Beverage

Coke explores printed electronics

A recent campaign by Coca-Cola Central and Eastern Europe, though limited in scope, bears watching because it involves an intriguing use of printed electronics.

January 21, 2019

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Bakery & Snack

Frito-Lay commands U.S. savory snack market

Flexible packaging drives the savory snacks category, with relatively small contributions from paper-based containers and rigid plastics.

January 21, 2019

Beverage

Kombucha brewers follow craft beer footsteps

Kombucha manufacturers like Big Easy Bucha are following an equipment and automation path well-worn by the craft beer brewers that preceded them.

January 18, 2019

Beverage

High-impact can for coffee

An original and eye-catching metal can was recently unveiled at the launch of luxury iced coffee brand Gaya Gold Coffee. The product is a blend of full bodied premium coffee crafted to deliver maximum flavor with the distinctive taste of intense caramel and creamy milk.

January 18, 2019

Meat, Poultry & Seafood

Perdue modernizes packaging to ‘stand out from the flock’

Playful illustrations and vibrant colors lend a more contemporary design to the company’s line of fresh chicken packaging as part of an effort to inspire and connect with younger consumers.

January 16, 2019

Processing Equipment

Aseptic valve cuts total cost of ownership by up to 45 percent

Provides product safety, stable process flow and easy maintenance

January 15, 2019

Beverage

Beer packs cannabis punch

Some cannabis-based beverages introduced recently are intentionally low in THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that produces the feeling of being high; that is not the case with CERIA Grainwave Belgian-Style White Ale.

January 11, 2019

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

Lessons from large food recalls: Advanced inspection systems reduce common risks

With the proper equiment, manufacturers can reduce the risk of injuries and illnesses caused by physical contaminants like glass, metal fragments, calcified bone fragments and other items.

January 10, 2019

Software

Can lessons from pharma track & trace be applied to the food supply chain?

Members of the pharma supply chain and solution vendors have learned a lot about what it will take to meet the DSCSA track and trace requirements. Can those lessons be applied to tracking and tracing in the supply chains of other products, such as food?

January 9, 2019

Beverage

Craft brewing—a view from British Columbia

Eli Gershkovitch, owner of Steamworks Brewery in Burnaby, British Columbia, talks about craft brewing and automation.

January 9, 2019

Meat, Poultry & Seafood

Canadian packaging materials and machinery end-use market #1 - food

It is probably no surprise that food and food products are the most important Canadian end-use market for packaging materials and machinery. As the second-largest manufacturing sector following automotive, the food sector has sales of about C$102.5 billion.

January 8, 2019

Robotics

Exclusive: Experts weigh in on the impact of data

In an exclusive roundtable discussion with Automation World, Georgia Tech engineering, science and research experts shared their insights on the trajectories and effects of artificial intelligence and machine learning, and how the intersection of data and technology is changing the industry.

January 8, 2019

Dairy

Kraft is the number one dairy brand in the U.S for 2018

Rigid plastic packaging is the pack-type of choice for the U.S. dairy market, according to Euromonitor.

January 4, 2019