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Global soft drinks sales proved to be somewhat recession resilient in 2009, though consumers did turn away from the premium spending that has driven the expansion of smaller categories like energy drinks and functional waters. As world economies return to growth, the soft drinks industry is faced with the challenge of mature categories in its largest markets alongside a greater potential for emerging regions, in an environment of greater M&A activity and new global challengers. Having the flexib

Global Champagne volumes have recovered well from the lows of the economic downturn, but major question marks remain over future value growth, according to a new just-drinks research report.

The recession may have hit all wine and spirits categories but the non-Champagne sparkling wine sector fared better than some, and in particular better than Champagne, according to a new IWSR/just-drinks report.

These days, turbochargers are seen as an integral and essential part of the automotive industry's portfolio of technologies deployed to reduce vehicle emissions and improve the industry's environmental performance and credentials. It's a growth sector and that's encouraging new entrants, just one of the findings in new research from just-auto that details developments and trends in the turbocharger market.

The global market for CSDs is expected to reach US$195bn by 2014, up 11.4% from 2009, according to research published by just-drinks this week.

South Africa's auto industry has developed over the past decade, encouraged by a growing local market and a burgeoning role as a low-cost sourcing location for several OEMs. A new just-auto report looks at the car future models in South Africa.

Projected growth in passenger numbers and closer collaboration between retailers and suppliers suggest the long-term prospects for the sector are bright, according to a new report from just-drinks/The IWSR.

The economic downturn has proved beneficial for wine and spirits producers in their domestic markets, as consumers have moved towards safer, local choices, according to recent research.

Recessionary headwinds have accelerated underlying trends and reversed established drivers of the global wine industry. As the slow and uncertain ascent out of the fiscal maelstrom begins, Euromonitor International's latest briefing, ‘Global Wine: Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Wine Industry', provides the analysis and the tools necessary to navigate the highly fragmented and increasingly competitive international wine market. Alcoholic drinks analyst Spiros Malandrakis investigates.