News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
INTERPACK 2014: LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR
Krones explains that digital direct printing removes the need for labels and unlocks limitless bespoke bottle design opportunities, but admits ink costs are now a barrier to beverage uptake.
Maverick Drinks insists that Bitter Bastards cocktail bitters break new ground via clarification using a centrifuge machine that subjects them to a force 5,000 times that of the Earth’s gravity.
DISPATCHES FROM VITAFOODS EUROPE 2014
When it comes to cognitive health products, women look for emotional ‘brain food’, while men look for caffeine sources, according to a survey of German students.
INNOBEV GLOBAL SOFT DRINKS CONGRESS, LISBON
Consumers are the ‘most important, complex constructs’ beverage brands must understand when launching successful healthy innovations, WILD Flavors’ EMEA MD insists.
Aguas frescas from Califia Farms are geared toward consumers looking for low-calorie refreshment with a Latin flair.
While Australian wine exports might be rising in value terms, this supposed good news comes on the back of significantly reduced volumes, according to the industry’s government promoter.