News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
Recycled packaging has become a more viable option in the UK, according to three leading firms spanning soft drinks, food retailing and cosmetics, who have been trialling products and gauging consumer opinion.
Britain's soft drinks industry has played down concerns that the UK is facing a shortage of carbon dioxide, the essential bubble maker in fizzy drinks from Coke to cider.
Cool packaging
A shrink technology that binds solar cells and heat pumpsonto surfaces could lead to the development of self-cooling soda bottles,scientists say.
University of Birmingham researchers have reported that caffeine can boost nerve cell activity in the brain, potentially protecting against memory loss.
The FSA has published guidance designed to help UK food firms improve their labelling advice for people with allergies.
A new self-refrigerating can lowers beverage temperature bya minimum of 16.7° C in just three minutes, its developers claim.