Royal FrieslandCampina N.V. is investigating the sale of Riedel, market leader in the field of fruit juices and fruit drinks in the Netherlands. The brand portfolio of Riedel includes  Appelsientje, CoolBest, DubbelFrisss, Taksi and Extran. With the company now focusing on their dairy portfolio Roelof Joosten, CEO said: ‘We are investigating the sale of our fruit juices and fruit drinks activities. Since the early 1970’s, our fruit juices and fruit drinks manufacturer Riedel has developed itself to become market leader in ambient and chilled fruit juices and fruit drinks in the Netherlands. FrieslandCampina wants to ensure Riedel is best positioned to anticipate and respond to changing customer requirements and consumers habits. Therefore we believe it is important for Riedel to take the next step in its development.’

Frutarom Industries, one of the world’s 10 largest companies in the field of flavors and natural specialty fine ingredients, continues its momentum of acquisitions and the implementation of its rapid and profitable growth strategy with the purchase of Unique Flavors of South Africa in consideration for approx. USD 6.7 million (ZAR 90 million). Unique, which was founded in 2001, engages in the development, production and marketing of flavors, with emphasis on savory flavors (the non-sweet spectrum of flavors) and on sweet taste solutions and reported sales volume in the 12 months ending January 31, 2017 amounting to approx. USD 9 million (approx. ZAR 131 million).

CHINA: The demand for Fruit Juices in China has grown at a fast pace in the past decade. In the next decade, both production and demand will continue to grow. The Chinese economy maintains a high- speed growth which has been stimulated by the consecutive increases of industrial output, import & export, consumer consumption and capital investment for over two decades. This new report examines China’s economic trends, investment environment, industry development, supply and demand, industry capacity, industry structure, marketing channels and major industry participants. Historical data (2006, 2011 and 2016) and long-term forecasts through 2021 and 2026 are presented. Major producers in China are profiled. Fruit Juices Markets in China, published February 2017 by ASD Reports, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,  www.asdreports.com

BRAZIL: For the second season running, Brazil, the world’s biggest exporter of orange-juice, continues to produce oranges containing high amounts of water.

In response to the problems caused by citrus greening disease, farmers are increasingly growing the fruit in different ways and locations – in “colder areas or in places that require irrigation,” comments Juliano Ayres at Fundecitrus, which has “resulted in bigger fruit, with more water inside.”

Brazilian companies crushed 288.93 boxes of oranges to produce 1 ton of juice in the season that started in July, while the historical average is 250 boxes. “We believe that 275 boxes per ton will be the new average from now,” CitrusBR Executive Director Ibiapaba  Netto said.

Source: Bloomberg