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Disney's Approach Points To A Healthy Future For Brand Licensing: Analysis

As Walt Disney, the founder of the media conglomerate now known as The Walt Disney Company, once put it, "times and conditions change so rapidly that...

Britvic Sees Record Sales Of Pepsi Max, As Shoppers Opt For Low-Sugar Drinks

Soft-drinks maker Britvic says that Pepsi Max has experienced strong sales growth in the UK, ending 2017 with a record high market share. It added that...

Britvic Posts 7% Revenue Growth In 2017, But Profits Fall

Soft-drink maker Britvic has reported that revenue increased by 7.7%, to £1.54 billion, in 2017, with organic revenue up by 2.5%. However, the com...

Ireland To Introduce Sugar Tax On Soft Drinks

The Irish government has announced that a sugar tax will come into effect in April 2018, which is set to raise the cost of soft drinks. In the country's...

Soft Drink Sales In Portugal Down 25% Following Sugar Tax

Portugal’s Ministry of Health has calculated that the tax on high-sugar beverages, introduced in February, has reduced soft drink sales by 25%. Th...

Irish Beverage Council Calls On Government To Defer Soft Drink Tax

The Irish Beverage Council has called on Ireland's government to defer the proposed tax on sugar-sweetened drinks, according to its pre-Budget submission,...

There’s A Sugar Shock Ahead, In A World That’s Eating Smarter

Cutting back on sugar? So is much of the world. The change can be attributed to several factors, according to a new report from Rabobank, i...

Portuguese Government Considers Taxing High-Fat Foods

Portugal is planning to increase its tax on sugary drinks and is also considering taxing food with high levels of saturated salt or fat, reports Jornal de...