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Calculating productivity in beverage operations

How to calculate labor, machine productivity

July 14, 2017

Today’s industrial environment is filled with ways to increase profit, meet challenges of competition, improve market share, reduce operating costs, and manage state-of-the-art production and distribution facilities throughout the supply chain.

Facebook Live offers marketing opportunities

Amanda Del Buono

July 14, 2017

It’s hard to believe that only a year ago (April 6, 2016, to be exact) Facebook Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg announced via a Facebook post that Facebook Live was available to all Facebook users.

Readers name their favorite new beverage of May

VitaCup narrowly wins monthly poll

Jessica Jacobsen

June 20, 2017

Consumers love their functional beverages almost as much as they love coffee. One company sought to combine the two and that resonated with the readers of Beverage Industry.

96 percent of consumers use food, beverage to support health

Survey shows consumers have confusion about nutrition information

Jessica Jacobsen

June 16, 2017

When conversing with a friend recently, I realized how much I “consume” information. I follow various local, state and national news outlets. The stack of books that I plan to read this summer includes more non-fiction than fiction. My “to watch” list is filled more with documentaries than scripted TV. However, I won’t pretend that reality shows aren’t on in the background while I am doing chores or cooking meals.

Exhibitors, brand owners highlight innovations

Buchanan’s Scotch Whisky, Honest Tea earn Nielsen’s Design Impact Awards

Barbara Harfmann

June 16, 2017

In the beverage, supply chain and packaging markets, tradeshow season is in full swing. I recently attended ProMat and ProFood Tech at McCormick Place in Chicago, and will be heading to Las Vegas later this month to attend the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Food Expo, which will take place June 26-28.

Adding value to beverages important part of supply chain

Warehouse handling, promotions don’t contribute to value

John Peter Koss

June 16, 2017

Across the total beverage spectrum, the results in volume, market share and profit have been less than desirable for the past three to five years at least. Many factors have affected increases and decreases; however, the cost of producing a case of sellable beverages for the market begs a major question: what is the total production cost for each case?

Readers name their favorite beverage of April

Malibu Beer wins monthly poll with more than 40 percent of vote

Jessica Jacobsen

May 23, 2017

As many are preparing for the upcoming long weekend, many stay-cationers will be stocking up on grilling favorites like hot dogs, burgers and beer. The readers of Beverage Industry also must have had their mind on beer during the Readers’ Choice New Product of the Month poll for April.

Vitamins, minerals sought after in hybrid drinks

Price hinders non-hybrid drink consumers, research shows

Jessica Jacobsen

May 15, 2017

It’s no secret that consumers are demanding more from their food and beverages. More and more beverage-makers are answering this call by developing new products that blur category lines. Although these hybrid drinks are fulfilling the functional and refreshment needs of consumers, research from Mintel sheds light on what might be next for these emerging beverage options.

International Women’s Day empowers women

Moet Hennessy pioneer Madame Clicquot changes Champagne, wine industry

Barbara Harfmann

May 15, 2017

The 2017 Women’s March, International Women’s Day and Equal Pay Day are some of the recent national events that have highlighted women’s contributions to society. These events also got me thinking about diversity and women in the beverage industry.

Conveyors adapt as packaging evolves over time

Conventional flatbed conveyors still prevail

John Peter Koss

May 15, 2017

An overall view of the beverage arena immediately highlights the fact that beverage packaging is dominated by logistics: moving materials in some form or another from point A to point B and beyond.