Filling & Packaging Equipment & Systems

Firm gets warning letter for straddling beverage/liquid supplement divide

22-Jan-2015 By Hank Schultz

A recent FDA warning letter to a New York company points again to the danger of mixing metaphors when positioning a product as either a beverage or a liquid dietary supplement.

PATENT WATCH

Mars functional beverage capsule patent application hints at new single-serve trend?

22-Jan-2015 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Mars recently applied to patent a special single-serve beverage capsule it said would give more consistent dosing and less wastage of functional ingredients – from flavonoids and vitamins to minerals, antioxidants.

NESPRESSO 'CONFIDENT' IT HAS NOT INFRINGED PATENT

Coffee capsule maker sues Nestlé Nespresso for €150m

19-Jan-2015 By Ben BOUCKLEY

A manufacturer of third-party capsules designed to work on Nestlé’s Nespresso coffee machines today sued the firm for €150m in a French court claiming patent infringement and damages.

Aseptic packaging systems trump hot fill for environmental impact

14-Jan-2015 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Aseptic Packaging systems generally have a lower environmental impact than hot fill systems – mainly due to the latter’s use of heavier PET bottles.

Keurig Green Mountain teams up with Dr Pepper on Keurig Cold

07-Jan-2015 By Elaine Watson

Keurig Green Mountain and Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) have struck a deal to develop products for the hotly-anticipated Keurig Cold at-home beverage system, following Keurig’s 2014 deal to work with Coca-Cola on the Cold platform.

‘We try to be one of them’: Tetra Pak exec discusses drive for vital shopper insight

02-Dec-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Tetra Pak is a B2B company but it invests above the curve in shopper and consumer insights, and Michela Vallalta, the company’s director of consumer intelligence, tells BeverageDaily.com why.

KNOW AN INDUSTRY VISIONARY? NOMINATE THEM NOW!

Celebrating Beverage Brilliance! Personality of the Year 2014 open for entries

01-Dec-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

The global beverage sector is thriving - driven by dynamic and creative individuals around the world. But do you or a colleague have what it takes to be recognized by your industry peers?

MONTHER T. AL HARTHI, CEO, CHATS WITH BEVERAGEDAILY.COM

Saudi Arabia beverage giant Al Rabie reveals global growth ambition

27-Nov-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

The CEO of Saudi Arabian food and beverage giant Al Rabie Saudi Foods tells BeverageDaily.com that the company is keen to expand beyond its powerbase in MENA to the Europe and the US.

PACK EXPO 2014: FOCUS ON...BEER FILLING TECHNOLOGY

Whistle-stop stand tour: KHS USA at Pack Expo 2014

18-Nov-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Gary Maus, VP of sales and marketing at KHS USA talks us through the company’s filling technology on show at Pack Expo 2014, and claims the Innofill Glass Micro filler has set an industry ‘gold standard’ among craft brewers.

KHS CEO reveals first digital direct PET printing machine beverage sale

13-Nov-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

KHS CEO Matthias Niemeyer says the company’s digital direct printing system is ideal for technology driven co-packers as the company predicts the first PET beverage bottles made using its technology will appear on store shelves in autumn/winter 2015.

Action in Images! Show floor at Brau Beviale 2014

12-Nov-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Can't make it to Brau Beviale this year? Here's a taste of the action with innovations and news form KHS, GEA, SACMI and WILD Flavors.

PACK EXPO 2014: LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR

‘Pouch slouch’, premium appeal and poor quality glass: PMMI 2014 Beverage Packaging report

10-Nov-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

In this exclusive video shot at Pack Expo in Chicago we canter through PMMI’s 2014 Beverage Packaging Market Assessment – exploring slow growth for pouches, concerns about glass supply quality and the importance of strong relations with retailers.

EXCLUSIVE GALLERY: LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR

Pack Expo 2014 in Pictures: 10 Snapshots from the Windy City!

05-Nov-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Didn't make it to Pack Expo in Chicago this week? Get a taster of the action with our exclusive gallery, which takes in technology and trends from processing and packaging companies as diverse as Graphic Packaging, Krones and Avure.

PACK EXPO 2014, CHICAGO

‘Bottle down!’ Gebo Cermex debuts robotic removal system

05-Nov-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Gebo Cermex has launched a robotic removal system for fallen bottles at Pack Expo that it claims stop line disruption caused by increasingly unstable, lightweight primary packaging.

PACK EXPO 2014: PODCAST WITH BRIAN KENNELL, TETRA PAK

Functional fancy…Tetra Pak US CEO targets high-value beverage growth

05-Nov-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Tetra Pak’s new CEO and president for USA and Canada tells BeverageDaily.com that the firm sees rich regional growth potential in added-value functional beverages.

Bosch cuts valve size to beat coffee bag bloat, drive cost savings

03-Nov-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Bosch has launched a smaller-sized version of its external valve to protect coffee in soft bags or cans and cut material, storage and transport costs.

Jumps from B to A rating in Carbon Disclosure Project

Coca-Cola HBC to rebrand its cold drink equipment in 2015

03-Nov-2014 By Jenny Eagle

HFC-free coolers, investing €3m in energy saving programmes, such as installing LED lighting across plants in nine countries and expanding the Russian sugar beet industry, to avoid sugar imports, are some of the initiatives Coca-Cola Hellenic (HBC) put...

'530,000 people work for Tesco...it's like selling into Luxembourg': Paul Earnshaw

‘Packaging is a Cinderella discipline’: Tesco packaging manager

20-Oct-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Tesco packaging manager Paul Earnshaw insists the retailer is keen to banish the perception that packaging is a Cinderella discipline given its importance in the overall consumer ‘brand experience’.

Advances in Beverage Filling Technology 2014: Special Newsletter

17-Oct-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

We hope you enjoy today's special edition newsletter, which groups together four articles on beverage filling technology advances and trends, where investing in the right machinery is vital to win that competitive edge by supplying customers with...

Luca Bernazzoli, sales director, SACMI Filling

SACMI keen to penetrate ‘very attractive’ beer filling market

17-Oct-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Luca Bernazzoli from SACMI tells BeverageDaily.com that flexibility is the key trend in beverage filling, while the company is keen to penetrate a ‘very attractive’ beer market.

INDUSTRY VOICES: INDIAN BEVERAGE FILLING INSIGHTS

‘Technology transfer cost’ hinders aseptic filling uptake in India

17-Oct-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

An experienced engineering project manager who has completed projects for the likes of PepsiCo and Coca-Cola tells us that technology transfer costs are to blame for slow Indian uptake of aseptic filling.

CASE STUDY: BREWER FOCUSES ON LOW OXYGEN PICKUP & HYGEINE

Bavarian brewer Acrobrau boosts beer ‘taste stability’ with new Krones filler

17-Oct-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Bavarian family brewer Acrobrau has installed a new filler from Krones, and brewery director Holger Fichtel explains how the equipment minimizes oxygen values and stabilizes beer taste.

INTERVIEW WITH MOSHY COHEN: VP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING

RC Cola International: 'Our bottlers must balance flexibility with cost efficiency'

17-Oct-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Royal Crown Cola International (RCCI) caused a stir in 2013 when it launched stevia-sweetened RC Cola Neo. Here VP for business development and marketing, Moshy Cohen, tells us what the firm looks for in a franchise bottler.

LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR, PPMA, BIRMINGHAM, OCTOBER 2014

‘Robotic interest rockets but UK still trails rest of Europe’: Pacepacker

06-Oct-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Pacepacker Services CEO Dennis Allison says food industry interest in robots has rocketed in the UK this year but warns that the nation lags well behind countries like Germany in using them to gain a competitive edge.

Partnership with 3Dom Filaments marks first step into 3D printing industry

Biome Bioplastics creates biodegradeable plastic with higher 3D print speeds

01-Oct-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Biome Bioplastics has launched Biome3D, a biodegradable plastic made from plant starches for the 3D printing industry.

STEP INSIDE THIS HISTORIC 'TRADITIONAL LAMBIC' BREWERY

See inside a Belgian Lambic Brewery: Touring Brasserie Cantillon

08-Sep-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

During a recent trip to Brussels BeverageDaily.com stepped inside Anderlecht's historic Lambic beer brewery, Brasserie Cantillon. Join us on an interactive tour!

Edible food packaging, funny designs and unexpected materials

Tetra Pak: 5 Global Emerging Trends

01-Sep-2014 By Rachel Arthur

Tetra Pak analysts Anna Larsson, Bettina Scatamachia and Kristina de Verdier look at five global emerging trends – and what this means for food packaging. 

INDUSTRY VOICES: LAURENT JARDIN, SIDEL MARKETING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, GREATER MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

Aseptic drinks technology uptake in Nigeria 'only a matter of time’: Sidel executive

08-Aug-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Laurent Jardin from Sidel talks trends ahead of an September 9 meeting with customers in Nigeria, and tells Ben Bouckley that Africa’s largest city Lagos is a beverage ‘trendsetter’.

KHS launches Innoket 360 Duo roll-fed labeler

06-Aug-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

KHS has launched a roll-fed labeling machine with two labeling stations and a capacity of up to 60,000 non-returnable PET bottles per hour.

Harrogate Water Brands boosts jobs

01-Aug-2014 By Nicholas Robinson

Nearly 30 new jobs will be created at Harrogate Water Brands, following the opening of a new £6M bottling line.

GEA creates European powder filling and systems business unit

30-Jul-2014 By Mark ASTLEY

GEA has drafted in Chr. Hansen executive Christian Rolf Jacobsen to head up its new Powder Systems Europe business unit.

RGHL confirms 'approach' to buy SIG Combibloc: $5bn price tag rumored

29-Jul-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Reynolds Group says it will perform a strategic review of the world’s second-largest carton producer SIG Combibloc after an approach by an unnamed suitor looking to buy the business.

Krones will slash Italian jobs to ensure site’s ‘long-term future’

24-Jul-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Krones said today that it will scrap packaging and palletising operations at its subsidiary Kosme, which specializes in smaller-sized filling and labelling machines for small bottlers and SMEs.

Steve Hills, European contract manufacturing director, reveals ambitious six-year plan

‘Agile capital-light innovation’: PepsiCo Europe targets 600% growth in contract manufacturing

15-Jul-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

PepsiCo Europe says it plans to grow the size of its contract manufacturing business six-fold in as many years to accelerate food and beverage innovation and boost productivity.

INDUSTRY VOICES: ADOMAS PRANEVICIUS, MYDRINK BEVERAGES/DRINKPRENEUR

Bottling that blockbuster beverage: How to choose the right contract manufacturer

15-Jul-2014 By Adomas Pranevicius

Adomas Pranevicius, general manager of MyDrink Beverages tells BeverageDaily.com readers how to choose the right contract manufacturer for their product – and why it's vital to assess everything from capabilities to communications and returns policies.

BEVERAGEDAILY.COM: ENTREPRENEUR'S EDITION

SME Bottling seeks funding to help bottle smaller-scale brands

11-Jul-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

SME Bottling is attempting to raise £530,000 to install equipment to contract manufacture soft drinks on a small scale for startup brands – claiming there is a clear gap in the market.

KHS launches world’s lightest 500ml PET bottle for CSDs

10-Jul-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

KHS claims to have developed the world’s lightest 500ml PET bottle for highly carbonated beverages with a screw cap weighing 10.9g, and says the package can unlock savings of $270,000 a year.

Delete Candy Crush...Get KHS Everywhere on your smartphone!

03-Jul-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

KHS has launched an Apple iPhone app that allows users to monitor the performance of their filling and packaging lines from anywhere in the world.

CCE’s £13M Wakefield investment to boost economy

25-Jun-2014 By Laurence Gibbons

Coca-Cola Enterprises’ (CCE’s) planned £13M bottle production line at its Wakefield facility could help Yorkshire attract global investment and boost the UK economy, according to prime minister David Cameron.

Refres Now makes 'huge investment' in largest ever Sidel CSD filler

18-Jun-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Sidel says its installation of the biggest Combi line ever for filling carbonates has led to Argentinian customer Refres Now viewing it as its strategic bottling partner.

Forbes names Krones one of Europe's Top 50 trustworthy companies

16-Jun-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Krones is celebrating after US business publication Forbes named it among Western Europe's 50 most trustworthy companies.

Tetra Pak: ‘We can’t sit back and say there will always be paper available’

06-Jun-2014 By Rachel Arthur

Food and packaging businesses need to look beyond their own factories and work to improve sustainability across all parts of the supply chain, according to Tetra Pak. 

SNAP COMMENT

Scaled-down Pepsi Spire could hit heights in US homes

30-May-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Pepsi first digital fountain that offers up to 1,000+ beverage combinations looks great and we think a scaled-down version could add verve to the US home.

Ball expands Coca-Cola Pinya line in Southeast Asia

21-May-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Ball Corporation will build a one-line beverage can manufacturing plant in Myanmar for Coca-Cola Pinya drinks and several other regional and multi-national customers.

INDUSTRY VOICES: VEZIO BERNARDI, SACMI GENERAL BEVERAGE MANAGER

‘Our bespoke cap printing machine can change beverage marketing’: SACMI

20-May-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

SACMI insists its machine to produce limited run bespoke plastic beverage caps via digital direct printing will change the way brands can market products.

INTERPACK 2014: LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR

GEA Procomac trials breakthrough White & Safe milk bottle in Italy

14-May-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Paolo Ventrelli from GEA Procomac tells us that the firm’s White & Safe bottle now on trial in Italy will overcome light barrier problems that have hampered PET uptake in ESL/UHT white milk.

Soft drinks growth drives Coke system investment in Nigeria

14-May-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Robust volume and value sales growth for soft drinks in Nigeria has led Coca-Cola Hellenic (CCE) to invest in a 42,000 bottle/hour Sidel line for PET bottles.

Interpack in Pictures: The BeverageDaily.com Top 10

12-May-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

We turn shoe leather into snaps, with this synopsis of Interpack 2014 in pictures, framed by a beverage angle!

INTERPACK 2014: DUSSELDORF,GERMANY (MAY 8-14)

‘Packaging is necessary…Packaging is not bad!’ Interpack show director

12-May-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

In this video shot at the show – May 8-14 in Dusseldorf, Germany – Jablonowski explains that it features 2,700 exhibitors across industries as...

Alfa-Laval promises lightning bag-in-box changeovers

28-Apr-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Alfa-Laval’s will unveil its HS-LA bag-in-box beverage filler at Interpack 2014 and claims the machine is faster than any rival in terms of cap and volume changeover times.