Drink industry
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The drink industry (also known as the beverage industry) produces drinks, in particular ready to drink products. Drink production can vary greatly depending on the product being made. ManufacturingDrinks.com explains that, "bottling facilities differ in the types of bottling lines they operate and the types of products they can run". Drinks may be canned or bottled (plastic or glass), hot-fill or cold-fill, and natural or conventional. Innovations in the drink industry, catalysed by requests for non-alcoholic drinks, include: drink plants, drink processing, and drink packing.[1]
Largest companies
The largest global players in 2017 are:[2]
- AB InBev
- The Coca-Cola Company
- PepsiCo
- Nestlé SA
- Suntory Holdings Ltd.
- Heineken NV
- Starbucks Corp.
- SAB Miller
- Diageo
- Unilever
See also
- Alcoholic beverage industry in Europe
- Container-deposit legislation
- Food industry
- Brewing industry
- List of drinks
- Alcoholic drink
- Soft drink
- Bottled water
- Beverage Digest
References
- ^ "Beverage Production". Manufacturingdrinks.com. 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ^ "Top 100 Beverage Companies 2016". Retrieved 28 June 2016.
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Further reading
- Principles of Food, Beverage, and Labor Cost Controls. Paul R. Dittmer, J. Desmond Keefe. John Wiley & Sons. 3 December 2008
- Lea, Andrew Geoffrey Howard; Piggott, John Raymond (2003). Fermented Beverage Production. Springer.
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