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Tetra Pak optimistic about 100% juice sales

21 September, 2016

Tetra Pak sees future growth opportunities for 100% juice products despite global economic slowdown and the debate around sugar.


Pepsi's move back to aspartame is symptomatic of the decline in the diet drink market

01 July, 2016

A serendipitous tasting of a chlorinated sugar compound by insecticide researchers in 1976 resulted in Tate & Lyle patenting the non-nutritive sweetener sucralose, in 1976.


It's not all gloom and doom for instant coffee

09 June, 2016

Is fresh coffee rendering instant obsolete? Or is the caffeine landscape more complicated than that?


UV disinfection preserves the taste of Nu-Pure spring water

12 May, 2016

UV disinfection from UV-Guard Australia was selected by Nu-Pure for its ability to safeguard spring water from pathogens without adversely affecting its taste and odour.


Krones PET line runs hot and cold for Suntory Garuda

07 March, 2016

To maximise efficiency of its operation, Suntory Garuda installed a hybrid line from Krones, incorporating technology that combines hot-filling of teas and cold-filling of carbonated soft drinks.


Creating a model microbrewery

22 February, 2016

With help from Krones, a Canadian brewery has created a model filling operation.


High-pressure tech reaps high-flavour juice

03 December, 2015

A small Victorian company, Preshafood, has worked with CSIRO to develop premium fruit juices that are pasteurised using high-pressure processing (HPP) instead of heat.


Krones delivers 100th shell-and-tube heat exchanger in seven years

30 March, 2015

Krones recently achieved a significant milestone: after commencing manufacturing in 2007, the company has delivered its 100th shell-and-tube heat exchanger.


Krones VarioSpin fruit juice deaerator

05 February, 2015

Krones' VarioSpin deaerates fruit juices before bottling



Nestlé unveils new $40 million investment at Milo factory

17 November, 2014

Nestlé has unveiled the final stage of the expansion of its Smithtown factory on the NSW mid-north coast, which includes new facilities to house state-of-the-art technology that is rumoured to be the first of its kind in Australia.


Coca-Cola Amatil to close Bayswater manufacturing facility

06 November, 2014

Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has announced it will close its Bayswater manufacturing facility, shedding 57 permanent roles. The company will shift production to its larger capital city facilities over a 12-month transition period.


High bottling output from a small footprint

29 September, 2014

HiteJinro Beverage wished to capitalise on Korea's booming water market but was limited in production space. The answer came in the form of the ErgoBloc L from Krones, an all-in-one filling monobloc.


Soft drinks plant designed for high production capacity from a small footprint

02 September, 2014

One of Europe's biggest and most sophisticated filling plants for soft drinks has been commissioned by soft-drinks producer Pfälzer Erfrischungsgetränke (PEG) in the south-west of Germany.


Lanemark immersion tube heat exchangers for craft breweries

01 July, 2014

Lanemark tank heating installations are immersion tube heat exchangers, fired by a gas burner, suitable for use by small breweries.


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