The European Food Safety Authority health claims panel has turned in two negative opinions for separate claims that sought to link calcium-fortified fruit juice and tooth demineralisation; and water consumption and dehydration.
Coca-Cola Company plans to concentrate on improving energy efficiency at its manufacturing plants in developing countries this year as the company works towards its 2012 sustainability goals.
Technology to extract water from potatoes for reuse in processing will go some way to helping PepsiCo UK and Ireland achieve its pledge of unplugging its largest sites from the water mains by 2018, said the snack maker in a new report.
A new modular programme – Bottleguard - can reduce the wear and tear on bottles, ensure water and energy savings, as well as helping to cut down on the costs associated with waste disposal for beverage manufacturers, claims Ecolab.
Volvic has announced the launch of an eco-friendly bottle that is partly made from sugar-cane waste that will contribute towards a 50 per cent reduction in the container’s carbon footprint.
The European Federation of Bottled Water (EFBW) has published its first sustainability report highlighting progress in resource protection, packaging, water usage and energy efficiency.
In the first part of a special edition on beverage processing, we explore the different water treatment requirements and options facing soft drink manufacturers.
Food and drink processors can achieve savings of up to 30 per cent on their water and effluent bills without even having to resort to major capital investments.
The European Federation of Bottled Waters (EFBW) has appointed a Nestlé Waters executive as its new president with a brief to protect the image of natural mineral and spring waters.
The R&D team at National Starch Food Innovation (NSFI), looking at further uses for its emulsifier, Q-Naturale, said results showed that it is highly suited to clear beverages such as vitamin waters due to its compatibility with natural colours.
Scientists have found antimony levels in commercial juices and cordials that exceed the EU limit for drinking water and raise concern about leaching from packaging.
SABMiller has launched the Water Futures partnership with WWF after drawing attention to the water scarcity problem in a new report out earlier this week.
Biotek Ozone has brought its ozonated water systems to the UK and is in talks with major drinks manufacturers about using the product as a sanitizer and disinfectant in beverage plants.
Leaked messages between PR professionals representing the Natural Hydration Council (NHC) have uncovered suggestions for promoting bottled water that include the dissemination of data undermining the safety of tap water.
Food giant Nestle is to launch its first range of mineral water in the US packaged in bottles containing 25 per cent recycled PET (rPET) and is supporting the launch with a recycling scheme.
Food and drink producers in the UK may be pouring up to ₤160,000 a day down the drain by failing to maximise the potential for water efficiency, according to Envirowise.
Longer shelf life, improved environmental standards and greater cost effectiveness are claimed for liquid packaging specialist Sidel’s dry preform decontamination system which can now be applied to the PET packaging of sensitive beverages sold at ambient...
FoodProductionDaily.com caught up with Sweden-based manufacturer Ecolean as it unveiled its new lightweight aseptic packaging system for liquid food products in Cologne.
Water is the new carbon and companies are starting to engage in water strategy planning, measuring and managing of its use for greater efficiency, according to a new report.
Amidst some criticisms of bottled mineral water, bag-in-box packaging could be a vital development in offsetting consumer concerns about health and the environment, says one material supplier.
A supplier of liquid nitrogen fobbing devices to improve the shelf life of carbonated beverages claims recent developments to its technology can ensure more cost and hygiene-efficient capping.
UK-based Market researcher Zenith International reports regular carbonated drinks are no longer the world’s biggest beverage category as they were surpassed by bottled waters in volume terms in 2007.
UK based Mintel International Group, in its pack insight for November, has selected food and drink products that have stood out recently based on their innovative packaging design.
Added-fluoride bottled water may soon be hitting chillers and shelves across New Zealand and Australia as authorities debates whether to bring their national formulation regulations inline with those of markets like the US.
Ingredients supplier and beverage manufacturer Wild says it has inaugurated a new water processing plant at its German headquarters site to ensure effective use of the resource in its operations.
Works With Water is this week launching a new spring water product
claimed to be the UK's first to contain clinically-proven
ingredients to counter acne.
Soft drinks group Hansa Heeman has extended a partnership with a
long-term processing and packaging supplier in constructing a new
bottling plant to meet its specific needs in the still and
carbonated water segment.
A group of leading UK food and drink manufacturers is pledging to
reduce water use under a new programme designed to improve their
environmental credentials and cut costs.
Soft drink maker AG Barr is to expand into the burgeoning market
for functional beverages and waters with the acquisition of the
Vitsmart and Vitaminsmart labels from Chartered Brands.
China Water & Drinks plans to acquire a stake in the
largest water packaging manufacturer in China, a bid by the company
to control its supply chain and bring down costs.
In a sign that the UK's push to cut down on greenhouse gas
emissions is working, McCain Foods has announced it will install
wind turbines at its potato chip plant in the country.
Coca-Cola today pledged to overhaul how it uses water
throughout its operations and bottling franchises in a drive for
greater environmental sustainability.
The modified gum arabic product 'Super Gum' could stabilise
water-in-oil-in-water emulsions, opening up opportunities for fat
reduction and novel encapsulation, researchers from New Zealand
have reported.
Marigot is introducing a new version of its Aquamin ingredient,
intended to facilitate calcium fortification in the burgeoning
beverage market without impairing taste or colour.
A protein-polysaccharide combination for stabilising
water-in-oil-in-water emulsions could lead to customised double
emulsions with differing release behaviours, German researchers
report.
The idea that drinking water containing extra oxygen could improve
performance during exercise cannot be taken seriously, says a new
journal review, in a blow to producers of the drink.
Eating just one packet of crisps everyday is equivalent to
'drinking' five litres of cooking oil a year - that's the message
UK charity, the British Heart Foundation (BHF), are giving
consumers in a bid to halt unhealthy...
America's food safety watchdog is expected to announce the recall
of several bottled water drinks, thought to contain cancer-causing
bromate above the legal limit in the US, BeverageDaily.com
has learned.
