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Happy holidays from William Reed Business Media!

Happy holidays from William Reed Business Media!

The working year is almost done, time to pause from ‘the business’ and embrace the festive season…go on, give it a big hug. Happy holidays!

Published: 19-Dec-2012

Octal on track with four-stage growth plan

Octal on track with four-stage growth plan

Octal is targeting new markets and geographies in what the firm described as a “well-planned four phase approach”.

Published: 10-Dec-2012

Tetra Pak researches processing methods to tap ‘explosive’ coconut water trend

Tetra Pak researches processing methods to tap ‘explosive’ coconut water trend

Kit Lai, director of Tetra Pak’s Soya- and Coconut Knowledge Centers, discusses the global growth of coconut water and soya milks as categories, and the firm's latest formulation and processing innovations.

Published: 07-Dec-2012

Avure targets all-round HPP services

Avure targets all-round HPP services

Bringing a successful high pressure processing (HPP) product to market is much more than just buying a piece of equipment, according to Avure.

Published: 07-Dec-2012

APPE targets innovation in tough times

APPE targets innovation in tough times

Innovation is allowing APPE to push through tough European economic times, according to the firm.

Published: 06-Dec-2012

Pull tab is alternative to traditional straw punch-through pouches, says Ampac

Pull tab is alternative to traditional straw punch-through pouches, says Ampac

Ampac said their Pull Tab opening device minimises potential spillage for non-carbonated beverages.    

Published: 05-Dec-2012

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

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

Ralph Schneid

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.

Published: 27-Nov-2012

Honeycombed pack innovation 'stays in America' – Cermex

Honeycombed pack innovation 'stays in America' – Cermex

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.

Published: 26-Nov-2012

Rexam packaging innovations ‘add value’ to consumer experience

Rexam packaging innovations ‘add value’ to consumer experience

Marianne Freund & Kym Hamer

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.

Published: 22-Nov-2012

Labelling development geared towards ‘individual requirements’ - KHS

Labelling development geared towards ‘individual requirements’ - KHS

Michael Zwilling

Head of Processing Projects - KHS

Michael Zwilling – head of processing projects at KHS - spoke with reporter Mark Astley at Brau Beviale 2012 in Nuremberg about the company’s new, platform-based labelling system – the Innoket Neo.

Published: 21-Nov-2012

GEA TDS technology promises ‘drastic’ beverage deaeration savings

GEA TDS technology promises ‘drastic’ beverage deaeration savings

GEA TDS tells BeverageDaily.com that its new beverage deaeration technology for beverages and milks can help manufacturers achieve ‘drastic savings’ in terms of steam, water, energy and thus money.

Published: 21-Nov-2012

‘Naturalness’ trend driving unfiltered beer mix demand – Wild

‘Naturalness’ trend driving unfiltered beer mix demand – Wild

Sandra Hüllmann

Director of Business Development and Strategic Planning - Wild

Growing consumer “naturalness” trend has resulted in a shift in demand from filtered to unfiltered beer mix drinks, ingredients giant Wild told Ben Bouckley.

Published: 20-Nov-2012

Beverage industry deep dive: Interview with Brau Beviale show managers

Beverage industry deep dive: Interview with Brau Beviale show managers

Rolf Keller and Andrea Kalrait from Nürnberg Messe talk to Ben Bouckley about the key themes of Brau Beviale 2012, live from the show floor.

Published: 16-Nov-2012

Krones plans 2013 launch of heat-set Contiform blow molder

Krones plans 2013 launch of heat-set Contiform blow molder

Krones tells BeverageDaily.com that it plans to launch a heat-set version of its Contiform 3 stretch blow molder onto the market in 2013, as it revealed runaway sales since the machine's initial 2011 launch.

Published: 08-Nov-2012

Dow Chemical pinpoints packaging trends

Demand for flexible packaging, consumer convenience and food preservation are the main trends in packaging development exhibited by customers, according to Dow Chemical.

Published: 08-Nov-2012

Saint-Gobain tackles phthalate fears

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has responded to perceived health risks surrounding phthalate use in the food and drink industry with the launch of Tygon S3 pthalate-free flexible tubing.

Published: 07-Nov-2012

Breakthrough CIP cleaning tech ‘more progressive than prog rock’: Radical Waters

Breakthrough CIP cleaning tech ‘more progressive than prog rock’: Radical Waters

Carla Fiford, of Radical Waters, tells Ben Bouckley at InterBev 2012 why Electro Chemical Activation (ECA) is a ‘breakthrough’ cleaning technology that brings beverage bottlers cost and sustainability benefits.

Published: 07-Nov-2012

‘Revolutionary’ aseptic spout for drinks pouches suits ‘on the go’ consumers – IPN

‘Revolutionary’ aseptic spout for drinks pouches suits ‘on the go’ consumers – IPN

Luis De La Mora from Innovative Packaging Network (IPN) tells Ben Bouckley why he believes his firm’s new ‘non spill’ aseptic spout for beverage pouches, Clean Valve, can help the format steal share from cans, cartons and PET bottles.

Published: 07-Nov-2012

'Don’t just say ‘Please Recycle’!' expert urges US beverage brands

'Don’t just say ‘Please Recycle’!' expert urges US beverage brands

Recycling expert Sandra Keil from Earth911 insists that brands need to change unhelpful standardized recycling messages on cans, PET, HDPE and glass containers that simply serve to confuse local consumers.

Published: 06-Nov-2012

The art of soft drinks: Euromonitor charts world consumption trends

The art of soft drinks: Euromonitor charts world consumption trends

Speaking to BeverageDaily.com at InterBev in Las Vegas, Euromonitor International analysts Claire Moulin and Jonas Feliciano characterize the world’s shifting taste in soft drinks in art history terms.

Published: 05-Nov-2012

NürnbergMesse will follow Brau Beviale blueprint with InterBev

NürnbergMesse will follow Brau Beviale blueprint with InterBev

Dirk Ebener, CEO and MD of NürnbergMesse North America, tells BeverageDaily.com how satisfied he was with his firm’s first InterBev, after it bought the show from the ABA last September.

Published: 02-Nov-2012

'Unique' bottle dosing and dispensing cap boosts brand visibility: Tap the Cap

'Unique' bottle dosing and dispensing cap boosts brand visibility: Tap the Cap

Tap The Cap is a universal dosing and dispensing cap pre-filled with powder that offers firms a branding platform, since consumers can use it to 'enhance' their favorite bottled water in numerous ways, the system's founder and co-inventor, Chris Simonian, tells Ben Bouckley in Vegas.

Published: 24-Oct-2012

'Jackpot justice' legal claims: Firewall strategies for beverage brands

Renowned attorney Justin Prochnow talks to Ben Bouckley in Las Vegas about the threat class actions pose to beverage brands, from 'all natural' cases to a new wave of flavor characterization claims, and firewall strategies firms can use to scupper that potential multi-million dollar shakedown...

Published: 23-Oct-2012

Coca-Cola bites into EU-backed obesity project

Coca-Cola bites into EU-backed obesity project

Michele Kellerhals, PhD,

R&D director in Functional Ingredients - Coca-Cola Europe

What is the world's biggest carbonated beverage company doing in a European Union satiety research project? Why, collaborating to battle obesity of course…

Published: 06-Jun-2012

Krones spots new Asian horizons in teas blended with fruit juices and milks

Krones spots new Asian horizons in teas blended with fruit juices and milks

In this exclusive video shot at Anuga FoodTec 2012, Hans Hiendl from Krones explained the principles behind the firm's Twin-Flow concept launch to BeverageDaily.com, and identified an interesting new Asian mixed-drinks trend.

Published: 20-Apr-2012