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The German packaging and bottling machine manufacturer reports increased sales in H1. Sales were up 16,4% and new orders were up 26.4%.
BEVERAGE
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LVMH is selling more Champagne and Cognac
LVMH Moët Hennessey Louis Vuitton, the world’s leading luxury products group, recorded revenue of €9.1 billion in the first half of 2010, an increase of 16%.
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Dr Pepper Snapple's 2nd quarter profit soars 20%
Second-quarter profits at Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. rose nearly 20 percent, the Texas-based soft drink maker said. It benefitted from a bottling deal with rival PepsiCo. and favorable foreign currency exchange rates.
BREWING GLOBAL
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Carlsberg raises stake in Minsk brewery to 47 percent
Danish brewer Carlsberg said it had raised its stake in the Minsk-based Olivaria Brewery and expected the Belarusian market to be stable in 2010, the news agency Reuters reports.
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Brewer AmBev to invest $139.5 million in new Brazil plant
Brewer Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (AmBev), said it will invest 260 million Brazilian reals ($139.5 million) in a new plant in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco, according to Dow Jones Newswires.
SUPPLIERS
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System Logistics: "We don't sell products − we sell solutions"
(beveragemanager.net) - Within a period of five years the Italian logistics service provider System Logistics has quintupled its turnover from some 20 million euros to over 100 million euros. The most strikingly booming area in the northern Italian business is the beverage sector. Although the company only ventured into this industry about six years ago, it was able to create...
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Sidel: The leading edge on PET technology and applications
PET is the leading material on the water market, where it should represent about 90% of packaging in 2013. For CSD , metal cans are still number one in 2009 with 41% of all containers, versus 38% for PET.
