date:Jul 16, 2012
And the industry faces the looming spectre of soaring energy costs and commodity prices, said AIJN president Andrew Biles.
Releasing its European Fruit Juice and Nectars 2012 Market Report, the association predicted a drop of 1.9% in overall volumes in 2012. Last year it estimated the market value increased by 4%, while consumption declined by 2.2% to 10.7bn litres, or 11.8bn litres including Norway, Switzerland and Turkey. Volumes showed similar declines for own label as well as branded produc