QUOTES OF THE MONTH

“Having a mix of leaders through the women and men of the LVA brings a variety of talent, views, not to mention structural and cultural differences. It’s important to show the younger generations that women can take leading roles”

Laura Moriarty, chair of the LVA

New GM of Coca-Cola HBC Ireland, Northern Ireland

Coca-Cola HBC has appointed Davide Franzetti as the new general manager of its island of Ireland operations. Franzetti has worked for CocaCola HBC Italy since 2018 holding various roles including modern trade director and most recently sales director. He replaces Miles Karemacher who is to take up the role of general manager at CocaCola HBC Italy.

Sweetener used in sof drinks “possibly carcinogenic”

One of the world’s most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization’s (WHO) cancer research arm. According to Reuters, aspartame, which is used in products from Diet Coke to Fanta Zero, will reportedly be listed this month as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” for the first time.

“Riedel Veloce is the first step in the direction to make it less obvious that something is machine-made versus hand-made and I think it is the new standard”

Maximilian Riedel, CEO Riedel

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