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.
High acid ambient distribution still drinks
01 June, 2008A Tetra Top packaging solution for high acid ambient distribution (HAAD) still drinks is now available. Tetra Top for HAAD is a flexible, attractive and cost-effective packaging solution that enables manufacturers to produce, distribute and sell high acid still drinks such as ice tea, fruit drinks and sports drinks without using the chilled chain. The ambient still drinks market stands at 100 million litres and is growing, providing producers with many new growth opportunities.
Beverage companies end RTD production
25 March, 2008Lion Nathan Australia and Fosters Group have both announced that they would take immediate steps to cease production of ready to drinks (RTDs) with high alcohol content and energy additives.
Sugar levy removal welcomed by beverage industry
27 November, 2006The Australian Beverages Council has welcomed the decision by Treasurer Peter Costello to remove the ‘sugar levy’ of 3¢ a kilo imposed on sugar users since 2003.
