Processing Equipment & Systems, Automation, Control

US breweries tackle climate change by keeping operations local

13-Feb-2020 By Beth Newhart

Wolf’s Ridge Brewing in Ohio has been setting a sustainability precedent for independent craft beer brands. Managing waste through composting has been their biggest success and advice to their fellow brewers.

Beyond cold brew: Can nitro-infusion add a new dimension to teas, wines and kombuchas?

27-Jan-2020 By Beth Newhart

Nitro-infusion is commonly associated with the cold brew coffee category: but Enhanced Beverage Solutions (EBS) sees potential for the trend to thrive in other categories such as tea, wine and cocktails.

Tetra Pak & Mirakl launch Virtual Marketplace 'to change the way buyers and sellers operate'

22-Jan-2020 By Jenny Eagle

Tetra Pak has partnered with Mirakl to launch a food and beverage Virtual Marketplace, claiming it makes it easier to purchase products and will ‘change how buyers and sellers operate’.

White Claw to sponsor SXSW festival and erect $250m facility in Arizona

16-Jan-2020 By Beth Newhart

Following the summer of hard seltzers in 2019, White Claw’s popularity is expanding in 2020. It announced plans for a new facility to keep up with demand for the drink, and the brand will sponsor one of the biggest American festivals of the year.

Tetra Pak launches virtual reality platform pilot project with Hexagon

08-Jan-2020 By Jenny Eagle

Tetra Pak has partnered with Hexagon’s PPM Division to enhance its Smart Solutions Platform, with the first pilot project underway in Lund, Sweden, and a global rollout to start this year.

World's first carbon-negative vodka says the spirits sector is 'ripe for disruption'

06-Dec-2019 By Beth Newhart

A US start-up has created vodka quite literally from thin air – using solar power to convert carbon from the air and convert it into alcohol. It’s now working with NASA to look at other opportunities for capturing carbon.

The ‘Keurig for cocktails’ teams up with big brands for personalized signature drinks

06-Dec-2019 By Beth Newhart

A new partnership with spirits and wine company Brown-Forman will bring classic liquors like Jack Daniels, Herradura and Chambord to the Drinkworks pod system in 2020, furthering at-home cocktail personalization.

Heineken partners with KHS to open one of the largest breweries in Mexico

20-Nov-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Heineken has partnered wtih KHS to open one of the largest breweries in Mexico setting a gold standard for ecological and economic sustainability.

Agropolis Int throws spotlight on pesticide use, climate change & biodiversity in wine

29-Oct-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Pesticide use, the frequent location of vineyards around cities and the potential risk of climate change are all having an impact on wine, according to Agropolis International.

ABB prepares for future electricity distribution with NeoGear

23-Oct-2019 By Jenny Eagle

ABB Distribution Solutions has redesigned its low-voltage switchgear to launch NeoGear across Europe in 2020, following trials in Switzerland and China.

Snapchill cools coffee in seconds, maintains freshness

19-Aug-2019 By Beth Newhart

Massachusetts-based Elemental Beverage has perfected its Snapchill technology, the ability to cool drinks from 140ºF to 40ºF in 60 seconds. They have sights set on cafes, restaurants and eventually the at-home brewer.

Flow alkaline water expands with US spring

19-Aug-2019 By Beth Newhart

Flow Alkaline Spring Water has started sourcing water in Virginia in the US; it was previously only sourced in Canada.

Teen wins Google Science Fair for extracting microplastics from water

06-Aug-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Teen Fionn Ferreira, 18, from West Cork, Ireland, has won $50k in this year’s Google Science Fair for his project extracting microplastics from water.

Can winemaking go tankless and water-free?

05-Aug-2019 By Beth Newhart

Wineries struggle with massive water waste during production, which is particularly hard on urban-based and small startup winemakers. The self-contained GoFermentor system wants to change that.

Scientists have ‘got it licked’ as artificial tongue detects counterfeit whisky

05-Aug-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Scientists in Scotland have developed an ‘artificial tongue’ that can detect subtle differences between drams of whisky, which can help in the fight against counterfeit beverages.