September 2015 Issue | Beverage Industry

The September 2015 issue of Beverage Industry includes a cover story about our Wholesaler of the Year, Andrews Distributing, as well as articles about coffee pods, Geloso Beverage, and sweetener choices in beverages. Check it out today!

2015 Wholesaler of the Year: Andrews Distributing Co.

Texas beer distributor expands portfolio, facilities

Jessica Jacobsen

September 11, 2015

In 1976, the United States was celebrating its bicentennial, the National Basketball Association and the American Basketball Association agreed to a merger, and the CN Tower was built in Toronto, making it the tallest free-standing land structure at the time.

Geloso Beverage carves niche

Company's Clubtails offers malt-based cocktail-in-a-can experience

Barbara Harfmann

September 11, 2015

Groupe Geloso was founded in 1960 by Italian immigrant Vincenzo Geloso. He and his sons, Aldo, Antoine and Nicolangelo, rose from humble beginnings importing and crushing grapes to creating a multi-national beverage company that would help define future categories in the alcohol beverage industry.

Health and wellness trends drive sweetener choices in beverages

New specialty sweeteners, formulations provide natural options

Barbara Harfmann

September 11, 2015

Obesity rates have more than doubled in adults and children since the 1970s, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Approximately 78.6 million adults are overweight or obese, with 12.7 million children and adolescents in the same category.

On-the-go consumption drives convenience store sales

Convenience stores adapting to health and wellness trends

Maureen Alley

September 11, 2015

Convenience stores sit in a unique niche where they are presented with consumers and behaviors not found in any other food or beverage retail sector. The biggest challenge, yet opportunity, is that 84 percent of items purchased at convenience stores are consumed within the hour of purchase, according to the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), Alexandria, Va.

Coffee pods increase market value

Kraft Foods, Starbucks, Farmer Bros. Co. offer new format, coffee pods

Amanda Del Buono

September 11, 2015

For many Americans, the morning doesn’t start until their first sip of coffee. According to experts, the coffee category faces only a few unique trends impacting it.

Vacation experience offers chance to try new beverages

Barbara Harfmann

September 16, 2015

I recently returned from a vacation in Southern California, where I mixed in some work between Disneyland, whale watching and playing in the Pacific Ocean. After watching my 19-year-old son and the rest of Chicago Danube Swabians — a German folk-dancing group — participate in a Landerstrachtenfest in Anaheim, we got the chance to explore California and sample a few beverages, too.

Naked Juice use social media to regain consumer trust

Beverage brands use social media marketing to gain trust

Amanda Del Buono

September 16, 2015

There was once a time when marketing was trusted by consumers. However, in the digital age, when information is just a few clicks away, it’s become even more important for brands to be as transparent and honest as possible.

Foodservice operators use beverage menu to intrigue consumers

Seasonal alcohol and nonalcohol drinks help innovate menu

Jessica Jacobsen

September 16, 2015

SKU proliferation has left its mark on the consumer packaged goods (CPG) market. But innovative new products aren’t just for the retail shelves. Foodservice operations also are developing new beverages to entice consumers.

Wild Ginger Beer Co. partners with Flowdesign for new product

Package design highlights ginger flavor

Barbara Harfmann

September 16, 2015

With a plethora of alcohol and non-alcohol brands in the beverage landscape, packaging is paramount to attracting consumers. In the case of Wild Ginger Original Alcoholic Ginger Beer, a new craft beer, Dan Matauch, founder of Northville, Mich.-based Flowdesign, the firm that designed the new beer’s packaging, says the name itself immediately sparked his imagination.

Brewers look to past for inspiration

Pabst announces new brewery in Milwaukee

September 16, 2015

Anyone who knows me well knows my affection for documentary films. Almost every weekend I can be found combing through Netflix to find something new to learn. Just recently a 2011 documentary titled “Ken Burns: Prohibition” caught my eye.

Coffee roasters at risk of diacetyl exposure

Manufacturers can take steps to protect workers from organic compound

Peter Masaitis

September 16, 2015

“Popcorn lung” is a term one doesn’t readily forget. It is the euphemism often used for the medical condition bronchiolitis obliterans, a rare, irreversible obstructive lung disease that can necessitate a lung transplant. For the snack industry, manufacturers producing microwave popcorn and the companies supplying diacetyl to those manufacturers, it has become a serious concern during the past decade.

Suppliers improve speed, sustainability, monitoring

Companies release products for beer stabilization and bottle capping speeds

September 16, 2015

Wilkens-Anderson offers its VSM II video seam monitor: a high-resolution camera and monitor to inspect can double-seam cross sections.

Robotics are adapting to meet beverage needs

Line speeds, flexibility key factors for robots

John Peter Koss

September 16, 2015

Various robotic concepts and designs have been developed and applied in many industries for almost a century.

Lift trucks innovate to meet SKU proliferation trends

Forklifts designed to help beverage companies with cost containment and productivity

Rich Mitchell

September 16, 2015

Forklifts are reaching new heights of functionality. The demand for vehicles that are efficient, safe and have the flexibility to operate effectively in a host of environments is leading to the development of models with enhanced designs and features.

Fleet software assists beverage wholesalers

Software should align with IT operations

Tom Kelley

September 16, 2015

Not all that long ago, fleet software defined a relatively narrow range of products that primarily were designed to track maintenance schedules and the related costs of vehicle operation/ownership.

Botanicals usage within beverages continues to grow

Teas popular botanicals used by beverage companies

Jessica Jacobsen

September 16, 2015

Consumers know the importance of health and wellness. According to a survey conducted by New York-based Nielsen, consumers not only recognize the need to institute a healthy lifestyle, they also are willing to pay for it.

Arla Foods Ingredients develops new pre-digested whey protein

Ingredient supplier highlight health

September 16, 2015

Arla Foods Ingredients has developed Lacprodan DI-3065, a fast-acting ‘pre-digested’ whey protein hydrolysate for applications in the clinical nutrition sector.

New stevia ingredient unveiled

Sigma-T performs likes sugar, enables deeper calorie reductions

September 16, 2015

Oak Brook, Ill.-based PureCircle unveiled a new family of stevia ingredients for specific category applications, which perform similarly to sugar to enable deeper calorie reductions.

iTi Tropicals unveils new coconut water, milk prototypes

Shelf-stable prototypes are packaged under HACCP and cGMPs

September 16, 2015

iTi Tropicals Inc., Lawrenceville, N.J., announced the availability of eight new prototype blends of coconut water with other juices.

Aluminum cans dominate beverage packaging

Boston Beer Co. releases Angry Orchard Green Apple in cans

September 16, 2015

Cab.Corp. announced new packaging and a new name for its La Playa Block Selection Reserves. The new name, Tinga, will assist in better segmenting its three tiers: La Playa Estate Series, Tinga Block Selection Reserve and Axel wines, the company says.

Pack Expo co-locates with Pharma Expo

ISBT hosts reception at The Beverage Cooler Lounge

September 16, 2015

Reston, Va.-based PMMI’s Pack Expo Las Vegas 2015 will take place Sept. 28-30 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Earlier this year, the association for packaging and processing technologies announced that the show will be co-located with the newly created Pharma Expo, produced in partnership with the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE).

Premium beverages, sustainability drive labeling material trends

Matte finishes and new textures dominate labeling material trends

Amanda Del Buono

September 16, 2015

Beverage marketers know that packaging plays an important role in sales. Just as important as the bottle or can that a beverage is packaged in, is how that package is labeled. Without it, consumers couldn’t tell which brand is which.

Choosing codes, improving production

Special inks, digital solutions deliver goods

Barbara Harfmann

September 16, 2015

From high line speeds to condensation, beverage producers operate in a virtually non-stop production cycle that requires up-to-date coding equipment that simultaneously labels, identifies and tracks products – all while keeping pace with ever-changing industry needs.

How spirits brands are utilizing social media to tell their brand stories

Brand Chorus evaluates Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube activity of 10 spirits brands

September 16, 2015

While it seems hard to recall now, but there was a time when advertising focused on print, radio or TV ads. The rise of computers and other smart technology brought social media into the mix for marketers.

Popular culture influences campaigns, events

Brands utilize atheletes, video games, world records and more

September 16, 2015

Coors Light partnered with Univision Deportes, the sports division of Univision Communications Inc., as the official beer sponsor of the Campeon de Campeones and SuperCopa championships.

Botanicals help fuel functional beverage formulations

Market waiting for mainstream brands to embrace botanical usage

Jessica Jacobsen

September 16, 2015

As a new mom, I have learned to embrace the phrase multi-tasking. I did not think that I would have perfected the morning ritual of singing “Pop Goes the Weasel,” applying makeup and rocking a baby at the same time, but I have. Although beverage-makers don’t need to include nursery rhymes in their product formulations, they are doing their own type of multi-tasking.

On Demand In Beverage Industry’s annual State of the Industry: The Alcohol Beverage Market, analysts at S&D Insights LLC delve into these trends and how they’re shaping the industry.

Beverage Industry Magazine

2015 September

Cover Story

2015 Wholesaler of the Year: Andrews Distributing Co.

Features

Geloso Beverage carves niche

Health and wellness trends drive sweetener choices in beverages

On-the-go consumption drives convenience store sales

Coffee pods increase market value

Columns

Vacation experience offers chance to try new beverages

Naked Juice use social media to regain consumer trust

Foodservice operators use beverage menu to intrigue consumers

Wild Ginger Beer Co. partners with Flowdesign for new product

Brewers look to past for inspiration

Coffee roasters at risk of diacetyl exposure

Suppliers improve speed, sustainability, monitoring

Robotics are adapting to meet beverage needs

Lift trucks innovate to meet SKU proliferation trends

Fleet software assists beverage wholesalers

Botanicals usage within beverages continues to grow

Arla Foods Ingredients develops new pre-digested whey protein

New stevia ingredient unveiled

iTi Tropicals unveils new coconut water, milk prototypes

Aluminum cans dominate beverage packaging

Pack Expo co-locates with Pharma Expo

Premium beverages, sustainability drive labeling material trends

Choosing codes, improving production

How spirits brands are utilizing social media to tell their brand stories

Popular culture influences campaigns, events

Botanicals help fuel functional beverage formulations

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