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Take Five
BevTech 2022: Driving Sustainability Best Practices Forward in Beverages
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo point to improved transparency as the beverage industry discusses sustainability this year at ISBT’s annual BevTech meeting.
Aaron Hand
Jun 17th, 2022
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Take Five
Mark Anthony Brewing Constructs $490 Million Facility to Meet Growing Eastern U.S. Market
Joyce Fassl
Jun 3rd, 2022
MAB’s new facility makes Mike’s Hard Lemonade, White Claw Hard Seltzer, and other ready to drink brands and will provide increased capacity to keep up with consumer demand in the eastern U.S.
Manufacturing Innovation Award
Mark Anthony Brewing Goes for the Gold Standard
Joyce Fassl
Jun 1st, 2022
The Brewing Association's Economist Bart Watson delivers the good news and the bad news in Minneapolis.
Beverage
Live at the Craft Brew Conference: Is the Pint Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
Matt Reynolds
May 4th, 2022
Coca-Cola has produced 900 prototype bottles made from 100% plant-based content.
Beverage
Coca-Cola, Suntory Cross the 100% Plant-Based Bottle Finish Line
Apr 25th, 2022
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Industry News
Anheuser-Busch Investing $50 Million in St. Louis Brewery
The company will be adding a building that will house new systems and equipment, and upgrading a can line with advanced technical equipment, to expand the site’s seltzer and packaging capabilities.
Morgan Smith
Apr 6th, 2022
Amway was able to apply one control and information system, Rockwell Automation’s PlantPAx distributed control system, across all processes to improve capacity and product quality, save energy and raw materials, and reduce process variations and human intervention.
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Amway’s Energy Drink Meets Skyrocketing Demand Through Digital Thread
The PlantPAX control system from Rockwell Automation is enabling greater operator efficiency, real-time troubleshooting, simplified data analysis, and increased manufacturing flexibility, among other improvements, through increased connectivity.
Aaron Hand
Mar 27th, 2022
Bulk Bag Filling: Increase Bulk Material Packaging Efficiency
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Bulk Bag Filling: Increase Bulk Material Packaging Efficiency
Move beyond constraints of build-to-order machine manufacturers. See how engineered-to-application bulk bag filler design and construction increases bulk material packaging efficiency and accuracy.
Jul 1st, 2022
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Industry News
PepsiCo Beverages North America Expanding Georgia Facility
The company will be investing $260 million on a 260,000-sq-ft. expansion of its DeKalb County, Ga., manufacturing site to increase its production five-fold.
Morgan Smith
Mar 15th, 2022
Bethany Gomez, managing director for Brightfield Group, presented at the Cannabis Drinks Expo in Chicago about trends in the industry.
Beverage
Cannabis Drinks Look for Their Place Among Users
Abuzz with excitement about the potential to transform the way that people are consuming cannabis, the drinks sector is appealing primarily to the high end of the market.
Aaron Hand
Feb 28th, 2022
Casa Sauza CEO trains on data analytics
Beverage
Casa Sauza Automates Tequila Production in Mexico with Industry 4.0
Casa Sauza, with the help of Festo, adopts Industry 4.0 methods to advance its automation of Tequila production in Mexico.
Lilián Robayo, Directora de medios para América Latina de PMMI
Feb 16th, 2022
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Beverage
Automated Canning Line Improves Efficiency, Reduces Costs
PSA’s customer service and CB50C counter-pressure integrated canning line allow farm-based brewery to increase production, opening the doors to further locally grown and produced beers.
Melissa Griffen
Feb 14th, 2022
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Take Five
Global Minute: Packaging and Machinery Updates from the UK, Iraq, Spain, and Mexico
Packaging updates from around the globe; retailer-led sustainable packaging material directives, high-speed automated solutions, and paper can package design.
Kim Overstreet
Jan 14th, 2022
Beverage manufacturers can find the right solutions for these challenges at PACK EXPO East (March 21-23, Philadelphia).
Beverage
Four Drivers Changing the Beverage Industry
PACK EXPO East offers CPG solutions to the packaging and processing beverage challenges of functionality, sustainability, consumer health consciousness and convenience.
Sean Riley
Jan 14th, 2022
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Take Five
Processors Plan Major Expansion and Greenfield Projects, Plus a Cannabis Market Update
Mondelēz International, Cattlemen’s Heritage, and American Peanut Growers Group are expanding operations next year. Also on today's video: Dosage control, speed of onset, and flavors are essential for product in this growing cannabis drinks sector.
Aaron Hand
Joyce Fassl
Dec 17th, 2021
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Take Five
Beverage Industry Trends: Consumers, E-Commerce, and Global Market Challenges | How to Successfully Adopt AI Applications
Consumers are demanding more of today’s beverage market, but supply chain issues and labor shortages are creating challenges. Also on today's Take Five video: Industry expert provides insight on how to efficiently apply AI to facilities.
Kim Overstreet
Melissa Griffen
Nov 19th, 2021
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Beverage
Spirited Sustainable Packaging
Spirits company Diageo reports on the state of its “Spirit of Progress 2030” sustainability program, and their global ventures to increase sustainable packaging for their brands.
Kim Overstreet
Nov 4th, 2021
LAP is a Blue Ridge Automation sequencing system for the food and beverage industry, packaging equipment, and continuous processes.
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Sequencing System Creates Low-code and No-code Solution for PLC Coding
The LAP system from Blue Ridge Automation is featured on the PACK EXPO Las Vegas show floor for easier, user-friendly PLC coding.
Melissa Griffen
Oct 26th, 2021
Employing six individual filling heads and a single-head seamer, the CB50C uses isobarometric counter-pressure technology coupled with proprietary magnetic flowmeters, to deliver a system capable of one-milliliter filling precision.
Beverage
Pneumatic Scale Angelus CB50C Counter-Pressure Integrated Canning Line
Machine helps craft beverage producers meet customer demand with isobarometric counter-pressure technology and proprietary magnetic flowmeters.
Melissa Griffen
Oct 15th, 2021
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Beverage
New Super Seal Sealing Head by Enercon at PACK EXPO Las Vegas
Enercon debuts New Sealing Head at Las Vegas. The system offers packagers innovative new features that were previously only available with higher-end production models.
Lilián Robayo
Sep 27th, 2021
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Beverage
Conference Report: Maturing Craft Brew Industry Faces Channel & Generational Shifts
Take Five Video: In a maturing market, craft brewers are dealing with change on two fronts: the drastic, immediate impacts of pandemic-related channel shocks; and the slow, imperceptible tectonic landscape shift of generational, demographic change.
Matt Reynolds
Sep 17th, 2021
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Beverage
unPACKed with Packaging World: Is Paper the New Plastic
Listen as Packaging and Processing Hall of Fame member Pat Reynolds breaks down the increased use of paper-based bottles on the latest unPACKed with Packaging World podcast.
Sean Riley
Sep 16th, 2021
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Beverage
Beverage Manufacturing: Machines Needed for a Smarter Plant Floor
With 67% of beverage manufacturers planning to eventually add additional packaging equipment to their operations, flexibility is the key element that is needed in new machinery.
Kim Overstreet
Jul 30th, 2021
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Beverage
Pandemic-Related Health and Hygiene Consumer Trends Affecting Beverage Market
Product safety demands and active health management are two areas that have increased since the start of the pandemic, and the results on the beverage industry will likely be long-term.
Kim Overstreet
Jul 26th, 2021
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Beverage
Increase in Online Grocery Shopping Impacts Beverage Pack Sizes and Machine Needs
Manufacturers are being pressed to readjust strategies or accelerate previously made plans in order to address the e-commerce channel surge and meet related demands.
Kim Overstreet
Jul 15th, 2021
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Beverage
Beverage Manufacturers Turn to Dynamic Machines and Automation to Meet SKU Expansion
Manufacturers are being pressed on all fronts to expand offerings in the beverage market, and they are turning to OEMs and suppliers to offer solutions at all points in the manufacturing process.
Kim Overstreet
Jul 9th, 2021
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Beverage
Beverage Manufacturers Use Reformulation and Labeling to Align with Consumer Trend
Health-conscious consumers are looking for better-for-you food and beverage options and are willing to spend more to get them. Manufacturers are meeting this demand with cleaner formulations and clearer labeling.
Kim Overstreet
Jun 30th, 2021
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