Occasion-based need states are predicted to drive shopping habits in the future, finds Beverage Industry's Managing Editor Jenny Zegler.  Consumers are choosing beverages less by category and more by occasion-based need states, according to trend presentations at...

Heineken’s portfolio of import beers grows following its acquisition of CCM.  This year’s acquisition of Fomento Económico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V.’s (CCM) beer operations by Heineken N.V., Amsterdam, is described as a love story within a business context by John Nicolson, New York-based Heineken Americas’ regional president.

Quality, versatility, capability and customer service lead priorities.  Whether their priorities are summed up by quality, versatility or capability, the bottom line for beverage co-packers is that customer service is No. 1 on their list.

More consumers are turning to more channels, including an unexpected one, finds Beverage Industry's Managing Editor Jenny Zegler.

Consumers who frequently purchase natural, organic and specialty products continued buying those items during the economic downturn.

Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Co.’s commits to transparency.

Consumer priorities pit wallets against waistlines.

Beverage companies require coding technology that keeps up with the entire packaging line, which means different speeds, complex patterns and technologies.

Bringing plastic bottle manufacturing in-house offers advantages for flexibility for beverage-makers.

Acai, a berry native to the Amazon, has only become a popular ingredient in the United States in the past few years.