All news articles for November 2012

The Beverage Universe in Pictures: November 2012

The Beverage Universe in Pictures: November 2012

By Ben Bouckley

Relive November's beverage thrills and spills in this exclusive BeverageDaily.com gallery, from the FDA's response to the Senatorial assault on energy drinks to Chr. Hansen seeing red in Asia.

Hot New Beverage Concepts for 2013: Episode Two

Hot New Beverage Concepts for 2013: Episode Two

By Ben Bouckley

Adomas Pranevicius, CEO of MyDrink Beverages, gives BeverageDaily.com readers the further lowdown on new non-alcoholic drinks concepts that could set the market alight in 2013.

Hot New Beverage Concepts for 2013: Episode One

Hot New Beverage Concepts for 2013: Episode One

By Ben Bouckley

The CEO of beverage development and innovation company MyDrink Beverages tells BeverageDaily.com why his firm's new non-alcoholic beverage concepts for 2013 could take the market by storm...

Synergies and mint trends: Wild and AM Todd one year on…

Synergies and mint trends: Wild and AM Todd one year on…

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

It has been a year since Wild’s acquisition of US-based mint specialist AM Todd and the flavours and ingredients firm says the deal has borne fruit on several levels – including allowing it to tap into new consumer flavour trends.

Jacob de Lichtenberg, head of Aktiefokus China

INDUSTRY VOICES: HEAD OF AKTIEFOKUS CHINA, JACOB DE LICHTENBERG

Tsingtao scales up beer operations in China’s bustling Henan province

By Jacob de Lichtenberg

In this guest article, Jacob de Lichtenberg, head of Aktiefokus China, gives BeverageDaily.com readers the lowdown on Tsingtao Brewery’s plans to build a brewery in Henan province, where beer production is booming.

Damaged packaging is massive consumer turn-off

Damaged packaging is massive consumer turn-off

By Rod Addy

Damaged packaging hugely deters consumers from buying products at full price and often puts them off purchasing them at all, according to fresh UK research from Canadean.

Exports and overseas growth drive Volac profits

NEWS IN BRIEF

Exports and overseas growth drive Volac profits

By Mark Astley

Dairy nutrition firm Volac has reported an operating profit increase of nearly 40% for the year ending February 2012, citing the impact of increased exports and improved profits from overseas operations.

Krones’ CombiCube F offers ‘big advantages’ to craft brewers

LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR: BRAU BEVIALE 2012

Krones’ CombiCube F offers ‘big advantages’ to craft brewers

By Mark Astley

The CombiCube F modular filtration system offers craft brewers ‘big advantages’ in terms of engineering and cost, Krones’ Ralph Schneid told BeverageDaily.com and FoodProductionDaily.com at Brau Beviale.

Ben Bouckley caught up with Julian Claudin from Cermex at Pack Expo in Chicago

DISPATCHES FROM PACK EXPO 2012, CHICAGO

Honeycombed pack innovation 'stays in America' – Cermex

By Ben Bouckley

Despite significant savings on secondary packaging, energy use and better shelf standout, Cermex tells BeverageDaily.com that principal demand for its novel solution for collating large numbers of products onto shrink wraps stays firmly in America.

Nestlé eyes big food industry opportunities in Africa

Nestlé eyes big food industry opportunities in Africa

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

Nestlé has identified Africa as one of the biggest areas of opportunity for the food industry in the next ten to twenty years – both within the continent and for European food makers, according to Dr Serigne Diop, director of Nestlé’s R&D centre in...

FoodProductionDaily.com hits Emballage 2012

Dispatches from Emballage 2012

FoodProductionDaily.com hits Emballage 2012

By Rod Addy

FoodProductionDaily reports on some of sights of this year's Emballage packaging materials and technology trade show in Paris, which drew to a close yesterday.

Kiwis drinking more cider, but less beer

Drinks

Kiwis drinking more cider, but less beer

By Ankush Chibber

Cider is the rising star of New Zealand’s alcoholic beverages market even as consumption of beer in the country is showing a steady decline, said a top official from Lion, the Australasian food and beverage major.

PepsiCo brands responds to controversial sports performance study

Gatorade responds to July article on controversial scientific study

Gatorade and bananas: Comparing apples and pears?

By Ben Bouckley

PepsiCo brand Gatorade tells BeverageDaily.com that a direct comparison between the drink and bananas should not be made, after a recent US study concluded that the fruit was as effective in promoting sports performance.

Top brands favor bag-in-box dispensing savings – Xylem

LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR: BRAU BEVIALE 2012

Top brands favor bag-in-box dispensing savings – Xylem

By Ben Bouckley

Peter Wright from beverage dispensing expert Xylem tells Ben Bouckley at Brau Beviale why leading wine and beer brand owners such as Diageo increasingly favor on premise bag-in-box dispensing.

Rexam packaging innovations ‘add value’ to consumer experience

LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR: BRAU BEVIALE 2012

Rexam packaging innovations ‘add value’ to consumer experience

By Mark Astley

Innovative packaging features – such as thermo- and light-sensitive inks – are essential to 'add value' to the consumer experience of a beverage brand, packaging giant Rexam told BeverageDaily.com and FoodProductionDaily.com.

DS Smith expands bag in box capabilities

Dispatches from Emballage 2012

DS Smith showcases bag in box innovation

By Rod Addy

DS Smith Packaging has launched a new form, fill and seal machine, which enables liquid food, dairy and beverage manufacturers to handle a wider range of bag-in-box applications and designs.

UK food park continues development

UK food park continues development

By Rod Addy

The UK's Southglade food park is expanding further thanks to a fresh injection of cash from a local council, despite the current challenging economic environment.

From chai to latte: India’s new coffee culture

State of the industry

From chai to latte: India’s new coffee culture

By RJ Whitehead

Coffee culture in India is flourishing thanks to the efforts of a few specialist coffee chains and the instant coffee players, says a new report from Rabobank. 

Long-awaited specialist foods provisions set for EU lawbooks

PARNUTS update: Specialist foods reforms due for EU lawbooks

By Shane Starling

Revision of the laws governing specialist food products like sports foods, infant foods and gluten-free foods is set for a final vote in the European Parliament in December or January, 2013, with the leading industry group broadly welcoming the passage.

SIPA's 100% PET water cooler bottle

Dispatches from Emballage 2012

SIPA presses ahead with greener packaging

By Rod Addy

Plastics firm SIPA is making headway with greener packaging initiatives such as lightweighting and increased recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) content, according to the company’s packaging innovation director Laurent Sigler.

The new SIPA water cooler bottle

SIPA ditches BPA in water cooler bottles

By Rod Addy

Plastics firm SIPA has replaced its polycarbonate (PC) water cooler bottle, which contains the controversial compound Bisphenol A (BPA), with a 100% polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recyclable version.