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High quality, clean-label demand drives HPP usage

HPP technology becomes increasingly popular within beverage market

September 13, 2018

Using ultra-high pressured cold water, HPP preserves the natural nutrients in beverages, resulting in increased popularity among brand owners.

Flexible manufacturing an economic necessity

Line flexibility detrimental to beverage products, packaging

John Peter Koss

August 24, 2018

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Several significant factors actually drive the need for flexibility in beverage production line configurations so let’s take a closer look along the supply chain to discuss some of the impacts and the ever-present global concerns occurring regardless of the time or location of the market.

Distillery offers contract services

Southern Distilling services craft distillers through 25,000-square-foot facility

August 10, 2018

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Founded in 2013 by local entrepreneurs Pete and Vienna Barger, Southern Distilling Co., Statesville, N.C., offers a broad range of contract distilling services for domestic and foreign brand owners, distilleries and retailers including custom distilling, warehousing, and bottling/packaging services.

Beverage case cost observations prompt critical questions

Cost formula, product machinery determine cost of beverage cases

John Peter Koss

July 27, 2018

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The production cost per case has to be important because, realistically, it becomes the basis for establishing selling prices further along in the costing process.

Honeywell Intelligrated Palletizers - Beverage Industry

Palletizers, depalletizers, backbone to packaging operations

Flexibility, speed and safety paramount for palletizing equipment

Taylor Karg

July 23, 2018

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Serving as the backbone to packaging operations, today’s palletizers and depalletizers incorporate flexibility, speed, high performance and safety to ramp up operations.

Harpoon Brewery Distributing Co. - Beverage Industry

Boston-based Harpoon Brewery operates its own distribution business

Wholesaler arm masters its home market

Jeff Cioletti

July 19, 2018

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Sometimes you want to take care of your own backyard. That’s essentially the reason that Boston-based Harpoon Brewery — now the 18th largest craft brewer in the country, according to the Brewers Association, operates a separate distribution business to serve its home market.

Rendering of 7G Distributing's new office and warehouse - Beverage Industry

Space, automation drive new beverage facility needs

Distributor consolidation continues to impact warehouse operations

Jessica Jacobsen

June 25, 2018

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Through new facility development, some beverage operators are dedicating their capital expenditure budget to the construction of new plants and offices.

Beverage producers must assess plant’s capability, capacity

Product mix, filling speeds alter operations plans Keywords: beverage operations, filling machines, SKU proliferation, product evaluation, flexibility

John Peter Koss

June 25, 2018

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Beverage manufactures should consider the bottom line, production capability and capacity, and marketing plans and forecasts in order to drive success.

Arca Continental to build new Coca-Cola plant in Texas

New Coca-Cola Co. bottling plant to begin operations in early 2020

June 4, 2018

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Arca Continental, Monterrey, Mexico, one of the largest Coca-Cola bottlers, announced that it will build a new production and distribution facility in Houston, Texas, through its subsidiary Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages (CCSWB), the company said.

Collaboration efforts vital to beverage facility operations

Every beverage operating facility experiences the full scope of the infamous supply chain process

John Peter Koss

May 30, 2018

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The process can be relatively simple or unnecessarily complex depending on which impacting factors have grown to become domineering and self-inflicting situation creators.

2018 Executive of the Year: James Quincey President and Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola Co.

fizzique Sparkling Protein Waters - Beverage Industry

Protein a top ingredient in RTD beverages, meal replacements

PepsiCo unveils Nutrition Greenhouse North America lineup

HALO Sport

Clean-label natural colors star of new product development

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October 23, 2018

Innovation: The Evolving Beverage Market

ON DEMAND: In Beverage Industry’s annual New Product Development Webinar, experts will detail how manufacturers are balancing the evolving trends of today's consumers when developing new beverages.

December 13, 2018

Put Packaging at the Forefront of Your Beverage Innovation Curve

We hear about packaging more and more every day – in the news, from brands, and from consumers. When developing a new product, brands should strive to align consumer desires with both the product and the packaging.

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Beverage Quality and Safety

Based on an IFT short course, Beverage Quality and Safety offers information on the latest beverage industry trends related to products, processing, and packaging technologies - including new generation nutraceutical beverages

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2018 December

As Beverage Industry wraps up the year, the editor’s take a deeper look into the most innovative beverages and packages of the year. Also featured in this issue is the 2018 Work Truck Roundup, and Pack Expo and SupplySide West 2018 Post-Show Reports. As usual, we identified and reported on the prevalent trends and topics shaping all aspects of the beverage world.

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