Sentences with phrase «drink manufacturers says»

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The tax, announced in March 2016, has already cut sugar content in drinks by 45 million kg per year, Britain's Treasury said, as over 50 percent of manufacturers have reformulated their products to be below the levy's sugar threshold.

The cost - cutting comes as Big Food manufacturers have found their legacy brands pressuring by a consumer trend toward foods and drinks they deem healthier, a trend executives say will only accelerate over time.

However, a co-operative of water and soft drink bottlers has condemned the decision, saying the acquisition will make it more difficult for smaller manufacturers to secure private - label contracts or space on supermarket shelves.

«As the industry representative for energy drink manufacturers and distributors in Australia, we work closely with Australian regulators and authorities and support evidence - based research» said Geoff Parker, CEO of the Australian Beverages Council.

This is simply not the case and as manufacturers of the product with an intimate knowledge of the supply chain and what it costs to produce a can or bottle of drink, members both large and small tell me the price has to rise» said the Beverages Council's CEO, Mr Geoff Parker.

The industry is already in a state of contraction and any further stress on manufacturers, including small and medium companies, through a drink container tax will cost jobs» said the Beverages Council's CEO, Mr Geoff Parker.

Sustainability efforts made by some of Europe's leading food manufacturers slashed CO2 emissions from manufacturing operations by more than half in 2016 compared to a 1990 baseline, says the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).

The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) welcomes the Soft Drinks Industry Levy saying that it has successfully encouraged manufacturers to reduce sugar in their products.

The artisan food boom continues to fuel profitability of SME (small and medium size enterprise) food and drink manufacturers, evidenced by the success of craft brewers and gin distillers, says commercial law firm EMW.

Dembitzer also said that FDA's changes are pushing many manufacturers and ingredient suppliers to innovate with sugar alternative sweeteners, a topic still relevant despite drops in sugary fizzy drinks and the rise of water sales.

In February, DuPont / Chemours, a former major manufacturer of PFOA, agreed to a $ 670 million settlement in a federal class - action lawsuit in Columbus, Ohio, that was filed on behalf of approximately 3,550 people who said they were afflicted with diseases as a result of PFOA contamination of their drinking water.

Some alcoholic drink manufacturers have already begun to introduce nutritional labelling, which suggests there is no commercial disadvantage in such a move, says Sim.

«The paper straw had a slow death throughout the 1960s and into the 1970s,» says David Rhodes, manager of Aardvark Paper Drinking Straws, a paper - straw manufacturer that traces its roots to Stone's original product.