24th August 2023 Frucor Suntory / SAP
Frucor Suntory’s adoption of SAP’s Business Technology Platform has driven a 13% increase in staff productivity and 3% increase in sales revenue, according to the technology company.
Suntory Oceania brings together spirits and alcoholic RTD business Beam Suntory with Frucor Suntory by 2025 in Australia and 2026 in NZ.
Frucor Suntory is tinkering with the formulation of V Green and overhauling its packaging following extensive market research.
The NZ drinks business falls to a $38m loss after racking up costs associated with its exit from the chilled juice category.
Well-known charity, Keep New Zealand Beautiful, is expanding its water education programme, Upstream Battle, from 90 to more than 200 schools nationwide.
Pepsi Max has come out on top in this year’s Pepsi Max Taste Challenge, according to the brand’s New Zealand distributor Frucor Suntory.
Frucor Suntory has appointed Coca-Cola executive Alicia Ryan-Davis into the role of chief people officer, which will see her lead the company’s people & culture functions across Oceania.
Its departure from the $64m chilled juice and drinks category will put annual sales worth millions of dollars up for grabs in the growing grocery beverage department.
The Japanese-owned group’s exit of the chilled category affects the Simply Squeezed, Supreme and Bay Harvest brands, which are only sold in New Zealand.
The drinks company is preparing to exit the category and is in consultation with staff at its Napier factory where Simply Squeezed is manufactured.
The beverage business secures another significant nationwide contract for its brands, which includes its Pepsi flagship.
The two biggest drinks companies operating in Aotearoa – Frucor Suntory New Zealand and CCEP – have both increased revenue by almost a quarter over the last five years.
The Queensland factory recognises the growth Frucor Suntory believes is possible, says boss Darren Fullerton.
The beverage maker expands into Pita Pit’s 87 outlets in a push into NZ foodservice.
Beverage company Frucor Suntory has appointed Sophie Lodge to corporate affairs director for Australia and New Zealand, based in Sydney.
Frucor Suntory has appointed Rhodi Bulloch as its nutrition and regulatory affairs specialist.
Frucor Suntory staff have planted 600 native trees near the company’s Wiri distribution centre.
Frucor Suntory has agreed with Auckland Council to clean up a section of the Puhinui stream behind the company’s distribution centre in Wiri for a year.
Reducing waste, carbon emissions, water usage, sugar and non-recyclable packaging form the backbone of Frucor Suntory’s ten-year sustainability plans.
Frucor Suntory has introduced cardboard packaging to multipacks of Pepsi, Pepsi Max, Mountain Dew and 7UP.
Drew Fairnham has worked in the F&B industry for a number of years.
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