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Pepsi, Coke bottlers face can, sugar shortage in West Bank; prices soar

Sugar and cans previously were transported to West Bank bottlers from Jordan via the bridge, which has been closed for quite some time now

J'khand to restrict setting up of coke units in Dhanbad to combat pollution

In a bid to improve the air quality of Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, no new hard or soft coke units will be allowed there from October 1, a state pollution board official said on Sunday. The Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) issued an order in this regard early this week. "This is a temporary restriction, which will remain in force till the Air Quality Index (AQI) falls within the permission limit prescribed by the Central Pollution Control Board in Dhanbad district," JSPCB member secretary YK Das told PTI. However, this order will not impact the existing hard or soft coke units of the district. "They will be operating as usual by following the compliance guideline," he said. According to the order issued by the JSPCB, "The applications seeking Consent to Establish (CTE), which will be received till September 30, will be reviewed. If any error was found in them, the applications will be cancelled and no further action will be taken on those applications." According t

India starts safeguard probe against sudden, sharp jump in met coke imports

India has started a safeguard probe into sudden and sharp increase in the imports of metallurgical coke, used as fuel in steel and chemicals plants, following a complaint by domestic industries that the inbound shipments are impacting them. In an application to the commerce ministry's arm Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), BLA Pvt Ltd, Jindal Coke Ltd, Saurashtra Fuels, Vedanta Malco Energy and Visa Coke Ltd have alleged that there has been sudden, sharp, significant and recent increase in the imports of low ash metallurgical coke in India, which is adversely impacting the industry. To guard the industry from these imports, the applicants have requested imposition of safeguard measures in the form of quantitative restrictions on the imports. "On the basis of the duly substantiated application filed by the petitioners...the authority considers that there is sufficient evidence to justify initiation of safeguard investigation," the DGTR has said in a notification. In the .

Coca-Cola's bottling arm to revive plans to sell its business: Report

HCCB will sell Coca Cola's 16 factory units and it might take 12 months to conclude the deal

Rasna founder Areez Khambatta passes away at 85 due to cardiac arrest

He created affordable soft drink packs of Rasna in the 1970s as an alternative to soft drink products sold at high costs

Sprite now a $1 billion brand in India: Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey

Quincey told investors, "India had a knock-out quarter clearly they are having a very strong run this year. He also said that the company is looking to continue to invest strongly in the country.

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Reliance Retail buys into 'desi' power by acquiring local consumer brands

By acquiring a string of local consumer brands, the conglomerate is looking to build volumes and scale in its private label retail business

Exports in May up by 15.46% to $37.29 bn; trade deficit widens to $23.33 bn

Imports during the month grew by 56.14% to $60.62 billion

Maaza bigger than Coke with Rs 2,826 cr sales in FY21, Limca at Rs 2,061 cr

Fruit drink brand Maaza had reported total sales of Rs 2,826 crore in FY21 in the domestic market, which is higher than the sales of Coke in India, according to a top company official. Limca, a lemon- and lime-flavoured carbonated soft drink brand, had recorded total sales of Rs 2,061 crore in FY21. Both brands (Maaza and Limca) were acquired by The Coca-Cola Company along with Thums Up from Ramesh Chauhan of Parle Bisleri in 1993, when the Atlanta-headquartered company had re-entered the Indian market. Thums Up has now become a billion-dollar brand (Rs 7,500 crore) under Coca-Cola's stable. Last week, during a post-earnings call, The Coca-Cola Company Chairman and CEO James Quincey had said, "Our local Thums Up brand became a USD 1-billion brands in India, driven by focussed marketing and execution plans." On being asked about Maaza and Limca performance, Coca-Cola President (India and Southwest Asia) Sanket Ray told PTI: "Both the brands are doing well." In India, currently, Ma

Innovation is going to be the 'key growth engine' in India: Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola India is expanding its network in rural areas, which nearly contribute 38 per cent to the overall business

Larsen & Toubro dispatches six of world's largest coke drums to Mexico

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Thursday said its heavy engineering arm has dispatched six of the world's largest coke drums to Mexico. These coke drums were successfully manufactured during the COVID-19 pandemic at L&T's state-of-the-art Heavy Engineering Complex located at Hazira near Surat, the company said in a statement. "The heavy engineering arm of Larsen & Toubro, dispatched six of the world's largest coke drums weighing 658 tons each for a refinery project in Mexico ordered by PTI Infraestructura de Desarrollo, (PTI-ID), a subsidiary of the Mexico's state-owned oil company PEMEX (Petrleos Mexicanos)," the statement said. These coke drums are part of a delayed coking unit in the PEMEX Dos Bocas Refinery Project, which will convert the residue from the combined distillation plant into higher-value products. "We thank PTI-ID for reposing faith in L&T for supplying world's largest Coke Drums for such prestigious project. It's heartening to have lived up to the ...

Pepsi changes recipe for first time in India, goes low on sugar: Report

"This is a move aimed at closing in on the category leader ThumsUp," a Pepsi official told the 'Economic Times'.

Lockdown impact: India market drags down Coca-Cola's global performance

The cumulative impact of the Covid-19 induced crises in India and South Africa led to a 10 per cent drop in its bottling business

Coca-Cola to cut thousands of jobs, reduce biz units as Covid-19 hits sales

It plans to first offer buyouts to 4,000 employees in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico and then offer a similar voluntary programme in other countries

Battle of cola giants: In profit, Coke has the fizz over PepsiCo

Over the years, PepsiCo's operating revenue has come down significantly, as it kept divesting bottling plants to its franchise partners

Coke India posts strong volume growth in Q1 of CY19 on non-fizz sales

Better sales of non-carbonated beverages played a key role in Coke's superior performance in India during the quarter

Coke to counter growing competition from local brands with refreshed RimZim

The beverages major looks to counter growing competition from local brands with a refreshed RimZim

Coke's Quincey plans juice-based Fanta, Sprite for PM's platter

This is in response to PM Narendra Modi asking cola companies to add juices to carbonated drinks

The charge of the locals

The southern market has eight big local brands that compete with Coke and Pepsi