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Anuga FoodTec 2015 review

Avure: We are working on avenues for HPP not even being thought about today

02-Apr-2015 By Joseph James Whitworth

Avure Technologies is working on new avenues for high pressure processing (HPP) that are ‘not even being thought above today’, according to its CEO.

Coffee power: Nestlé Waters announces Swiss biogas plant – with a little help from Nespresso

02-Apr-2015 By Rachel Arthur

Nestlé Waters will use coffee grounds from Nespresso and Nescafé to produce energy, at a new agricultural biogas facility in Switzerland. 

Nestlé Spain invests €102m in energy efficient Nescafé line to lower resource consumption

27-Mar-2015 By Rachel Arthur

Nestlé Spain will boost production of Nescafé soluble coffee at its factory in Girona by 30%, with an investment of €102m ($110m) on an energy efficient line. 

Coldpress sees HPP potential in dairy and ‘dairy alternative’ drinks

10-Feb-2015 By Ben BOUCKLEY

The MD of pioneering HPP juice brand Coldpress says he sees potential for dairy and dairy alternative drinks manufactured using the technology.

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Turbo Charge Your Liquid Technology: Beverage & Dairy Treatment 2015

29-Jan-2015 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Today's the big day! It's our free-to-access online event on Beverage & Dairy Treatment technology, which will include speakers from big names Zenith, Meiji, LiDestri Food and Beverage and Refresco-Gerber.

Sidel: ‘We disagree China is a country of copycat manufacturers’

27-Jan-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Sidel has defended China when it comes to its reputation for being a ‘copycat nation’ copying manufacturer’s designs and machinery, to sell them to the F&B industry.

Meiji, Refresco Gerber to speak at Beverage and Dairy Treatment 2015

12-Jan-2015 By Mark ASTLEY

Do processing technology suppliers inspire new drink trends? Or are they more reactive? That’s one question experts from Meiji and Refresco Gerber will explore at this month’s free Beverage and Dairy Treatment online event.

SurePure initiates commercial photopurification trials at Indian dairies

18-Dec-2014 By Mark ASTLEY

SurePure has initiated commercial trials of its photopurification technology with "key dairy producers" in India.

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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?

O-I completes €55m factory upgrade in Italy

27-Nov-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Owens-Illinois (O-I) has spent €55m on upgrading its San Polo facility in Italy, to better serve the Italian beer and non-alcoholic beverage markets.

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.

BRAU BEVIALE 2014: LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR

Krones showcases ‘promising’ continuous fermentation system

11-Nov-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Krones and TU Munich are showcasing a development project for continuous fermentation at Brau Beviale that the German company claims shortens beer processing times and saves money and time on cleaning.

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.

Live from Gulfood Manufacturing 2014

Cargill Foods launches commercial operation for METNA

09-Nov-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Cargill Foods has launched a commercial operation for METNA (Middle East, Turkey & North Africa) to operate under one business sector.

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.

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...

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...

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.

HPP validation for chewable juices

13-Oct-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

Harvest Soul's juices have received validation from independent labs that high pressure processing (HPP) protects them against unhealthy bacteria and microorganisms.

UV light tested to kill E.coli in apple juice

25-Sep-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

Inactivation and potential reactivation of E.coli in apple juice has been studied using different ultraviolet (UV) light exposure wavelengths. 

Invisible Sentinel extends distribution for wine-spoilage test

24-Sep-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

Invisible Sentinel's test for wine spoilage is to be distributed by Enartis.

Invisible Sentinel tastes success with assay development

08-Sep-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

Invisible Sentinel is to develop a diagnostic assay to detect beer-spoiling microbes after partnering with a craft brewery.

Anton Paar says Snap with portable alcohol meter

27-Aug-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

Anton Paar has created an alcohol measurement device to check the concentration in microdistilleries.

Speakers include former Unilever product safety director

Top of the agenda: Nonthermal Processing

19-Aug-2014 By Jenny Eagle

The Ohio State University will host the 2014 International Nonthermal Processing Workshop with the theme “Nonthermal Processing Systems for Healthy and Sustainable Foods” on October 21-24, sponsored by Avure Technologies and Multivac.

Former Coca-Cola head joins Cavitus and opens US office

14-Aug-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Doug Dichting, former VP at Del Monte Foods, The Coca-Cola Company and Schweppes Beverages has joined Cavitus as president and opened an office in Atlanta, Georgia.

Merck Millipore makes filtration an EZ-Fit

31-Jul-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

Merck Millipore has launched the EZ-Fit Filtration Unit for bioburden (microbial limit) testing.

JBT FoodTech completes Stork ICS acquisition

22-Jul-2014 By Jenny Eagle

JBT FoodTech has completed the acquisition of Stork ICS’s hydrostatic sterilizer technology.

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.

Judge tosses HPP-treated juice lawsuit vs Hain Celestial; says plaintiff derailed his own case

10-Jul-2014 By Elaine Watson

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Hain Celestial over the marketing of its BluePrint high-pressure-processed (HPP) juices on the grounds that the plaintiff derailed his own case by submitting scientific papers to the court which contradicted his...

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.

HPP shows 'greatest promise' among modern beverage processing techniques: Study

26-Jun-2014 By Mark ASTLEY

High pressure processing (HPP) may offer the “greatest promise” for delivering on consumer demands for safety and nutrition in fruit juice and other food and beverage products, US scientists believe.

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 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...

‘Keurig Cold will be a second disruptive global platform for our company’, says Keurig Green Mountain CEO

08-May-2014 By Elaine WATSON

While some analysts still need convincing that the much-anticipated Keurig Cold at-home carbonation system will revolutionize the soft drinks market, Keurig Green Mountain CEO Brian Kelley says he has no doubt it will prove to be “disruptive” technology.

dispatches from Analytica 2014

Merck: Food industry wants rapid methods

22-Apr-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

The food industry is moving from traditional culture to rapid methods to release product faster to the market, according to Merck Millipore.

Dispatches from Analytica 2014

Shimadzu: Flexibility vital to meeting customer demand

16-Apr-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

Shimadzu said meeting customer demand for food safety and quality control depends on what they want to see or know from their samples.

dispatches from Analytica 2014

Taking the temperature of quality control

16-Apr-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

Refrigerated and heating circulators are vital tools in quality control in the food industry, according to Julabo.  

dispatches from Analytica 2014

Eppendorf targets growth in food and beverage

16-Apr-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

Eppendorf has said that it has the intention to be more aware with its products in the food and beverage sector.

Efacec automates logistics for Carlsberg distributor

10-Apr-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

Efacec is to construct fully-automated logistics facilities for Portuguese brewery Unicer, a distributor for the Carlsberg group.

INNOBEV GLOBAL SOFT DRINKS CONGRESS: ANDREW GIBB, COLDPRESS

‘The Poster Boys of HPP!’: Coldpress takes smoothie fight to Innocent

09-Apr-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Cold Press MD Andrew Gibb reveals the HPP juice and smoothie brand’s sales could hit circa. $5m in 2014 and is unfazed about taking on the might of Innocent Drinks and Tropicana.

dispatches from Analytica 2014

Mobile colorimeter meets immediate analysis needs

07-Apr-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

Making decisions based on quick on-site analysis is helping to drive the demand for mobile colorimeters, according to Merck Millipore.

dispatches from Analytica 2014

Checking product quality with a refractometer

01-Apr-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

Refractometers can be used as a final check to ensure everything has gone right in the production process, according to a UK firm.  

CSB-System eyes English speaking market expansion

31-Mar-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Business software specialist CSB-System says it is keen to expand in English-speaking markets such as the US and UK, and claims it offers beverage firms a level of system integration that rivals cannot.

ASEPTIC PROCESSING PRESERVES BREWED TEA NATURALNESS - TETRA PAK

‘Not their cup of tea!’ Tetra Pak VP warns brands must meet consumer needs

25-Mar-2014

Tetra Pak’s US and Canada VP of marketing and product management is warning tea brands that the ‘acid plus sugar’ production method will not satisfy the region's growing need for premium natural products.

WEBINAR TODAY: Beverage and Dairy Treatment 2014

Aseptic: The future of processing and packaging

20-Mar-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

Aseptic processing can better retain product quality while using heat to kill spores, according to a leading academic.

BEVERAGE & DAIRY TREATMENT 2014

'Sell your process pizzazz!’ Packaging guru urges beverage brands

19-Mar-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Beverage brands using sophisticated process technologies including aseptic and HPP should better communicate the advantages that they lend, says one world renowned packaging expert.

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Beverage & Dairy Treatment 2014: Free Online Event!

19-Mar-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Join us on March 20 for a free online event devoted to filling technologies including aseptic, ESL and high pressure processing (HPP) that also teases out their packaging and branding implications