adam's launches new mangosteen juice

Simply Orange introduces new juices

Zola Acai appoints new CEO

Spitz Group and Brau Union Osterreich jointly take over Gasteiner

Brick Brewing completes review of strategic alternatives

Reed's secures deal with Burke Distributing Corporation

XELR8 Holdings reports strong Q3 revenues

Unilever Q3 sales up

Starbucks introduces Frappuccino in China

Peet's Coffee & Tea Q3 revenue up 20%

Caribou Coffee Q3 sales up

Western Beverage to distribute Twist in Denver

Nestle Products invests in Las Vegas Premium Gold

Sara Lee teams up with celebrity chef

Lassonde purchases McCain Foods

DC Brands expands distribution with retailer Bag n' Save

Steele to distribute DC Brands products

ShotPak signs contract for distribution in Tennessee

Nestle expects full year sales to increase by 7%

Drinks Americas signs contract with Russian distributor

Diedrich Coffee Q1 revenue up 19%

Port City Java October sales up

LVMH to acquire Les Echos newspaper

Boo Koo Holdings reports drop in Q3 sales

Roswell Group to sell NuVim beverages

Javo Beverage Company Q3 revenues surge 70%

Molson Coors Q3 sales up 7%

Boston Beer Q3 revenues up 11%

Sun-Rype Q3 sales up 10%

American Airlines to sell Fuze Green Tea onboard

Glazer's appoints new president for Texas operations

Carlsberg revenues up 10% in first nine months

PepsiAmericas, PepsiCo acquire remaining stake in Sandora

BBH records strong sales growth in first nine months

Sara Lee reports increase in Q1 sales

InBev Q3 revenue up 5%

San Miguel to sell J Boag & Son to Lion Nathan

AmBev reports increased Q3 sales

Hansen Natural Corporation Q3 sales up 39%

Kirin to acquire National Foods

J&J Snack Foods' disappointing Q4 fails to dampen FY profit

Jones Soda posts Q3 loss, higher costs impact

Farmer Bros. announces losses in Q1

COMPANY SPOTLIGHT: SCOTTISH & NEWCASTLE

Beer industry: storm brewing among competitors

Business Background

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

Weaknesses

Opportunities

Threats

APPENDIX

Further Reading

Index

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Disclaimer

List of Tables

Table 8: Leading global drinks launches by category, July-September 2007, plus growth compared to the same timescale the year before

Table 2: Key Facts

Table 3: SWOT Analysis

List of Figures

Figure 1: Spiritual Water Bottled Water

Figure 2: Active O2 Fitness Flavored Mineral Water

Figure 3: Zen Shot Green Tea Energu Shots

Figure 4: Pink Drink Weisswein mit Pink Grapefruit

Figure 5: Kopparberg Cider - Mixed Fruit

Figure 6: Hardys Nottage Hill Dessert Shiraz

Figure 7: Bottled Water: top flavors in new products

Figure 8: Product claims: new drinks launches, July-September

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