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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.
Take Five
Mark Anthony Brewing Constructs $490 Million Facility to Meet Growing Eastern U.S. Market
Manufacturing Innovation Award
Mark Anthony Brewing Goes for the Gold Standard
Beverage
Live at the Craft Brew Conference: Is the Pint Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
Beverage
Coca-Cola, Suntory Cross the 100% Plant-Based Bottle Finish Line
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.
Controls
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.
Sponsored
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Software
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
