Coca-Cola Amatil, Australia’s largest soft drink bottler, has reported their first half profit after tax has risen 22% to $171.9 million. The distributor of Coca-Cola in Australia advised that stronger cash control one of the reasons for the increase. New beverage products added impetus to the results, with the Mother re-launch, Kirk’s Ginger Beer, Powerade Edge and Recovery and Glacéau - which is likely reap sales 4 times the original forecasts - among the successful new products introduced... ...Read more »

Pacific Beverages, a brand under the Coca-Cola Amatil banner, have announced that they are to build a new brewery in NSW to help continue their push into the alcoholic beverage industry. The brewery will be built with the help of their joint venture partner, SABMiller. The announcement follows Pacific Beverages’ acquisition last December of the Hunter-based premium beer brands, Bluetongue and Bondi Blonde from majority Bluetongue shareholder John Singleton, and is considered the next... ...Read more »