Beverage

Art Deco-inspired bottle for gin celebrates distiller’s ‘shining light’

To commemorate its 200th anniversary, family-owned distiller WH Palmer introduces a bottle that honors the ‘shining light’ of the family, bon viveur and gin-lover Angela Palmer.

May 12, 2018

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PFW): Page 241

Pumps/Valves

Heat exchangers handle viscous and high-fouling materials

Also preserve fragile product integrity

May 9, 2018

Beverage

Labor issues remain pain point for beverage industry

Beverage companies and equipment providers have had ongoing issues with hiring and retaining high-quality, skilled labor for plant operations

May 7, 2018

Conveying & Product Handling

Robotic tool allows delicate, high-speed handling

Offers ease of use and cleanability

May 5, 2018

Beverage

Craft beer packaging sees rapid growth of aluminum can use

Cans made up approximately 4% of craft beer packaging in 2012, but had jumped to 23% by the fall of 2017.

May 4, 2018

Regulatory

FDA extends Nutrition Facts label compliance dates

The approximately 18-month extension will provide sufficient time to transition to the new version of the Nutrition Facts label.

May 3, 2018

Pumps/Valves

Low-spore milk powder process allows uninterrupted operation of spray dryer systems

The Caloris Low-Spore Process includes well-timed evaporator system clean-in-place (CIP) cycles, which eliminates operation with the presence of mature biofilms in the evaporator system before they begin to contaminate the milk product with spores.

May 1, 2018

Beverage

Embossed bottle lends distinction to Cydr Lubelski

Popular beverage in Poland gains a new look while also reducing bottle weight by about 10%.

May 1, 2018

Beverage

Microbrew consolidation expected to trend in the coming years

The microbrew industry has experienced astonishing growth over the past 15 years - the number of microbreweries in the U.S. has grown to about 6,000, and the segment’s market share of all beer is over 15%.

April 27, 2018

Confection & Candy

Could Nestlé's new reduced-sugar chocolate bar be a game changer?

Nestlé Milkybar Wowsomes is the first chocolate bar to use uniquely structured particles of sugar to deliver 30% less sugar than similar chocolate products.

April 26, 2018

Pumps/Valves

Compact liquid ring vacuum pumps have a modular design

Come in 13 sizes for precisely coordinated solutions

April 24, 2018

Cleaning and Sanitation

Cleaner performs in most water conditions

Rinses easily without streaking

April 23, 2018

Beverage

Beverage industry retail trends worth watching

Keeping up with retail beverage trends includes a fast-pace and considering e-commerce growth.

April 23, 2018