Profamo VP Chris Nimptsch tells Ben Bouckley why consistency - and true readings of CO2, Brix and organic acid levels - is king for beverage producers, as he unveils VitalSensors' 'radical' new mid-infrared sensor, the VS3000. ...
Tags: Innovation, Plant Safety&Equipment, beverage producers
Japanese whisky distiller Suntory will release a special whisky for Rolling Stones 50th anniversary. Besides the precious whisky, the $6,300 (€5,208) bottle is the one who caught the worldwide attention. The recipient is featuring the ...
Singapore conglomerate Fraser and Neave has booked a drop in annual profits from its dairy business after production was hit by the floods in Thailand late last year. F&N, which is the subject of a takeover battle, reported its results ...
Tags: dairy profits, dairy, dairy business
A chunk of Dole Food Co.'s business could end up in the hands of one of Japan's largest trading houses it was announced this week - and China appears to be central to the potential deal. On Wednesday (12 September), Dole, which is in the ...
Tags: Food business, Food industry, Food, food sector
Africa and the Middle East have driven a rise in exports of food and non-alcoholic drinks from the UK in the first half of 2012, figures show. For the six months to the end of June, food and soft drinks exports increased by 2.2% to ...
The Australian food industry has recently claimed substantial progress for its self-regulatory measures aimed at restricting children's exposure to advertising of foods high in salt, sugar and fat. Health campaigners are less impressed. Ben ...
Tags: kids ads, food industry, food, food market
UK-based soft drinks manufacturer Britvic is launching Lipton Ice Tea in a new packaging format of 1.25l. The format has been introduced in response to consumer feedback and trials, with Britvic research revealing that purchase intent is ...
Tags: packaging, soft drinks, Lipton, ice tea
Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines (PCPPI) will invest about PHP1.5bn ($34m) to put up three additional bottling lines in 2012, as part of its aim to expand its production capacity. The company is investing about PHP500m ($12m) to PHP600m ...
The Azerbaijani Technical Regulation and Standardisation Service has conducted check-ups of 47 food production facilities, as a part of its effort to ensure food safety in the country. The committee found that 32 sites were not complying ...
Tags: food production facilities, food safety, food safety regulations
Closure Systems International (CSI) has introduced its new Econo-Lok mini linerless closure, which has been engineered to meet standard performance requirements for carbonated soft drinks (CSD) and bottled water applications. According to ...
Closure supplier in the US, Closure Systems International (CSI) has unveiled its new Xtra-Lok mini ‘S’ 28mm closure for the short-height carbonated soft drink bottle. The closure features a lightweight design that delivers ...
Tags: CSI, lightweight, closure
US-based All In Beverage has selected the Extra-Lok V 38mm OD cap from Closure Systems International (CSI) for use on its A-GAME beverage brand which will fulfill the needs of athletes and sports enthusiasts. Tampa Bay CoPack bottling ...
Tags: All In Beverage, cap, CSI
Zong Qinghou,the chairman and CEO of the Chinese beverage firm Hangzhou Wahaha,is planning to set up A$200m($207.65m)milk powder processing plant in Busselton,Australia. Zong Qinghou met agriculture minister Terry Redman and also met ...
Tags: beverage, milk powder processing, dairy processing, juice, soft drinks
Coca-Cola Amatil New Zealand (CCANZ), the bottler and distributor of soft drinks has invested $35m to upgrade its manufacturing facility at Auckland and installed two beverage bottle production lines using blow-fill technology and a new ...
Tags: Bottling Facility, Coca-Cola, soft drinks
Italian company Sacmi has installed a complete line for the production of CSD caps (PCO1810) for Globe Soft Drinks production unit AST Beverage in Bangladesh, as part of a contract. The new line has an output rate of 60,000 pieces an hour ...
Tags: Soft Drinks production, CSD caps, continuous compression molding