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The Drinks MarketWatch contains the latest news, analysis and opinion, covering all the month's major issues including mergers and acquisitions, marketing and regulatory issues. It covers the period from May 15 - June 14 2010.
 
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DATAMONITOR VIEW 1
CATALYST 1
SUMMARY 1
INDUSTRY UPDATE 2
News in brief 2
NEW PRODUCTS REVIEW 4
Breathing new life into the coffee market 4
Bottled waters: top flavors in new products in Europe 9
New drinks launches by category, February to April 2010: hot drinks warm market in Asia Pacific 10
Product claims: new drinks launches in North America, February to April 2010 11
INDUSTRY COMMENT 12
Molson Coors: looking to replicate the on-trade at home 12
UK wine industry: still in recession but there is optimism for the future 13
NEWS 14
Headlines 14
Bond Laboratories signs distribution agreement with Dienst Distributing 14
DC Brands appoints vice president of sales 14
Celsius Holdings Q1 net loss increases 14
Jones Soda Q1 net loss down 18% 14
Hansen's announces addition of new flavor to portfolio 14
Starbucks introduces Starbucks Natural Fusions 14
Blue Gem announces availability of two brands at Albertsons stores in Florida 15
Black Art Beverage signs distribution deal with T-20 Sports Energy Drink USA 15
Imperial Brands announces expansion plans of 4 Orange Premium Vodka in US 15
Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods announces new board appointment 15
SABMiller Latin America selects JDA's solutions to reduce costs 15
Dunkin' Donuts to open new restaurant in Overland Park, Kansas 15
Dunn Bros Coffee introduces Infinite Black 16
Jack in the Box announces new menu additions 16
Lifeway Foods Q1 net income increases 16
SkyPeople Fruit Juice Q1 income increases 16
Firestarter Spirits announces expansion into Minnesota 16
Voltic Ghana introduces Voltic Sparkling Mineral Water 16
Innovative Beverage's drank now available at 7-Eleven stores in Canada 16
Reed's and Virgil's beverages to be available at Meijer's stores 17
Bond Laboratories signs agreement with two new distributors in Mississippi 17
Coffee Holding completes purchase of Organic Products Trading Company 17
New Leaf Brands Q1 net loss widens 17
Skinny Nutritional Q1 net loss increases 17
Starbucks appoints new president 17
DNA Beverage signs distribution agreement with Quality Brands 18
Britvic H1 profit increases 18
PF Chang's China Bistro introduces Vineyard 518 wines 18
Tahitian Noni introduces new bioactive beverages 18
Wente Family selects DataServ's P2P solution 18
Beam Global to expand Frankfort facility 18
Jazzman's to introduce Iced Watermelon Green Tea and Watermelon Feta Salad 18
Asia Pacific Breweries Q2 profit up 40% 19
Reed's enters into distribution agreement with Specialty Beverage of Virginia 19
Nestlé recalls 100g jars of Nescafe Collections coffee 19
SABMiller yearly profit up 19
Watkins deploys Lawson's food and beverage solution 19
Strauss Group Q1 net income up 19
PepsiCo announces additional investment of $2.5 billion in China 20
Foster's Americas signs distribution agreements with Charmer Sunbelt 20
Jamba All Natural Smoothies to be available at various grocery stores across US 20
Plzensky Prazdroj introduces new flavor of Master beer 20
Kompania Piwowarska annual net profit down 15% 20
Wine Storage Bellevue to open new wine locker facility in Bellevue, Washington 20
Lifeway Foods opens new Starfruit Cafe in Chicago 21
Blue Gem Enterprise moves into new distribution center in Florida 21
DNA Beverage signs distribution agreement with Double Eagle Distributing 21
Blue Gem begins distribution of American dairy and juice products in Florida 21
Willamette Valley Vineyards reports Q1 net loss 21
Crazy Water now available at more than 400 grocery stores across Texas 21
Drinks Americas appoints new board member 21
Vinfolio announces new board members 22
Bacardi announces new executive appointment 22
GMCR's Specialty Coffee Business Unit launches Brew Over Ice K-Cups 22
Jamba sells nine locations and signs purchase agreements for 28 locations 22
Trimana to carry Reed's & Virgil's beverages and candies in all 46 locations 22
Jamba Q1 net loss decreases 22
Jones Soda signs distribution deal with Walmart 23
Starbucks introduces Starbucks Natural Fusions coffee 23
Heart Health acquires assets of Blue Gold Beverages 23
Javo appoints new chairman and interim CEO 23
DNA Beverage expands distribution with CVS Caremark 23
Blue Moon Brewing Company introduces new beer can package 23
Foster's Americas signs distribution agreements with Glazer's 23
Shot Spirits's subsidiary launches MarketMetrics 24
Starbucks opens first LEED registered store in Canada 24
Nestlé Waters Canada introduces Perrier Pink Grapefruit 24
Starbucks opens new LEED certified store in Fukuoka, Japan 24
McLeod Russel India yearly net profit up 24
Welch appoints new board member 24
Thomas Kemper Soda introduces Purely Natural Soda in Whole Foods Market 25
Planet Smoothie launches Pink Promise Smoothie 25
Gatorade's G Series Pro line now available at Dick's Sporting Goods 25
Southern Wine & Spirits of New York announces executive promotion 25
OBN launches new brand of Scotch whisky 25
FRS introduces two new natural energy drinks 25
GuestMetrics adds Consumer Edge Research as client utilizing BarMetrics 25
Constellation Wines US introduces blufeld 26
Kahlua appoints TBWA\Chiat\Day New York as communications agency 26
Seattle's Best Coffee introduces new blended seasonal beverages 26
Southern Wine & Spirits appoints new vice president 26
Turkey Hill stores to offer Skinny Water 26
Pernod Ricard launches Beefeater summer edition gin 26
Innovative Beverage Group to sell drank in Azerbaijan 26
Jamba Juice introduces three new Superfruit products 27
Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods Q1 net income surges 27
Yayi appoints new marketing director 27
Coca-Cola Hellenic yearly profit increases 27
Heinz India receives favorable decision over trademark battle with PepsiCo 27
Jamba Juice signs master development agreement with Paris Croissant 27
Coca-Cola enters into new agreements with Dr Pepper Snapple Group 28
Casella Wines appoints new brand manager for marketing team 28
Crown Crafts announces resignation of board member 28
Dunkin' Donuts introduces new Blue Raspberry Coolatta 28
Fresh & Easy to carry Reed's and Virgil's products at all locations 28
Remy Cointreau yearly net profit marginally up 28
Bond Laboratories enters into distribution pact with Clark Beverage Group 28
Relaxing Company enters into new distribution agreements 29
Dr Pepper Snapple Group signs agreement to distribute Vita Coco 29
CCBCC migrates e-mails to Microsoft Exchange Server using Quest's solutions 29
Brown-Forman Q4 net income increases 29
Scheid Vineyards annual net loss decreases 29
Co-operative Group recalls certain 75cl bottles of wine 29
Synutra reports Q4 net income 29
Mead Johnson to discontinue Enfagrow Premium chocolate toddler drink 30
DNA Beverage signs distribution agreement Southern Eagle Distributing 30
Andrew Peller reports Q4 net earnings 30
Nestlé Waters Canada introduces Nestlé Pure Life Sparkling 30
COMPANY SPOTLIGHT: NESTLÉ 31
Nestlé and World Triathlon form licensing partnership 31
Business Description 31
SWOT analysis 33
Strengths 34
Weaknesses 35
Opportunities 36
Threats 38
APPENDIX 40
Further reading 40
Index 41
ABOUT MARKETWATCHES 42
Editors 42
Ask the analyst 42
Datamonitor consulting 42
Disclaimer 42
 

List of Tables
Table 1: Top claims in new drinks launches in North America, February to April 2010, compared to the same period of the year before 11
Table 2: Key Facts 31
Table 3: SWOT analysis 33
 

List of Figures
Figure 1: Le Whif Inhaler - Coffee 6
Figure 2: Java Jazzers Caffeine Accelerator - Black, Sweet 6
Figure 3: Healthy Bean Low Acid/Antioxidant Coffee 6
Figure 4: Frutifera Goles de Sossego Tea 7
Figure 5: Vitalab Vitamagris Tea Weight Loss Tea 7
Figure 6: Oneglass White Wine - Pinot Grigo delle Venzie IGT 2009, Vermentino Toscana IGT 2009 7
Figure 7: Drops Of Jupiter Rose Wine 8
Figure 8: Pepsi Cola Drink - Baobab 8
Figure 9: Bottled waters: top flavors in new products in Europe 9
Figure 10: Leading drinks launches by category in Asia Pacific, February to April 2009 and 2010 10