News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
Gulfood Manufacturing 2016
Tetra Pak showcased its 3D virtual reality simulator at Gulfood to show guests how they can get up close and personal to their machinery without having to visit a factory.
AIPIA Congress 2016
The active, intelligent packaging industry will double in size from €15bn in 2015 to €32bn in 2022, according to AIPIA (Active & Intelligent Packaging industry Association).
Ingredient supplier DSM has asked EFSA scientists to complete a scientific opinion for its fermentation-derived stevia.
Alcohol featured heavily in the second monthly report on food fraud and authenticity by the Joint Research Centre (JRC).
Nitro coffee – a craze that’s attracting consumers in US coffee shops – has the potential to grow in popularity as an at-home experience, thanks to the technology available in cans, according to the Ardagh Group.
Trademark issues and intense local competition among manufacturers have been holding up Monster Beverage’s charge into China. Yet its brand owners have high hopes for its fate in the world’s biggest energy drinks market.
Spirits will face the greatest impact from Scotland’s impending minimum unit price legislation, with 69% of volume currently sold being below the 50p per unit threshold. But wine and premium brands could benefit from the legislation.
MassChallenge donates millions in its first Swiss awards
Swiss start-up incubator MassChallenge has dished out almost €1.4m in funding to food based start-ups that are offering the industry a new approach to fair trade coffee; a device to fight food fraud; and a probiotic to boost the meat sector.