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This year has been noted for a return to buoyancy in the market for beverage processing machinery and technology and in this climate of renewed growth, FoodProductionDaily.com sticks its straw in the beer, soft drinks and aseptic juice categories to determine the current trends in beverage process control.
Operational Efficiency 2012: Free Access To Today's First Ever Dedicated Online Event!
Register now for free access to today's first ever online event devoted to Operational Efficiency in food and beverage processing, organized by FoodProductionDaily.com and William Reed Business Media.
Pack Expo 2012, Chicago in Pictures: Taking the 'Windy City's' Packaging Pulse
The lights go up, the show floor starts buzzing...Relive the packaging thrills and spills from Pack Expo 2012 in Chicago, in pictures. Here are BeverageDaily.com's highlights, from city Chicago skyline to Sealed Air and KHS.
Breakthrough CIP cleaning tech ‘more progressive than prog rock’: Radical Waters
Carla Fiford, of Radical Waters, tells Ben Bouckley at InterBev 2012 why Electro Chemical Activation (ECA) is a ‘breakthrough’ cleaning technology that brings beverage bottlers cost and sustainability benefits.
Husky updates closures portfolio
Husky Injection Molding Systems has updated its beverage closure operations with the first product to take advantage of the addition of closure moldmaker KTW.
Johnson Electric launches beverage dispensing pumps
Johnson Electric has unveiled a gear pump product line for beverage dispensing which they claim is twice the flow rate of traditional pumps.
Coke plans to roll-out 'first of its kind' water recovery system from 2013
The Coca-Cola Company has developed and tested a ‘first of its kind’ beverage process water recovery system that it says could save up to 100bn litres per year if adopted across its bottling network.
Fast, sensitive beverage filling meets Chinese PET single-serve needs - Sidel
Sidel has told BeverageDaily.com that its new High Speed Combi Predis FMa filling system was designed meet the high volumes demanded by the single-serve PET beverage market in countries like China.
Krones spots new Asian horizons in teas blended with fruit juices and milks
In this exclusive video shot at Anuga FoodTec 2012, Hans Hiendl from Krones explained the principles behind the firm's Twin-Flow concept launch to BeverageDaily.com, and identified an interesting new Asian mixed-drinks trend.
Stop monsters in their tracks with our 'unique' food safety technology: Swedish firm
Sven Bodell, president, Food Radar Systems, told Ben Bouckley that the firm's unique microwave technology was the only show in town to detect previously invisible foreign bodies in pumpable foods, and that the system might also appeal to producers of beverages with pulp or other pieces in.
Day Two: Relive Anuga FoodTec 2012 in pictures
Relive the best of the action from day two of the major processing and packaging show ongoing in Cologne, Germany this week.
Electron beam ‘breakthrough’ sees Tetra Pak hit carton hyperspeed at Anuga
Tetra Pak has unveiled what it claims is the world’s fastest carton filling machine – over 11 units per second – and says the concept was only realisable due to the launch of new eBeam non-contact and dry sterilisation technology.
Krones suggests EU trend towards juices and milk-based mixed drinks with natural fruit content
German beverage machinery supplier Krones says that interest in premium juices and milk-based mixed drinks with natural fruit pieces is growing in key European markets, in the wake of its recent Twin-Flow concept launch.
O-I Asia-Pacific to appoint new president from May
Glass packaging giant Owens-Illinois (O-I) will appoint Sergio Galindo as president of their Asia Pacific region from 1 May.
Our cartons suit markets that demand extra road miles, SIG Combibloc
SIG Combibloc says that beverages packaged aseptically in cartons and UHT treated are especially well suited to markets such as China that present long-distance transportation challenges.
Top SPX exec 'encouraged' by multinational and local dairy demand in China
Leading food processing machinery manufacturer SPX says it is 'encouraged' by recent successes within the dairy sector, and the firm's president, Food and Beverage Systems, Kenneth Rodi, told DairyReporter.com that the company anticipated strong product demand from emerging regions such as China and the Middle East.
Krones looks to seal deal at Anuga with new aseptic valves
German food machinery giant Krones has confirmed to BeverageDaily.com that it will launch new aseptic valves as the latest additions to its EvoGuard series at the Anuga FoodTec trade show in March.
Coke takes Turkish delight in potential for 'built-in' sustainability
The Coca-Cola Company says that it has opportunities to build sustainability in to its plants in the emerging markets such as Turkey, through integration of best practice and the latest, most efficient technology.
We helped create new Chinese beverage category that's going global: SIG Combibloc
SIG Combibloc says the runaway Chinese success of its drinksplus technology is ‘going global’, with top food firms impressed by its premium beverage applications.
‘Paradigm shift’ in mixing industry sees SPX commercialise cavitation technology
US machinery firm SPX Corp is commercialising patented cavitation mixing and dispersing technology for beverage and food sector use, and says it believes the equipment is unique within the marketplace.
‘Next generation’ filling valve sees Smurfit Kappa target bag-in-box gold
Smurfit Kappa Bag-in-Box is poised to launch a new filling machine this week, which it claims breaks new ground in terms of its ability to fill both bag-in-box (BIB) and stand-up pouch (SUP) containers and includes a ‘next generation’ filling valve.
Krones chairman presents ‘ultra compact’ bottle washer
Krones has launched what it describes as an ‘ultra compact’ single-end bottle washer designed specifically for beverage manufacturers with small to medium outputs.
Relive Brau Beviale 2011 in pictures
We've collated some of the best images from the floor of beverage industry trade show Brau Beviale, which celebrated its 50th birthday last week in Nuremberg, Germany, and attracted almost 1,400 exhibitors and 31,500 guests.
Line performance analysis means a ‘win of money’ for producers, Krones
German engineering giant Krones is at the forefront of IT solutions to allow close line performace analysis to help beverage manufacturers avoid downtime, and the firm’s IT solutions sales manager Timo Frankl told BeverageDaily.com and FoodProductionDaily.com that the company’s solutions ensured efficient production and a ‘win of money’.
‘Madness’ on the markets has not dented Krones orders, chairman
Despite flat earnings in the third quarter (Q3) and ‘madness’ on world stock markets, Krones chairman Volker Kronseder said his firm remains cautiously optimistic for the rest of 2011.
Blowfill investment sees CCA slash Australian PET use
Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has opened two new blowfill lines costing AUS $35m at its Australian bottling facility in Adelaide, in a move that it said would significantly reduce its use of PET resin and energy.
Favourable tax changes boost Finnish can boom, Rexam
Positive changes to the Finnish tax regime have encouraged a rapid transition from bottled to can beer in the country, according to consumer packaging giant Rexam.
Beverage machinery market tipped for rebound
The market for beverage processing machinery slumped last year but indications are that 2010 will mark a recovery as suspended or delayed projects are taken up again.
Optical technology could end 'out of spec' beer losses
Factors such as faster filling speed and reduction of beer waste have accelerated the take up over the past 18 months of optical technology for oxygen measurement by leading breweries in the US and Europe over the well established amperometric systems, reports supplier Mettler Toledo.
‘Natural’ juice trends driving aseptic packaging and filling innovations
Growing demand for natural and authentic products are the major drivers informing development of SIG Combibloc’s aseptic juice packaging and filling systems in the European market.
Siemens expert bores into water treatment considerations
In the first part of a special edition on beverage processing, we explore the different water treatment requirements and options facing soft drink manufacturers.
