Processing Equipment & Systems, Automation, Control

CiderLab system for quality control in cider processing

18-Mar-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

An analysis system for use during cider processing can help industry test for a range of parameters, according to Quadrachem Laboratories (QCL).

‘Yeast Lightning!’ UK firm reveals big beer interest in testing kit

13-Mar-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

UK firm BACTEST says a major global brewer is trialing its ultra-fast testing kit for wild yeasts in beer, and insists Speedy Breedy will save money and remove the risk of brand damage.

Johannesburg, South Africa March 18-19 2014

‘Not just a drinktec carbon copy!’ food & drink technology Africa

13-Mar-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

With the inaugural food & drink technology Africa trade show only days away, show organisers Messe München insist the continent is the ‘market of the future’ but presents distinct challenges.

F&B industry will need 170,300 recruits by 2020 to meet consumer demand

Nestlé to debut live Twitter debate

05-Mar-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Nestlè UK and Taste Success, an industry-led campaign by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) will host a live Twitter Q&A with engineering graduates from its apprenticeship scheme from midday-2pm tomorrow (Thursday, March 6).

'We're on top of the world in CSDs!' Tetra Pak buy boosts fizzy expertise

04-Mar-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Tetra Pak today claimed world leadership in the processing of carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) after buying Swiss beverage processing firm Miteco.

Farm owner faces up to four years in prison

24-Feb-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

A farm owner has been sentenced to up to four years in prison for selling apple cider which caused an E.coli outbreak.

Meeting the demands for all-natural foods and beverages

24-Feb-2014 By Manny Picciola, managing director, L.E.K. Consulting

Consumers have long held a desire for fresh, all-natural foods and beverages. Quality and safety are among the most important factors for the modern-day shopper.

Nespresso believes 'vital innovation' will boost brand's $300m US sales

19-Feb-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Nestlé brand Nespresso tells BeverageDaily.com it thinks its new VertuoLine machine will prove a ‘game changer’ in North America and one of its most important innovations in the last 25 years.

Nestlé targets $5bn coffee market with Nespresso ‘game changer’

19-Feb-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Nestlé claims its new ‘large cup’ Nespresso coffee system is unique and hopes it will corner a major segment of a $5bn portioned coffee market in the US.

OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY MONTH

Spiralling trend to increase sub-brands portfolio

17-Feb-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Videojet has spoken out about the trend for firms to snap up sub brands to expand their portfolio, as it installs printing software at Britvic UK.

Rockstar Energy auditions US sales stars with Apple iPhone app

13-Feb-2014

Rockstar Energy increased its number of US customer sales visits by 33% after it began using special software designed for the Apple iPhone, which it says helps it keep its ‘A-players’ on the team.

Site visits fundamental to securing growth: CCE boss

13-Feb-2014 By Nicholas Robinson

Steve Adams is a sensation at Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE). A former electrical apprentice, he rose to become CCE group director of supply chain operations for Great Britain in April last year, following a four-year stint as operations director at the...

Juicy joy: Tetra Pak perfects new pasteurization process

12-Feb-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Tetra Pak claims it can save its juice, nectar and still drinks customers up to 20% in energy costs by using a significantly lower pasteurization temperature.

FDA: You can't call HPP-treated juice ‘fresh'... (But can you call it ‘raw’?)

11-Feb-2014 By Elaine WATSON

High pressure processing (HPP) has breathed fresh life into the US juice market. But if beverage firms are excited about the technology, so, it appears, are plaintiffs' attorneys, who are starting to take issue with the way some HPP-treated products...

OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY MONTH: KHS CASE STUDY

Chez Czech! Budweiser Budvar beer sales show clear can trend

10-Feb-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Budweiser Budvar says it chose to invest in a new KHS can filling line following a recent shift in the nation’s beer market towards at-home beer consumption.

£1M distillery investment gives Adnams spirit to grow

10-Feb-2014 By Nicholas Robinson

Investing nearly £1M into a distillery has allowed Adnams the brewer to side-step into a new market and diversify its offering, according chief executive Dr Andy Wood.

OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY MONTH

Carlsberg's Danish brewery solves yeast foam overflow problem

07-Feb-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Carlsberg recently solved a yeast foam overflow problem in its flagship Denmark brewery in Fredericia by using a novel level switch supplied by Baumer.

OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY MONTH

Siemens claims automation takes angst out of craft brewing

04-Feb-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Siemens says process automation in breweries cuts out human error and boost product quality, especially in the craft sector and emerging markets where semi-skilled staff are common.

BeverageDaily.com: Refresh your news thirst four times a week!

03-Feb-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Starting from today BeverageDaily.com will send out four email newsletters a week in response to strong reader demand, delivering you the latest industry news, views and trends.

Beam builds massive Kentucky distribution center

31-Jan-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Beam Inc. will build a 600,000 square foot distribution center near existing production facilities in Kentucky to improve supply chain efficiencies.

AFA Systems moves into tray packaging market

29-Jan-2014 By Jenny Eagle

AFA Systems has launched the MK-CTP (Compact Intermittent Motion Tray Packer) as it expands into the tray packaging market.

Birko ISO 9001 certified after 'rigorous process'

28-Jan-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

Birko has achieved ISO 9001 certification for the quality management system in its Henderson, Colorado facility.

Krones spins off Evoguard valves business to boost growth

24-Jan-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

German processing machinery specialist Krones has spun-off its food and beverage valves under the Evoguard name as it targets accelerated growth in the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors.

Agr International beta testing crystallinity in bottles

22-Jan-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Agr International is beta testing software to control the level of crystallinity of production bottles.

Direct Air lands Thatchers cider in cold calling deal

21-Jan-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Direct Air & Pipework has supplied an air compressor and associated equipment to Thatchers cider after seeing construction start on its Jubilee building and cold calling the client.

BeverageDaily.com: Get involved with our 2014 editorial features!

10-Jan-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Everything from energy drink innovation to flexible packaging is under the microscope! Here’s BeverageDaily.com’s 2014 special edition editorial calendar.

Triple beam X-ray for irregular shaped contaminants

19-Dec-2013 By Joseph James Whitworth

InspX’s triple beam X-Ray pipeline inspection system has been shown to improve chicken bone detection by 60% over its single beam X-Ray system.

SPECIAL EDITION: AUTOMATION & CONTROL

Ocean Spray Cranberries supplier beats seasonal rush

18-Dec-2013 By Jenny Eagle

L&S Cranberry, a supplier to Ocean Spray Cranberries, looks back on 2013 and talks about the impact its Key Technology Optyx 6000 series sorter and RemoteMD has had on its peak season production.

Krones buys homogenization specialist to boost juice and milk capability

03-Dec-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Krones has bought homogenizer and reciprocating pump producer HST Maschienbau, and says the deal fits its plans to upgrade its capabilities in juice and milk production.

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27-Nov-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

So don't all unlike it at once! Seriously, thank you for your support as readers on Facebook, and our other social media channels - Linked In and Twitter - where we aim to spark debate and bring you the beverage industry news and views that matter.

Microorganism detection focus for FTIR spectroscopy

21-Nov-2013 By Joseph James Whitworth

Using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to identify microorganisms can find contamination on production lines, according to Nofima.

VitiSort grape sorter removes contaminants

15-Nov-2013 By Jenny Eagle

Key Technology has launched VitiSort, a sorter which includes a mechanical MOG (material other than grape) removal shaker for red wine grapes.

Boulder Brands spends $8.8m on Suja juice: ‘One of the hottest Whole Foods brands’

12-Nov-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Boulder Brands believes the future is bright for high pressure processing (HPP) treated fruit juice after snapping up an $8.8m stake in Californian juice brand Suja.

Ecolab targets aggressive actions to drive performance

04-Nov-2013 By Joseph James Whitworth

Ecolab will continue to take aggressive actions to drive top and bottom lines in growth markets such as food and beverage.

On-the-go drinks rise in Mexico

30-Oct-2013 By Jenny Eagle

Mexicans are changing their drinking habits, says Alpla which has invested in two Sidel Matrix PET blowers for Coca-Cola Femsa.

NOVEL US CLASS ACTION TARGETS HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING

Pressure situation! Hain Celestial faces $5m+ juice court claim over HPP

28-Oct-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Hain Celestial Group is facing a US lawsuit seeking millions in damages for alleged false claims its BluePrint fruit and vegetable juices are ‘unpasteurized’ and ‘100% raw’, due to use of high pressure processing (HPP).

DRINKTEC 2013: gea group: 'NOTHING COMPARes IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY'

‘Simply the best’? Industry leaders deliver Drinktec 2013 verdict

04-Oct-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Drinktec’s organizers claim that the trade show is ‘simply the best’ after almost 70,000 visitors attended the show, which won glowing reviews from GEA, Ecolab, Döhler and Gebo Cermex.

DRINKTEC 2013: WAREHOUSE AUTOMATION FOCUS

ITWWA predicts US take-off for ‘shuttle-based’ storage systems

04-Oct-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

ITW Warehouse Automation insists US demand is growing for shuttle or cart-based automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) as a solution for ‘brown’ and ‘greenfield’ warehouses.

DRINKTEC 2013: HEUFT TEAMS UP WITH AMANDA TAPPING

HEUFT reveals industry X-Ray first and Stargate-SG1 actress tie-up

04-Oct-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Martina Frey, product manager, HEUFT InLineII IXS, explains why the bottle inspection machine breaks ground, while the firm unveiled a unique tie-up with Stargate-SG1 actress Amanda Tapping.

Dispatches from pack Expo

Intelligrated: Automation explosion due to high labour costs

24-Sep-2013 By Jenny EAGLE

High health care costs, a lack of interest in repetitive manual labour and rising worker wages has led to an explosion of automated machinery, according to Intelligrated.

DRINKTEC 2013: WHAT CAUGHT OUR EYE AT THE SHOW

Stealing the show: Added value dairy drinks at Drinktec 2013

23-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Ben Bouckley and Mark Astley from BeverageDaily.com and DairyReporter.com chat about technology and trends at Drinktec 2013, including the show’s growing international focus and the trend towards added-value dairy beverages.

DRINKTEC 2013: LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR

Craft beer stardom beckons for GEA Brewery Systems

19-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Jens Neidhardt, sales director, GEA Brewery Systems talks craft brewing trends and why the firm chose to launch its more compact Craft-Star brewhouse in 2013.

DRINKTEC 2013: LIVE FROM the show floor

'Drinktec 2013 is buzzing': Munich boss hails show success

18-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Drinktec 2013 exhibition director, Petra Westphal, tells us why the show - which happens every four years - is a shining star in the beverage and liquid food firmament, as a place to do business and a family gathering...

DRINKTEC 2103: LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR

DairyReporter.com @ drinktec 2013: Day One

17-Sep-2013 By Mark ASTLEY

DairyReporter.com is reporting live from beverage and liquid food industry trade show, drinktec 2013, in Munich all this week. See what we got up to on day one...

DRINKTEC 2013 SPECIAL: PETRA WESTPHAL HAILS 'BIGGEST, MOST INTERNATIONAL' DRINKS SHOW

‘Nobody Does It Better…than drinktec’: 2013 show director claims

11-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Drinktec exhibition director Petra Westphal insists that no other beverage trade show can rival it for appeal, as she reveals 2013 highlights in Munich including a greater focus on dairy and liquid foods.

Fraunhofer optical sorter promises ‘exactly the wine you want’

10-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Scientists at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute have developed an optical sorter that they claim can significantly improve the quality of wine grapes and thus wines such as Riesling.

Pacific Beverages brewery designer scoops Australian eco prize

29-Aug-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

A waste water recovery plant at a site run by SAB Miller/Coca-Cola Amatil JV Pacific Beverages has won an Australian prize for setting high stands in terms of water reuse and green energy generation.

GEA: ‘Revolutionary’ mixing tech marks juice processing step change

20-Aug-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

GEA Liquid Processing claims its Inline Formula machine marks a mixing technology ‘step change’ and believes juice and carbonated water manufacturers are missing significant cost savings.

Caffeine traffic light kit gives you a 'stop' sign for drinks

09-Aug-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Singapore and Korea-based researchers have developed a caffeine detector and a detection kit that glows like a traffic light to indicate caffeine levels in different drinks.

Krones launches cold-fill version of Twin-Flow tech at DrinkTec 2013

03-Jul-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Krones tells BeverageDaily.com that the aseptic filling trend is growing, as the firm gears up for Drinktec where it will present a new version of its Twin-Flow technology suited for cold-fill applications 'to give the market more opportunities'.