Our November 2018 issue features Beverage Industry’s 2018 Executive of the Year: James Quincey, president and chief executive officer of The Coca-Cola Co. Also featured in this issue is the 2018 Craft Beer Report, where BI takes an in-depth look into the latest trends shaping the craft beer industry. As usual, we rounded up the latest and greatest in packaging, products and impending trends affecting all aspects of the beverage world.
Check back throughout the month for additional content.
More American consumers are embracing a flexitarian lifestyle where they don’t fully commit to vegan and vegetarian consumption habits, but incorporate them to live a balanced lifestyle.
Whether it’s SKU proliferation, evolving drink habits or packaging solutions, beverage manufacturers are tasked with keeping up with the latest trends and solutions for today’s operations, experts note.
As the beverage industry continues to see an influx of SKUs, manufacturers and distributors must stay up-to-date with the latest software in order to keep up with demand. As warehouses look to enhance their operations, the implementation of warehouse execution systems (WES) seem to be the golden ticket to getting the job done.
As health-and-wellness trends pervade the food and beverage markets, plant-based proteins are growing in prominence and becoming a game-changing trend.
Recruiting and retaining qualified delivery teams has been one of the biggest challenges for beverage distributors of all sizes in recent years and it’s something that Atlas Distributing, Auburn, Mass., has been proactive in addressing.
Whether it’s lightweighting, treating wastewater and reducing general waste, beverage plants are changing their operational methods in order to be more energy efficient.
There is nothing like a good set of key performance indicators (KPIs) for any organization. If asked, virtually any C-Suite leader of a beverage industry enterprise all would proclaim the active use of KPIs.
Beverage companies are delving into the cannabis realm and fashioning alcohol and non-alcohol beverages infused with cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and the move seems to be appealing to the masses.
As health and wellness continues to be a big topic, POM Wonderful released a new campaign showing the benefits of its products. SodaStream built the "Holy Turtle," a 1,000-fot floating unit that collects plastic pollution.
The NHL announced a partnership with New Amsterdam Vodka, making the company the official vodka of the NHL. Direct Wines Inc. released a holiday advent calendar for wine lovers around the nation.
New native micellar casein isolate derived from high-quality milk
November 21, 2018
Aimed at helping manufacturers overcome formulation challenges in high-protein applications, Solvay’s high-performance Vanifolia solution is specifically developed for offnote masking and enhanced taste.
The machine enables craft and microbreweries to shrink sleeve beer cans while avoiding the large minimum quantities required to print aluminum cans, and to purchase and label smaller quantities as needed.
Designed with a rapid format change system, the monobloc, composed of a rinser and a filler, is designed to handle either bottles or cans, followed by a capper for bottles and a standard seamer for cans.
Machine works with carbonated and non-carbonated beverages
January 29, 2019
The All in One monobloc filler provides rinsing, filling, seaming and capping with one filler that can fill as many as 3,000 to 20,000 bottles or cans an hour, depending on the filling medium and system.
Tier 4 diesel engine increases run time, fuel efficiency
December 3, 2018
As global energy markets undergo significant transition, Aggreko recently launched a new line of CARB and EPA-certified Tier 4 Final diesel and electric compressors that are compliant with the strictest emissions standards in North America, the company says.
Centrisys system adopted at wineries, beverage plants
December 10, 2018
The Centrisys Corp. offers its THK sludge thickener machine that currently is being employed at several wastewater treatment facilities, an airport in Beijing, and an East Coast winery, the company says.