Tetra Pak juice pasteurisation process
19 February, 2014Tetra Pak has developed a juice pasteurisation process that it says saves up to 20% on energy consumption. The process improves efficiency by reducing the temperature of the second pasteurisation process from 95 to 80°C.
Advances in aseptic beverage filling
19 February, 2014Aseptics have now breached the final building block in a beverage bottling line with the incorporation of the stretch blow-moulding machine in the aseptic concept. Aseptics now extend from preform decontamination through the aseptic blow module and aseptic filler to the aseptic closer.
The growing trend for low-calorie waters
14 February, 2014The success of coconut water - which surged from zero in 2006 to an almost $1 billion business in North America and Europe by 2013 - could be just the first step in a massive emerging trend: healthy, natural, low-calorie waters taken directly from plants.
3M Purification Sanitary High Flow housing system
12 February, 20143M Purification has designed the Sanitary High Flow system for a variety of applications in the beverage market.
CCA expands juice production, sheds 28 jobs in SA
23 January, 2014Coca-Cola Amatil will transfer bottling and packaging operations from its Ramco facility to its Thebarton facility in Adelaide. The company will invest $2.9 million in the Adelaide facility and make 28 positions from the Ramco facility redundant.
Krones NitroHotfill hot-fill system
17 December, 2013Krones has released an updated version of its NitroHotfill process. This technology enables bottles to be produced with a minimised weight without featuring the typical vacuum panels.
Krones SyPro S sugar-dissolving and pasteurisation system
17 December, 2013Krones has revamped its sugar-dissolving and pasteurisation system. The entire SyPro S sugar preparation unit is modular in construction, so that it can be individually expanded as needed and adjusted to suit raw material qualities.
Krones EvoLite Bloc plastic bottle packaging system
11 December, 2013Krones' EvoLite Bloc comprises the EvoLite pack strapping machine which has been directly synchronised with the Robobox pack grouping station and the Modulpal Pro 1AD palletiser. Any non-conforming packs are removed from the flow by means of a rejection unit located at the transition to the Robobox. Electronic digital displays visually simplify any changeover to a different type of pack.
PepsiCo to more than double production in India by 2020
14 November, 2013PepsiCo has announced it will invest Rs. 33,000 crores (equivalent to US$5.5 billion) in India as part of plans to more than double production by 2020.
Kosme Barifill isobaric filler
13 November, 2013The Kosme Barifill is an isobaric filler with electro-pneumatically controlled filling valve functions and modularised construction. Its minimised footprint makes it suitable for small and mid-tier breweries and beverage bottlers.
Putting the bite in the bubble in the soft drink
22 August, 2013Carbon dioxide bubbles are not directly responsible for the bite of carbonation.
Aggression, withdrawal and attention problems for young soft drink consumers
20 August, 2013Soft drink consumption is claimed to be associated with aggression, depression and suicidal thoughts in adolescents - now researchers are looking at its effects on younger children.
Juice line axed after Berri squeezed on labelling
19 July, 2013Berri has pulled its Berri Truly product range after independent senator Nick Xenophon criticised it for misleading consumers about its country of origin.
Seital Vertical Disk Stack Centrifuges
08 March, 2013Seital Vertical Disk Stack Centrifuges are suitable for applications in the food and beverage industry where either the efficiency of liquids separation and/or liquids clarification is needed.
V8s for Australians living in poverty
05 March, 2013Campbell’s has donated 225,000 serves of vegetables to Australians in need to mark the official opening of its $14.6 million dollar PET line at its Shepparton facility.
