Beverage Industry Magazine

Beverage Industry - February 2019

2019 February

February’s cover feature tells the story of Cott Corporation and its journey in how it became one of the biggest companies in the HOD market. Also examined in this month’s issue is the top trends in the wine, health-and-wellness, and cognitive health and energy categories. Discover other top trends in products, packaging and ingredients!

Check back throughout the month for additional content.

Cover Story

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Tom Harrington, chief executive officer for Cott Corporation. - Beverage Industry

Cott Corporation sees bright future with HOD water

Cott’s services business reaches 2.5 million customers
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Jessica Jacobsen
February 4, 2019
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Given the volume growth of packaged water, beverage manufacturers have taken notice of how consumers are reaching for hydration beverages over sweeter options, prompting them to rethink their own portfolios. This shifting sentiment caught the attention of Cott Corporation, thereby paving the way for the beverage manufacturer to create a new identity for itself.
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Features

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BevOps Fleet Summit 2019 in Las Vegas - Beverage Industry

BevOps Fleet Summit heads to Las Vegas

Annual summit welcomes fleet, operations experts
February 15, 2019
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An event for beverage warehousing and distribution professionals, the BevOps Fleet Summit will take place March 19-21 at the M Resort Spa & Casino in Henderson, Nev. The three-day conference will address the business challenges and industry trends of today’s beverage marketplace and how operators can prepare for what’s next.
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Me and the Bees Lemonade - Beverage Industry

Me & the Bee’s Lemonade celebrates 10 years of ‘bee-lieving’

Founder and CEO Mikaila Ulmer pitched story on “Shark Tank”
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Barbara Harfmann
February 18, 2019
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Not many 12 year olds can say that they have pitched their business on TV’s “Shark Tank,” introduced then-President Barack Obama at the United State of Women Summit, who jokingly suggested he should work for her, and formed her own nonprofit, Healthy Hive Foundation, which is aimed at saving the honeybee and the food supply.


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Departments

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Copper Fox Distiller New Branding - Beverage Industry

Copper Fox Distillery rebrands whiskey, gin portfolio

Brand consolidation under Copper Fox reflects distiller’s history, culture
February 11, 2019
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“The new packaging and label design better organizes our current product portfolio, better communicates our rich brand story at the shelf, and helps cut down on confusion as it didn’t seem that people understood our Copper Fox Rye and Wasmund’s Single Malt were from the same distillery,” said Rick Wasmund, founder and master distiller at Copper Fox Distillery, in statement.
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Beverage companies continue to promote their brands

February 13, 2019
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PepsiCo launched Hello Goodness, a fleet of self-driving robots that contain snacks and beverages for college students. Rapper Pusha-T and 1800 Tequila launched a new recording and artist discovery platform. Pizza Hut announced it will continue to expand its category-first beer delivery program.
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Beverage R&D News

A sweet, lower-calorie taste

Ingredient company introduces ASTRAEA Allulose sweetener
February 13, 2019
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The on-trend sweetener is 70 percent as sweet as sugar and helps manufacturers reduce sucrose in their recipes and develop reduced-calorie food and beverages to meet growing consumer demand, the companies say.
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GEA Craft Yeast Propagator

Sales of GEA Craft Propagator now underway

Equipment enables craft brewers to experiment with yeast varietals, beer flavors
February 18, 2019
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With production volumes ranging from 5 to 25 hectoliters, the propagator’s dimensions are adaptable to GEA’s brewhouse solutions CRAFTSTAR and COMPACT-STAR, which encompass brew sizes of 25 to 125 hectoliters, the company says.


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Delta T Systems Chiller - Beverage Industry

Ambient dew points now standard in all Delta T Systems’ chillers

Controller adapts temperature, humidity to improve polymer strength, appearance
February 19, 2019
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To help companies that produce wine, beer, distilled or dairy products or that require heating and/or cooling as part of its beverage process, Delta T Systems Inc. announced that its chiller technology now incorporates ambient dew points as a control system variable.
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