Our July issue features our 2018 State of the Beverage Industry series of articles. In our cover story, find out how Mike's Hard Lemonade Co. has grown. Also, the latest products and technological advances in the beverage industry.
The company’s entrepreneurial spirit, focus on making best-in-class tasting products, and its organizational purpose to bring Flavor to Life is helping the company succeed in a competitive beverage market.
Sports and protein drinks, particularly for non-athletes, will continue to drive the market, but beverage-makers should be aware of consumers’ wellness goals, including the need for organic products and high transparency.
For mature beverage categories, producing year-over-year growth can be a challenge. For the U.S. wine and spirits markets, sales growth has allowed these categories to increase not only its own yearly comparisons, but also gain market share from other beverage alcohol categories.
Hot or cold, bottled or bagged, tea is one of the most recognizable, widely consumed beverages in the world due to its healthy halo, premium options and flavor innovations.
Having enough energy to get through the day has fueled consumer interest in the energy drinks and energy shots category, which is steadily growing, experts say.
For the second consecutive year, The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA), Alexandria, Va., and New York-based Beverage Marketing Corporation (BMC) announced that bottled water is the No. 1 beverage in the United States, by volume.
Today, beverage manufacturers are singing the praises of this versatile, functional vegetable that is being blended into cold-pressed juices, kombuchas, shrubs, lattes and even cocktails.
As consumers strive for healthy, natural beverages, clean labels and products with simple, recognizable ingredients, natural flavors and colors are dominating the beverage aisle. Yet, expert note the term “clean label” can mean different things.
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.
Serving as the backbone to packaging operations, today’s palletizers and depalletizers incorporate flexibility, speed, high performance and safety to ramp up operations.
When a canned wine brand grows more than 50 percent in a year, it’s clear that something is working. Whether it’s the wine’s terroir, packaging, price point or a combination of things, Union Wine Co. is listening to consumer demand and responding in turn.
Machine offers cost-efficient production of smaller bottles
July 17, 2018
The multi-cavity, blow-molding machine features three-layer co-ex and a magnetic quick change along with effective and efficient blow-molding technology in the high-speed production of consumer packaging.
ELC gable top caps create one-step opening for cartons
July 17, 2018
Designed for cartons of all formats and sizes from 28- to 35-mm, the ELC eliminates the pull ring in favor of a drop-down tamper band, providing visual, audible and tactile tamper evidence.
Packaging machine designed for hot- and cold-fill products
July 17, 2018
The compact, economical and simple-to-operate machine is 100 percent servo controlled and is ideal for pilot plants to establish filling characteristics, test market samples and in-plant production runs, the company says.
Servo motor provides higher torque and efficiency gains of up to 70 percent
July 17, 2018
Van der Graaf announced it will soon release a new Intelligent Drum Motor (IDM) technology which is designed to deliver high continuous torque profile, full speed and indexing control, and significant energy-efficiency gains over traditional induction motors.
The machine creates a new paradigm for versioning and customization in digital pre-print for a full range of customer needs, from specialty versions to everyday large runs and beyond.
Designed as a hygienic go-to transmitter for food, beverage and dairy applications with pressure and/or vacuum conditions in the head space of the vessel, the D3 provides accurate, reliable and repeatable best-inclass temperature performance, the company says.
The seal, showcasing an upside-down beer bottle with “Independent Craft” reversed out of white, was prominently displayed on signage and marketed during keynote presentations during the record-breaking CBC that attracted nearly 13,000 attendees.
The state has become increasingly popular as craft brewers open up shop
July 17, 2018
Known for its world-class workforce and friendly regulatory environment, North Carolina has long been an agricultural and food manufacturing behemoth. But as the craft beer industry continues to gain steam, the state’s reputation has shifted to include high-volume, quality beer production in its already impressive offering.
A common theme within the global company is progressiveness and this year, HEINEKEN USA did what it does best by creating two never-before-seen products, the BLADE and Home Tap.
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.