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Ball shows off digital can printing technology

Ball shows off digital can printing technology

John Reed

Product Commercial Manager - Ball Packaging Europe

Digital printing may have taken longer to be applied to cans than it did to paper but Ball Packaging Europe claims that it is no less revolutionary.

Published: 15-Dec-2010

Euromonitor analyst uncovers key beverage packaging trends

Euromonitor analyst uncovers key beverage packaging trends

Karine Dussimon

Packaging Research Analyst - Euromonitor

New drinking occasions, smoking bans, and the popularity of RTD tea in Asia are among the trends driving beverage packaging innovation discussed with Euromonitor analyst Karine Dussimon.

Published: 09-Dec-2010

Packaging lobbyist warns that green policy divisions in Europe could damage trade

Packaging lobbyist warns that green policy divisions in Europe could damage trade

Julian Carroll

Managing Director - European Organisation for Packaging and the Environment (Europen)

European policy makers need to be aware that taking conflicting approaches on sustainability could affect the free flow of packaged goods, according to the managing director of Europen.

Published: 08-Dec-2010

RFID optimising supply chain efficiency, claims VLB Berlin

RFID optimising supply chain efficiency, claims VLB Berlin

Ingo Pankoke

Scientific Engineer - VLB Berlin

At Brau Beviale earlier this month, BeverageDaily.com spoke to Ingo Pankoke, scientific engineer at the German research institute VLB Berlin, about how the application of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in the brewing industry can optimise supply chain efficiency despite the considerable investment involved.

Published: 30-Nov-2010

Stretchable paper could revolutionise thermoformed packaging

Stretchable paper could revolutionise thermoformed packaging

Armin van Overbeek

Sales and Marketing Director - Billerud

A new stretchable paper may signal the beginning of the end for thermoform plastic trays, Billerud told FoodProductionDaily.com at the Emballage show in Paris last week.

Published: 29-Nov-2010

PET packaging for beer set to take off, predicts Sidel

PET packaging for beer set to take off, predicts Sidel

Further growth is expected for PET packaging in the beer sector, predicted Sidel when BeverageDaily.com caught up with company’s executive VP of engineering and material handling, Marc Aury, at Brau Beviale earlier this month.

Published: 23-Nov-2010

Ziemann upbeat about 2011 with canning and bottling line projects underway

Ziemann upbeat about 2011 with canning and bottling line projects underway

Jürgen Kübrich

Director Filling Solutions - Ziemann

Ziemann notes strong market recovery as it reports the successful execution of several canning and bottling line projects in 2010 that were secured following the acquisition of BMS last year.

Published: 18-Nov-2010

Barth-Haas launches hops academy and R&D group

Barth-Haas launches hops academy and R&D group

Thomas Raiser

Sales Director - Jon. Barth & Sohn

The Barth-Haas Group has launched a new R&D business to work on hop innovation and an academy to educate brewers about hops.

Published: 17-Nov-2010

Rexam defends green credentials of beverage can

Rexam defends green credentials of beverage can

John Revess

VP marketing and environmental affairs - Rexam Beverage Can Europe

Talking from the Brau Beviale trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany, Rexam executive John Revess outlined the lobbying and marketing work needed to improve the environmental image of the beverage can.

Published: 15-Nov-2010

DSM launches new enzyme solution for barley brewing

DSM launches new enzyme solution for barley brewing

Jeroen van Roon

Beer Product Manager - DSM Food Specialties

DSM Food Specialties has launched a new enzyme solution called Brewers Compass that allows brewers to produce up to 100 per cent barley beers.

Published: 15-Nov-2010

KHS shines a light on simplified bottle inspection system

KHS shines a light on simplified bottle inspection system

Jűrgen Herrmann

Manager of inspection technology - KHS

One light source within a bottle inspection system instead of two or three means considerably easier cleaning – especially when the machine has a built-in water shower.

Published: 12-Nov-2010

Biofilm busting enzyme boosts plant hygiene

Biofilm busting enzyme boosts plant hygiene

Olivier Fain

Biofilm business manager - Realco

FoodProductionDaily.com caught up with Realco at the recent IPA trade show in Paris to discuss biofilms and the company’s breakthrough in tackling these slime layers that pose a constant contamination threat for food processors.

Published: 08-Nov-2010

Minister notes hike in French food processing equipment exports

Minister notes hike in French food processing equipment exports

Christian Estrosi

Minister for Industry - French Government

French Minister for Industry Christian Estrosi gave an exclusive interview to FoodProductionDaily.com at the recent food processing trade show, IPA, in Paris

Published: 03-Nov-2010

Stevia pioneer recounts first encounter

Stevia pioneer recounts first encounter

Jim May

Founder and President - SweetLeaf

Jim May of SweetLeaf tells how he came across the sweet leaves from Paraguay almost three decades before they captured the imagination of the mainstream food industry.

Published: 05-Aug-2010

Novozymes explores power and potential of enzymes in brewing

Novozymes explores power and potential of enzymes in brewing

Patrick G. Patterson, managing director, Novozymes Switzerland

Soren Lund, marketing manager beverages, Novozymes, - Stefan Kreisz, science manager, Novozymes

Leading figures at Novozymes explain why enzymes can be useful in brewing and how they can even enable brewers to skip the malting process altogether.

Published: 03-Mar-2010

Seasonal Video Greetings From Decision News Media

Seasonal Video Greetings From Decision News Media

Welcome to this seasonal holiday video from Decision News Media.As we prepare to celebrate our tenth anniversary next year and first year as part of William Reed Business Media, we present 10 fun number facts about our company. And, later this week, the holidays begin.

Published: 22-Dec-2009

Eyeing European sucralose success

Eyeing European sucralose success

Leo Hokke

European CEO - JK Sucralose

Head of JK Sucralose in Europe Leo Hokke talks to FoodNavigator.com about growth of the European sucralose market and why he thinks it is more appealing than other sweeteners for consumers and manufacturers.

Published: 03-Dec-2009

The FoodNavigator team's take on IFT 2009

The FoodNavigator team's take on IFT 2009

Last month, major industry players got together in Anaheim, California for this year's IFT trade show - and the FoodNavigator team was there to cover all the latest developments.

Published: 07-Jul-2009

BeverageDaily.com joins William Reed Business Media

Don’t miss this video interview with Robert Marr, chief operating officer of William Reed Business Media which recently acquired Decision News Media, publisher of BeverageDaily.com.

Published: 03-Jun-2009

Round table: The growth of nanotech

Round table: The growth of nanotech

Kathy Groves (Leatherhead), Alan Smith (Consultant)

Food and nutrition is a 'hot spot' for nanotechnology, experts have said. Stephen Daniells talks to two such experts and asks where the developments are, could it really lead to a removal colours from foods, and is nanotech really like GM?

Published: 26-May-2009

Are cranberry PACs all they are cracked up to be?

Are cranberry PACs all they are cracked up to be?

Mathieu Besnard, health and cosmetics market director, Diana Naturals; Julie Rosenborg, business development manager, Lallemand Health Ingredients; Herve Gasnier, research and development manager, Ingredia Nutritional

In a NutraIngredients.com round table discussion, three leading cranberry suppliers discuss the merits of proanthocyanidins (PACs) in benefiting urinary tract infections(UTIs).

Published: 15-May-2009

Time for an EU health claims rethink

Time for an EU health claims rethink

Bas van Buijtenen (DSM), Nigel Baldwin (Cantox)

In a NutraIngredients.com round table discussion, DSM’s Bas van Buijtenen expresses widespread industry concern with the EU nutrition and health claims process, while Cantox’s Nigel Baldwin tells us what we should expect from next month’s meeting with EFSA.

Published: 14-May-2009

New aseptic package aims to meet lightweighting trend

New aseptic package aims to meet lightweighting trend

FoodProductionDaily.com caught up with Sweden-based manufacturer Ecolean as it unveiled its new lightweight aseptic packaging system for liquid food products in Cologne.

Published: 19-Mar-2009

Video season's greetings from Decision News Media

Video season's greetings from Decision News Media

The Decision News Media team would like to bring you its seasonal greetings in person and show you around the offices.

Published: 22-Dec-2008

Ingredients innovations provide new routes for beverages

Ingredients innovations provide new routes for beverages

Henry Dixon

Commercial director - BDB

Henry Dixon, commercial director at BDB, underlines the challenge of taste, texture and affordability in the formulation of health and wellness products.

Published: 13-Nov-2007

Spotlight

Major rPET supplier sued by Coke cuts production in hunt for buyer

Major rPET supplier sued by Coke cuts production in hunt for buyer

After being sued by the beverage giant, Coca-Cola PET supplier Pure Tech Plastics has slowed down production...

Study links coffee drinking to lower ‘risk of death’

Study links coffee drinking to lower ‘risk of death’

Coffee drinking has an inverse association with mortality, according to the results of a large-scale associational study...

US firm brushes off Yerba Mate beverage 'bitterness' claims, hopes for sparkling growth

US firm brushes off Yerba Mate beverage 'bitterness' claims, hopes for sparkling growth

US firm Guayaki has launched a sparkling-based beverage containing natural stimulant Yerba Mate in Rexam sleek cans...

Diageo 'delight' at UK success for Nigerian sorghum-based Guinness

Diageo 'delight' at UK success for Nigerian sorghum-based Guinness

Diageo has told BeverageDaily.com it is 'delighted' by the export success of its African sorghum-based beers in...

Russian vodka market faces ‘systemic problem’: analyst

Russian vodka market faces ‘systemic problem’: analyst

The Russian vodka market faces a systemic problem with rapid initial growth amongst brands offset by declines...

'More likely' PepsiCo split could see beverages or snacks arms sold - analysts

'More likely' PepsiCo split could see beverages or snacks arms sold - analysts

Leading US analysts believe that major shareholders are pushing for a PepsiCo split that could happen sooner...