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About Richard Hall

Richard Hall is an acknowledged expert on the international food and drinks sector, chairing and speaking at numerous industry conferences as well as offering independent comment on bevblog.net. Richard has undertaken many consultancy projects over the past 25 years as well as helping form several industry organisations, including the foundation and chairmanship of the Natural Hydration Council and more recently the Yogurt Council in 2013/14. In 2010 he was Series Consultant for the BBC Money Programme series on The Foods That Make Billions.

Monster vs RedBull in Spain

I’ve written several blogs about Monster energy drink catching up with and overtaking Red Bull in the United States. Now it’s happening in Spain as well.  …

Soft Drinks most Social

Of the top 100 food, drink and other grocery brands in Britain, soft drinks are leading the way, according to analysis of Facebook and Twitter engagement in …

Record 62 Acquisitions in September

September was a record month for food and drink sector transactions, with 62 listed on the bevblog.net database including 19 in the first 4 days alone. 8 …

Packaging Breakthrough

PET has transformed the bottled water and carbonated soft drinks markets.  It has had less success with beer, fruit drinks and milk. Now Sidel has come up …

Global economy slows

It had been growing by 4% a year, then slumped in 2008/09 and swiftly returned to 4% growth in 2010.  Since then it has hovered at around 3%, but now seems to …

French revolution in waters

France is regarded by many as the cradle of natural mineral water.  Yet spring water has now overtaken mineral water in retail sales volume, according to the …