Processing and bottling Pulpy orange juice
07 March, 2012In 2010, Coca-Cola’s chunky fruit juice Pulpy was on sale in 14 different nations; by 2011 it was already being produced and sold on 25 national markets. Beverages featuring fruit chunks are regarded as the paramount drivers for future global growth in the fruit juice segment.
New Tetra Pak production line in China
04 March, 2012Tetra Pak has announced the start-up of its second production line in its Chinese packaging material plant.
Megatrends in the beverage industry
29 February, 2012Naturalness, functional value, enjoyment and convenience are still the prime drivers regulating consumer beverage purchase behaviour. But in the beverage processing plants operators are also focusing on minimising their environmental footprints and maximising their efficiency.
Krones Flexi-Fruit pre-dosing equipment
06 February, 2012Krones AG has developed FlexiFruit pre-dosing equipment, a twin-flow concept for juices and milk-based mixed drinks to ensure separation between juice or milk-based mixed drinks and fruit chunks.
Getting a cold beer at a sporting event
24 March, 2011 byGetting a beer at major sporting venues around Australia is something most sports fans take for granted. From Sydney’s ANZ Stadium to the MCG, and Etihad Stadium in Melbourne to SunCorp Stadium in Brisbane, getting a cold beer quickly is an essential part of being at major events. But getting a constant flow of cold beer throughout the stadium takes some pretty sophisticated infrastructure.
Buzzwords in beverage marketing
24 March, 2011Rising consumer interest in health and naturalness is being strongly reflected in new product activity in the global soft drinks market.
Reducing fruit juice decanting time
24 March, 2011Cavitation and noise issues initially prompted industry-leading beverage giant Halewood International to seek an alternative to its existing centrifugal pumps when decanting sugars and fruit juice concentrates from tankers arriving at its UK headquarters in Merseyside. Installing three sinusoidal pumps proved successful in a number of ways, not least because unloading times for sugars have been halved and, for syrups, more than quartered.
Alfatek bottling lines
22 February, 2011 byABEVE has been appointed the Australian distributor for Italian bottling line manufacturer Alfatek.
Quikstix beverage delivery device
06 January, 2011 byQuikstix is a beverage delivery device which contains separate ingredients to make a quality, convenient plunger-style coffee or tea in any location. It is also suitable for any hot or cold beverage including chocolate, cordial, herbal infusions, isotonic drinks and soup.
Europe’s biggest juice plant starts production
15 April, 2010Zumos Valencianos del Mediterraneo SA (Zuvamesa), a consortium of 57 fresh citrus producers, has started production at one of the biggest and most modern not-from-concentrate (NFC) juice plants in Europe.
Schweppes control in the can
02 January, 2010When Schweppes Australia wanted to consolidate the process and logic control system in its Huntingwood production facility syrup room, a sophisticated automation and control system was chosen, based on the PlantPAx process control solution from Rockwell Automation.
Red Bull ups the tempo in China
30 October, 2009 byRed Bull is currently upsizing its canning capacities at its two Chinese production facilities.
Alfa Laval separator platform for beverages
28 August, 2009Alfa Laval has released a separator platform for beverages, illustrated by the separator system BREW 2001 eDrive.
Carbonator
30 March, 2009 byThe Carbofresh carbon dioxide dosing unit can be used to dose small quantities of carbon dioxide into wine to freshen the product, intensify the flavour, and give elegance, particularly to white wines.
Process technology for soft drinks
10 June, 2008Things are looking good for the beverage industry with above average growth expected for new types of drinks. Improvements in processing technology will help processors realise this growth.
